Fatigue in bamboo

This paper describes the results of an experimental programme to determine the fatigue behaviour of bamboo. Bamboo is subjected to cyclic loading, both in the plant itself and subsequently when the material is used in load-bearing applications in the construction industry. However, there is currently no data in the literature describing fatigue in this material. We found that sections of bamboo culm loaded parallel to the culm axis did not undergo fatigue failure: samples either failed on the first loading cycle, or not at all. By contrast, fatigue was readily apparent in samples loaded in compression across the diameter of the culm. The number of cycles to failure increased as the cyclic load range decreased in a manner similar to that found in many engineering materials: fatigue occurred at applied loads as small as 40% of the ultimate strength. Two different species of bamboo were tested and found to have different ultimate strengths but similar high-cycle fatigue strengths. Finite element analysis was used to help understand the progression of fatigue damage and the effect of stress concentration features. Some tentative design rules are proposed to define stress levels for the safe use of bamboo, taking fatigue into account.     

Bamboo biochar-catalytic degradation of lignin under microwave heating

Abstract

Lignin biochar-catalytic depolymerization using biochar Fe-600, Fe-800, Ni-600, Ni-800 catalysts under microwave-heating (180?°C for 30?min) was explored in an ethanol/formic acid (1:1) media. Non-catalyst depolymerization was also studied and compared with the biochar-catalysts results. Characteristics of the bio-char catalysts were analyze by BET, XRD, and FT-IR. GPC, FT-IR, and MALDI-TOF MS spectrometry were also used to characterize the depolymerization products. The experimental results showed that the S_BET, V_t, and V_mec and average pore diameter of the biochars are considerably dependent on the preparation temperature and type of cation (Ni²⁺ or Fe³⁺). The maximum yield of bio-oil product was obtained as 85?wt% with the addition of biochar Ni-600 and the total amount of oligomers or monomers with a molecular weight of 164 to 446 reaches 80.4%.     

关于竹桩复合地基工程实测及理论的探讨

应用土力学的基本原理,根据工程实测数据,对竹桩复合地基的承载力、变形和固结特征进行了探讨,认识了其性能的实用性和科学性。     

Characterisation and in vitro cytotoxicity of toxic and degradation compounds in bamboo shoots (Dendrocalamus Sinicus) during traditional fermentation

Fermentation has been historically applied to reduce bamboo shoot (BS) toxicity. However, the underlying degradation pathway of the toxic compounds remains unknown. In this work, the cytotoxicity of BS against the BRL-3A cells was evaluated, and the changes in chemical constituents were determined to reveal the influence of fermentation on BS. The in vitro toxic evaluation revealed fermentation time was crucial in decreasing the toxicity. The main compounds in fresh and fermented were qualitatively and quantitatively determined and were further targeted isolated and identified. A mathematical model to describe the change rate as a function of fermentation time was formulated. Dynamic profiling revealed that taxiphyllin 1 , p-hydroxybenzaldehyde 2 and methyl-p-hydroxybenzoate 3 decreased and transformed into intermediate compounds (p-hydroxybenzoic acid 4 and p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol 5 ), finally converting into p-hydroxytoluene 6 during fermentation. The results provided basis on the chemical components for practical fermentation and the quality control of BS products.     

Effect of blanching and drying treatments on quality of bamboo shoot slices

The enzymes activity, texture, pectin, microstructure and colour change in bamboo shoots (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) were examined to evaluate the effect of blanching and drying treatments on quality of bamboo shoot slices (BSS). Peroxidase (POD), phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase and polyphenol oxidase in BSS will become completely inactive at 95 °C for 6‐, 9‐ and 12‐min blanching treatments, respectively. The hardness and protopectin (PP) content decreased after the blanching treatment. Meanwhile, the content of water‐soluble pectin increased initially and then decreased gradually during the blanching. After the blanching treatment, the L* and a* of BSS decreased, while b* increased, ΔE > 2. The hardness of rehydrated BSS decreased by 43.57% after freeze drying (FD), which, however, decreased more after hot air drying (HAD). The pectin of rehydrated BSS was also determined to explain the hardness change in BSS. The BSS acquired similar microstructure of fresh samples after FD, while microstructure of BSS was severely damaged after HAD. The colour of BSS changes significantly after drying treatment. However, FD can maintain better colour of BSS than HAD. The results may provide a reference for industrial production of BSS.     

