Physical and Mechanical Properties of Malaysian Round Bamboo

• Published in: Multifaceted Bamboo: Engineered Products and Other Applications
• Main Author: Lee S.H.; Md Tahir P.; Al-Edrus S.S.O.; Uyup M.K.A.; Beng O.C.; Baharuddin N.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85160138116&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-19-9327-5_7&partnerID=40&md5=e0c0401774fa3e0f18de74768b3823a2

There are at least 63 species of bamboo in Peninsular Malaysia, which 25 of them are indigenous. The remaining exists only by cultivation. Among the already known 63 species, 13 of them have been identified to be utilized commercially. The chapter reviewed the basic properties of these 13 commercially available Malaysian bamboos. Bamboo-related findings in Malaysia were also reviewed in this chapter based on the available database. In addition to that, four bamboo species mostly used by the local industries were tested and the physical and mechanical properties were reported. The properties of the round bamboo were compared with other bamboo. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.