| dc.contributor.author | Dixon, Patrick G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gibson, Lorna J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-22T14:51:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-22T14:51:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-07 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88464 | |
| dc.description | Bamboo has been used structurally for thousands of years. Recently, structural bamboo products analogous to wood products have become of interest both commercially and academically. This file contains original experimental results of an investigation of both the microstructure and mechanical properties of natural Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens). One of the primary aims of the investigation is to contribute data and knowledge in order to facilitate the design of products and structures with bamboo. The authors of the dataset hope making the data available allows for easy comparison and combination with others’ results, thusly furthering this goal. The raw experimental data contained in this file is the dataset presented in the article “The Structure and Mechanics of Moso Bamboo Material” in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, with which the dataset shares a name. The data is also used in “Understanding the Structural Properties of Moso Bamboo to Engineer Sustainable Structural Bamboo Products” in the 2014 World Conference Engineering Timber Engineering Proceedings.
Bamboo is known to have radial and longitudinal density gradients in the tissue.
In this study, the microstructural and mechanical aspects of these gradients are the primary focus. Internodes from a single culm of Moso bamboo, obtained from Bamboo Craftsman Company (Portland, Oregon), are used. Microstructural images obtained with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to determine volume fractions and solid fractions of the parenchyma and vascular bundles. These images are given in this dataset. The mechanical properties measured are: the axial Young's modulus in bending, axial modulus of rupture (in bending), axial compressive strength, and radial and tangential compressive strengths. Small mechanical test specimens (for every test type) are cut at different longitudinal (internodes) and radial positions to assess the gradients’ effects on mechanical properties. Raw data from these tests with dimensions, as well as density-property summary files are given in this file. Several readme files are present within the file to explain the structure and organization of the file. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This dataset is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation OISE: 1258574. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88475 | |
| dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0321 | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.subject | Bamboo | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mechanical properties | en_US |
| dc.subject | Microstructure | en_US |
| dc.title | The structure and mechanics of Moso bamboo material | en_US |
| dc.type | Dataset | en_US |