Durable,self-cleaning and superhydrophobic bamboo timber surfaces based on TiO2 films combined with fluoroalkylsilane

Decorative materials, including bamboo timber, have been proposed to exploit their superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties, but a comprehensive appraisal of their environmental adaptability is still deficient. In this paper, a robust and durable superhydrophobic surface was formed on bamboo timber substrate through a process combining chemical solution deposition and chemical modification. The superhydrophobic surface resulted from micro-nanoscale binary-structured TiO₂ films and the assembly of low-surface-energy fluorinated components, which exhibited a water contact angle of 163±1° and a sliding angle of 3±1°. The surface maintained superhydrophobicity after mechanical abrasion against 1500 mesh SiC sandpaper for 800 mm at the applied pressure of 1.2 kPa, indicating good mechanical stability. Moreover, the superhydrophobic surface exhibited good chemical stability against both acidic and basic aqueous solutions (e.g., simulated acid rain). After exposure to atmosphere for more than 180 days, the obtained surface still maintained a contact angle of 155±2° and a sliding angle of 6±2°, revealing good long-term stability. In addition, the as-prepared superhydrophobic surface exhibited almost complete wet self-cleaning of dirt particles with water droplets. It is believed that the method presented in this study can provide a straightforward and effective route to fabricate a large-area, mechanically robust, anticorrosive and self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface on woody materials for a great number of potential applications.     

竹炭的改性及对PP废塑料性能影响的研究

首先用硅烷偶联剂γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(KH550)处理竹炭(BC)得到K-BC,再通过熔融共混制备了一系列的K-BC/聚丙烯废洗衣机料(X-PP)复合材料,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)表征了BC的形貌,分析了K-BC含量对复合材料物理性能、尺寸稳定性、热变形温度(HDT)及维卡软化温度(VST)的影响.结果发现,BC...     

足尺重组竹受弯构件的试验与理论分析

通过5个足尺重组竹受弯构件的试验与理论分析,详细研究了重组竹的抗弯性能。研究表明,重组竹受弯构件的典型破坏形态是底部竹纤维拉断和中性轴附近层间剪切破坏,重组竹受弯构件的设计由截面刚度控制,对应挠度限值L/250的荷载值PL/250 与极限荷载Pmax 的比值有较好的稳定性,通过回归建立了重组竹抗弯强度fm与弹性模量E的相关关系模型,弹性模量表达的刚度能够准确预测承载力;对于重组竹受弯构件,平截面假定依然成立;参考木结构设计计算方法,考虑竹材重组竹的材料特性,给出了重组竹受弯构件的计算方法,初步建议了重组竹抗弯强度设计值、顺纹抗剪强度设计值、弹性模量E的设计指标。     

竹笋壳纤维的力学性能

为了了解竹笋壳纤维的基本力学性能,为竹笋壳纤维的进一步开发利用提供理论依据,研究了竹笋壳纤维拉伸断裂性能、松弛性能和定伸长弹性性能等力学指标。结果表明,竹笋壳纤维断裂性能指标拉伸断裂强度、初始模量和断裂伸长率分别为3．21cN／dtex、214．32cN／dtex和2．01％,在湿态下竹笋壳纤维的拉伸断裂强度和初始模量下降较大,分别下降了38．6％和33．1％,断裂伸长率变化不大;比较干、湿态下竹笋壳纤维的抗应力松弛性能和定伸长抗伸回弹性,湿态下的抗应力松弛性能和弹性能力较优。     

Products properties from fast pyrolysis of enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin

The conversion of enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin (EMAL) isolated from moso bamboo to aromatic chemicals by fast pyrolysis were investigated under nitrogen atmosphere and atmospheric pressure. The experiment of EMAL pyrolyzing was set on a tubular reactor furnace at the temperature levels of 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900 °C, and the products derived from EMAL pyrolyzing were classified into three-phase of gas, condensed liquid (tar), and solid (char). The chemical structure and surface morphology of solid product were characterized by fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the ingredients of gas product and liquid (tar) were analyzed with gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The analysis results indicated that the yield of char decreased rapidly from 43% to 28% with an increase of temperature, and the yield of gas product increased gradually from 6% to 26%, and the yield of tar attained a maximum at 700 °C. SEM showed that char took on lots of vesicles that resulted from the gas release from EMAL pyrolyzing. The ingredients of gas product were comprised of H₂, CO, CO₂ and light hydrocarbons (CH₄, C₂H₄ and C₂H₆), and the amount of H₂, CO were high. Besides a huge amount of phenols, the tar contained aromatic hydrocarbons, chain hydrocarbons, monoaromatic aromatic hydrocarbons and some ketones, and the carbon number of chemical compounds were C₆–C₁₀.