Open AccessStrength Performance and Dimensional Stability of Peeled Bamboo - Fiberglass Composite (PBFC) from Buluh Betong
Author(s) -
Mohd Aminuddin Che Haron,
Suhaimi Muhammed,
Abdul Hamid Saleh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of tropical resources and sustainable science/journal of tropical resources and sustainable science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2462-2389
pISSN - 2289-3946
DOI - 10.47253/jtrss.v2i1.488
Subject(s) - veneer , bamboo , absorption of water , composite material , materials science , composite number , epoxy , swelling , hardwood , bonding strength , ecology , biology
Bamboo is considered as environmentally and eco-friendly material compared to hardwood and nowadays bamboo veneer is getting very popular in the market. Bamboo veneer is suitable for many modern designs. The alternate layers of veneer bamboo (3 and 5 layers) were combined with fiberglass by using Epoxy resin (2% hardener) as bonding agent to produce PBFC at different pressure. Panels produced were assessed for the mechanical and physical properties such as MOE and MOR, thickness swelling (TS), and water absorption (WA) in accordance with the European Standard. Results revealed that strength performance of board improved with increasing pressure. Thickness swelling and water absorption values were much lower for the 5 layer composite Thus such findings revealed that bamboo veneer from Buluh betong possess great potential for the manufacture of bio-composite products.