Table 1. Average MOR of laminated bamboo at different culm position and lamination direction (MPa)

Lamination direction Culm position Average
Lower Middle Upper
Vertical 91.48 ( 7.87) 98.14 (26.89) 131.68 (5.92) 107.10 (13.50)
Horizontal 76.34 (39.99) 109.57 ( 9.28) 96.06 (6.50) 93.99 (28.09)
Average 83.91 (23.93) 103.86 (18.08) 113.87 (6.21) 100.55 (18.02)
Numbers in parentheses are SD.
MOR: modulus of rupture.