Overview
- Includes a chapter dedicated to bamboo taxonomy
- Contains two chapters solely dedicated to bamboo characterization and current experimental techniques and testing methods
- Introduces readers to both engineering and non-engineering applications (textiles, food, medicine and environmental impact)
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
Bamboo has been used for centuries as a structural material as well as in diverse engineering applications, food and medicinal purposes, especially in Asia. As a natural fiber composite, bamboo has the potential for many developments in academic and industrial research. Current literature on composites tends to focus on bamboo as a plant or solely as a structural engineering material. This book seeks to bring together these two extremes and provides a holistic resource on the subject.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof Akinlabi researches techniques to combine the best characteristics of different metals into a hybrid that is capable of much more than if it were built from a single material. In 2013, she was rated a Young Researcherby the National Research Foundation (NRF) in the areas of material science and technology, laser materials processing, and friction stir welding.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bamboo
Book Subtitle: The Multipurpose Plant
Authors: Esther Titilayo Akinlabi, Kwame Anane-Fenin, Damenortey Richard Akwada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56808-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56807-2Published: 07 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86007-7Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56808-9Published: 24 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 262
Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Wood Science & Technology, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Polymer Sciences, Structural Materials