Interlaminar Shear Properties of Bamboo Composite for Structural Applications

Ali Rajabipour, Alireza Javadian, Milad Bazli, Mark Masia

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    Abstract

    Interlaminar shear strength in bamboo composite (BC) is mainly provided by epoxy resin as the matrix in BC. This may greatly change due to humidity. This study aims at evaluating the shear strength of BC by testing and developing probabilistic relationships. The interlaminar shear strength of bamboo composite (BC) in different moisture conditions was tested according to ASTM D2344. The results show that the maximum shear stress does not generally occur at the centroid of samples, which could be associated with imperfections in BC layers. An extreme value theory-based model is suggested to evaluate the probability of shear failure in BC samples. The shear capacity decreased from 20.4 MPa to 14 MPa as the humidity increased from 60% to 90%. A summary of findings is as follows: It was found that under transient moisture conditions, local failure is likely to happen before the first significant crack occurs. Local failure is suggested to be considered in the design for serviceability. Stress drop caused by the local failure could exceed 10% of total shear strength and, therefore, should be regarded as a serviceability design. The probabilistic model developed in this study could be used for developing structural design safety factors.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number59
    Pages (from-to)1-15
    Number of pages15
    JournalFibers
    Volume10
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research was funded by the University of Newcastle, Australia. Grant number: GS170046. Singapore-ETH had in-kind contribution to this project.

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