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    Properties of the Bamboo Culm

    The properties of bamboo culms determine their possible uses. They are based mainly on the structure of the tissue, which is dealt with in some detail. According to the scope of the Tropical Forestry Handbook,...

    Walter Liese, Thi Kim Hong Tang in Bamboo (2015)

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    Preservation and Drying of Bamboo

    Bamboo culms are a unique building material for various kinds of structures. A wider acceptance of bamboo for structural uses, however, is often hindered by its propensity to biological degradation. The preser...

    Walter Liese, Thi Kim Hong Tang in Bamboo (2015)

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    Utilization of Bamboo

    There are more than thousand uses of bamboo as a plant and especially as a culm, of which only a few can be briefly outlined. The broad spectrum of applications will be divided into uses of the living culm and...

    Walter Liese, Johannes Welling, Thi Kim Hong Tang in Bamboo (2015)