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ABSTRACT

Bamboo being a renewable and less expensive material compared to other

hardwoods and being one of the fastest growing plants on Earth could play a bigger part

in construction. It can be paralleled to regular hardwoods on strength, tenacity, rigidity,

tractability, and has better mechanical performance. For functionality trait it can be

formed into different applications, one of these applications is a panel type door.

Panel type door made from engineered bamboo is the product of this study.

Engineered bamboo or laminated bamboo lumber involves of materials from bamboo

culms cut into desired dimensions to form bamboo slats then gluing together to form

boards or planks that can be develop into several products such as furniture,

decorations, finishing materials, musical instruments and other construction materials.

Bamboo planks are also tested in accordance with The Standard Testing Method

for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Material (ASTM

D1037) as carried out by the Forest Product and Research Development Institute

(FPRDI). In these test include their physical and mechanical properties like moisture

content, delamination, water absorption and thickness swelling, static bending or

modulus of rupture, hardness, screw and nail withdrawal, modulus of elasticity and glue-

line shear test.

Test result shows that HAP sample acquired the most favourable value for

Modulus of Rupture, Modulus of Elasticity and Compression Parallel to Surface having

85.73 MPa, 20.22 GPa and 34.70 MPa respectively. While sample VHAP acquired the

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most value for the Hardness, Nail Withdrawal, Screw Withdrawal 4.23 KN, 60.50 kgf,

255.85 kgf. The bond test conducted where shear test and delamination test are

included where remarked passed the requirements of PNS 196:2000. While the

moisture content of the samples provided HAP with 14.20% and VHAP of 14.49%

where cited to be higher than the requirements of PNS 196:2000 (13%), however was

still acceptable because of the production process involved. With the water absorption

and delamination test for both HAP and VHAP where remarked passed the PNS

230:1989.

Survey was conducted for the acceptability and feasibility of the Bamboo Panel

Type Door with different persons in different category of profession. The respondents

covered by the survey are civil engineers/MEPFS, contractors, owners, researchers,

architects and professors. Thirty percent (30%) of it are at age ranging from 20 29

years old, another thirty percent (30%) ranging from 30 39 years old, fifteen percent

(15%) from 40 49 years old and twenty-five percent (25%) are at the 50 years of age

and above. On these respondents who conducted the survey, the percentage of males

are sixty-five percent (65%) corresponds to 13 professionals and for the females are

thirty-five (35%) which corresponds to 7 professionals. According on the statistics of the

survey, average answers are somewhat interested on the product on all ages

including males/females respondents was noted. Fourteen (14) of the respondents will

probably recommend the new innovation of engineered bamboo panel door as a

replacement or alternatives of using hardwood in making doors, flooring, etc. Six (6) out

of twenty (20) respondents answered they will definitely recommend this bamboo

product either because of the cost, appearance, design and effectiveness.

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