Bamboo : The Multipurpose Plant

• Main Authors: Akinlabi, Esther Titilayo (Author), Anane-Fenin, Kwame (Author), Akwada, Damenortey Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Polymers.; Forest products.; Continuum mechanics.; Structural materials.; Materials science.; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319568089
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56808-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 262 p. 77 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

This book is intended for use both in the industry and the academia. It introduces the physical, chemical and the mechanical properties as well as the characterization of bamboo. Novel industrial applications in structural, non-structural, reinforcement, afforestation, land reclamation, environmenta...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Bamboo Taxonomy and Distribution across the Globe
• 2 Regeneration, Cultivation and Sustenance of Bamboo
• 3 Properties of Bamboo
• 4 Bamboo as Fuel
• 5 Applications of Bamboo
• 6 Current Trend in Bamboo Analysis
• Appendix
• Index.