Table 2.
Effect of TCIT treatment on mechanical properties of different bamboo species
| Species | Method | MOE (GPa) | MOR (MPa) | Compressive Strength (MPa) | Shear Strength (MPa) |
| B. Gamble | Control | 28.3(0.1) | 251.9(5.6) | 173.0(4.1) | 23.1(0.1) |
| TCIT | 33.2(0.3) | 286.9(2.8) | 182.6(2.2) | 24.0(0.1) |
| N. affinis | Control | 29.9(0.1) | 256.5(2.2) | 168.9(0.7) | 16.1(0.2) |
| TCIT | 29.7(0.1) | 267.1(8.8) | 171.4(3.1) | 18.2(0.1) |
| D. yunnanicus | Control | 25.7(0.5) | 241.6(0.3) | 158.0(1.5) | 19.8(0.8) |
| TCIT | 24.9(0.1) | 237.6(3.0) | 149.4(1.7) | 18.6(0.4) |
| P. iridenscens | Control | 20.6(0.2) | 191.3(0.9) | 136.1(0.5) | 17.8(0.1) |
| TCIT | 20.2(0.8) | 197.1(9.7) | 141.4(1.3) | 21.2(1.3) |
| P. heterocycla | Control | 15.5(0.1) | 180.7(1.0) | 113.9(0.2) | 21.9(0.9) |
| TCIT | 16.3(0.2) | 170.3(3.3) | 128.9(1.1) | 22.2(0.6) |
The number in parenthesis are the standard deviation.