THE EFFECTS OF ANATOMY AND FOU 1,* Razak Wahab, 2 Mohd Tam 1 Mohammad Saiful 1 School of Engineering and Techno 2 Forest Research Ins 3 Faculty of Earth Science, 4 Foresty Department ARTICLE INFO ABST The an studied random Malays the inte of the thickne the bam stabilit the an vulgari Copyright © 2018, Razak Wahab et al. This is an open distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided INTRODUCTION Bamboo is a fast-growing species and can m 4 years after cultivating. Bamboo can be ex material to replace wood in the coming futur be an alternative raw material and timber-b the future. The wide exploitation of timbers e of plantation would not be able to sustain fo due to high demand. Research and develop to all aspects of bamboo silviculture, propag properties and utilization of wild grown have However, a study on cultivated bamboo certain selected species (Azmy et al., 20 properties such as anatomical and structura scanty. The properties of the physical an bamboo have been studied all over the world on the relationship between the anatomic strength properties of this species is incom possesses an excellent physical and strength p *Corresponding author: Razak Wahab, School of Engineering and Technology, Uni Technology Sarawak, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak. ISSN: 0975-833X In Vol Article History: Received 02 nd November, 2017 Received in revised form 11 th December, 2017 Accepted 20 th January, 2018 Published online 28 th February, 2018 Citation: Razak Wahab, Mohd Tamizi Mustafa, cultivated four-year-old Bambusa vulgaris”, Internati Key words: Cultivated Bamboo, Anatomy Features, Fibres Morphology, Physical Properties, Strength Properties. RESEARCH ARTICLE D PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ON THE STREN UR-YEAR-OLD BAMBUSA VULGARIS mizi Mustafa, 3 Norashikin Fauzi, 1 Ros Sya l Sulaiman, 1 Nasihah Mohktar and 4 Tina ology, University College of Technology Sarawa stitute Malaysia, Kepong 52109 Kuala Lumpur, , Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17000 Jeli, Kelan t Sarawak, Petra Jaya 93660, Kuching, Sarawak TRACT natomy and physical properties of cultivated four (4) years-o d in order to determine their strength. The matured 4 ye mly selected and harvested from the Bambusetum Plot loca sia (FRIM) in Kepong. The anatomy study focussed on the v ernodes and nodes eight at the outer, middle and inner cros vascular bundle's length, width, fiber length, diameter, ess and fiber Runkle’s ratio were measured for internodes, n mboo culms. The physical study focussed on the moisture c ty. The strength study focused on the tensile parallel to the g natomical, physical and strength were conducted on inter is. access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution the original work is properly cited. matured within 3 - xpected to provide re. This plant may based industries in either from forests or a long duration pment appertaining gation, processing, e been augmented. only confined to 007). Data on the al properties were nd mechanical of d. The information cal, physical and mplete. B. vulgaris properties. iversity College of The bamboo physical propert specific gravity, maximum sh volumetric), roughness and we tension parallel to grain, the s roller shear test for small size s The strength and durability ar features and physical properties Tamizi, 1993; Liese, 1985; Ra in their studies on the anatom cultivated bamboo support this anatomical features of bamboo possible proper utilization. Tra handicraft, basketry, and high- parquets, furniture and low tec are utilized extensively in the most popular tropical bamboo s This bamboo possesses thick sizes between the nodes and int them suitable as materials for i of bamboo as potential repla understanding of this material and strength properties at diffe nternational Journal of Current Research l. 10, Issue, 02, pp.65439-65448, February, 2018 , Norashikin Fauzi, et al. 2018. “The effects of anatomy and ph ional Journal of Current Research, 10, (02), 65439-65448. Available online at http://www.journalcra.com NGTH OF CULTIVATED azmini Mohd Ghani, a Kim Sem ak, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak , Malaysia antan, Malaysia k, Malaysia old bamboo Bambusa vulgaris were ear-old culms of the bamboo were ated in the Forest Research Institute vascular bundles and fibres found at ss-section of the bamboo. The sizes fiber lumens diameter, fiber walls nodes, located in the cross-section of content, basic density and dimension grain and shear tests. All studies on ernodes and nodes eight of the B. n License, which permits unrestricted use, ties such as moisture content, hrinkage (tangential, radial and et ability have been studied. The static bending and compression specimens also were carried out. re dependent on the anatomical s of the bamboo (Abd. Latif and azak, 1998). Razak et al. (2010) mical and physical properties of s statement. Information on the o can be used to determine their aditional bamboo crafts such as -value-added products of panels, chnology construction materials e rural areas. B. vulgaris is the species and are easy to cultivate. culms walls and has uniform ternodes. These properties make industrial usage. The application acement for wood requires an l such as the anatomy, physical erent location and position along INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH physical properties on the strength of