Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Studies on Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Mat Board

S. P. Kurhekar, A. D. Rane, P. R. Kolhe

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Bamboo mat board (BMB) is a plywood-like wooden board made from layers of woven bamboo mats that have been pressed together. It can be produced in a range of standard sizes. Three varieties of bamboo viz. Dedrocalamus ritchy (Manga), Dendrocalamus stocksii (Mes) and Dendrocalamus strictus (Manvel) were used to prepare bamboo mat boards. Mats were weaved manually and urea formaldehyde (resin) was used as glue to prepare bamboo mat boards. Boards were trimmed to a size of 0.60 m X 0.60 m Board of 9 mm, 12mm and 16mm thickness. Bamboo mat board prepared from Dendrocalamus stocksii (Mes) was superior in strength as compare to bamboo mat board prepare from other varieties of bamboo. With the increase in thickness, tensile strength, compressive strength, modulus of rupture, internal bond strength, screw and nail holding power of bamboo mat board increases. Plywood was having less strength as compare to bamboo mat board.C

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S.P.KURHEKAR, A.D.RANE, P.R.KOLHE Studies on Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Mat Board International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 1 January 2015

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