Characterization of glued laminated panels produced with strips of bamboo (Guadua magna) native from the brazilian cerrado

Abstract

Panels were produced with strips of bamboo (Guadua magna) in layers crossed at angles of 90° and bonded with phenol-formaldehyde or PVA based resin, glued in three and five plies. The panels were tested and the physical and mechanical properties determined. The tests were primarily related to the commercial adhesives used as well as the number of layers of bamboo used. The density ranged from 0.690 to 0.768 g. cm-³. Panels bonded with PVA resin showed low mechanical strength, with MOR between 6.7 and 7.8 MPa. Those bonded with phenol-formaldehyde adhesive showed high strength, with modulus of rupture (MOR) ranging from 55.5 to 87.0 MPa, which is excellent for boards similar to wood-based panels. Panels with phenolic resin also had reduced thickness swelling, up to 8.4%. The panels made with three layers showed higher resistance to bending than those made with five layers.

Painéis foram produzidos com taliscas de bambu (Guadua magna) montados em três ou cinco camadas cruzadas entre si em ângulo de 90° e coladas com resina à base de fenol-formaldeído ou PVA. Os painéis foram testados e as propriedades físicas e mecânicas determinadas. Os testes foram quanto aos adesivos comerciais usados, bem como a quantidade de camadas dos painéis. A densidade variou entre 0,690 e 0,768 g . cm-³. Painéis colados com resina PVA mostraram baixa resistência mecânica, apresentando MOR entre 6,7 e 7,8 MPa. Os colados com resina fenol-formaldeído foram mais resistentes, com módulo de ruptura (MOR) entre 55,5 e 87,0 MPa, excelente para painéis similares à base de madeira. Painéis com resina fenólica apresentaram também reduzido inchamento em espessura, até 8,4%. Os painéis produzidos em três camadas apresentaram resistência maior à flexão que os com cinco camadas.