Bamboo construction element
AssigneeThe Court of Edinburgh Napier University
InventorZhang Hexin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a construction element comprising a first and second bamboo layer and having a core layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the first and second bamboo layers are fabricated with a residual stress. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing said construction element.
Claims23
A construction element comprising at least a first and second bamboo layer and having a core layer interposed therebetween, characterised in that at least one of the first and second bamboo layers are fabricated with a residual stress, wherein the first and/or second layer(s) is biased against a pre-formed radius of curvature.
A method of manufacturing a construction element, comprising assembling a first and second bamboo layer with a core layer interposed therebetween, characterised in that at least one of the first and second bamboo layers are fabricated with a residual stress;
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- wherein said assembling comprising:
- providing the first and second bamboo layer, wherein at least one of the first and second bamboo layers has a pre-formed radius of curvature;
- providing the core layer;
- and pressing the first and second bamboo layers and the core layer together such that the first and/or second bamboo layer(s) is substantially straightened against the pre-formed radius of curvature to induce the residual stress.
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