Flexural behavior of bamboo - fiber-reinforced mortar laminates

This paper reports the flexural behavior of bamboo-fiber-reinforced mortar laminates. The laminate considered in this study is a sandwich plate combined with reformed bamboo plate and extruded fiber-reinforced mortar sheet. Due to its high strength to weight ratio, the reformed bamboo can remarkably strengthen the mortar and reduce the total weight of the laminate. Test results show that, for the laminates with reformed bamboo plate on the bottom as tensile layer and fiber-reinforced mortar sheet on the top as compressive layer, the flexural strength values can be improved to greater than 90 MPa. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.