Physical and mechanical properties of glued laminated bamboo

Certain bamboo species have mechanical properties that are compatible with construction material. Despite this, their low shear strength, the presence of nodes in culms, and circular geometry inhibit expansion use this material as One technique can solve these problems is glued laminated (GLB). Based on such findings, paper aims to evaluate physical Dendrocalamus giganteus species. Two glues were used: resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). The following characterization tests performed bamboo: water absorption, density, compression parallel fiber direction, tension glue layer, bending. results, analyzed using statistical models, showed GLB has comparable those hardwoods.