Investigation of an alternative testing protocol to determine the shear strength of bamboo parallel to the grain

• Main Authors: Cantos, Gabrielle Luisa, Lopez, Luis F., de Jesus, Richard M., Salzer, Corinna, Garciano, Lessandro Estelito O.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Bamboo—Testing; Strength of materials; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2116; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3115/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

The common testing protocol to determine the shear strength of bamboo parallel to grain is ISO 22157. However, widely documented limitations of this test procedure calls for an alternative testing protocol. This study compared ISO 22157 (TP1) and 2 alternative testing protocols proposed by Base Baha...