Since 2016, we have been collaborating with Resource Fiber (RF) to test the strength, stiffness, and fire resistive properties of bamboo structural members. This has included a focus on composite slabs created from bamboo fiber nail-laminated timber (NLT) planks, with a concrete topping slab. In 2017, Washington State University tested a series of specimens with and without concrete topping slabs.
| PROJECT DATA | |
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| CONTRACT NUMBER: | — |
| RESEARCH TITLE: | Mass Bamboo Research and Development |
| RESEARCH CATEGORY: | Low-Carbon Construction |
| LOCATION: | Washington State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: | Prof. J. Daniel Dolan with David M. Knight |
| MKA CONTRIBUTORS: | Don Davies, P.E., S.E. |
| INDUSTRY PARTNERS: | Resource Fiber MiTek |
| STATUS: | Initially completed in 2017 |
