The use of steel reinforced concrete facade is gradually becoming unpopular because of the damage caused to the elements as a result of corrosion of the steel reinforcement. It is now possible to build lightweight and...The use of steel reinforced concrete facade is gradually becoming unpopular because of the damage caused to the elements as a result of corrosion of the steel reinforcement. It is now possible to build lightweight and slender concrete structures which are invulnerable to corrosion with the use of fiber reinforcements, which are gradually replacing the corrosion prone steel. This paper describes the construction of faqade panels made of rattan cane reinforcements and steel reinforcements, ten number model sized elements of area 0.15 m2 and a depth of 40 mm were considered, with five panels for each reinforcement type. The elements were subjected to incremental load of 1 kN until failure occurred. Deflections were measured for each element, and crack width was measured at failure load. The results for both types of reinforcements when compared showed the rattan cane reinforced panels failing earlier than the steel reinforced panels. However a lower defection and crack width was recorded in the rattan cane reinforced panel. This paper concludes that the lower crack width formed after failure in the rattan cane reinforced panel gave it advantage over the steel reinforced panel, since it has lower space for the ingress of water which is the main agents of corrosion.展开更多
Study on the basic anatomical characteristics of rattan canes will give great guidance to their classification, exploitation, utilization, processing and improvement. The basic anatomical characteristics and their var...Study on the basic anatomical characteristics of rattan canes will give great guidance to their classification, exploitation, utilization, processing and improvement. The basic anatomical characteristics and their variation in cane of three commercial rattans in South China, i.e. Calamus simplicifolius, Calamus tetradactylus and Daemonorops margaritae were investigated. Results show that: 1) The variation at the height of rattan canes is small, while the variation along the radius direction of rattan canes is significant. 2) The fiber length, fiber ratio and distributing density of vascular bundle in the cross section decrease from cortex to core, while the fiber width, vessel element length and width, parenchyma ratio, vessel ratio, vascular bundle size, metaxylem vessel diameter and fiber microfibrillar angle in the cross section increase from cortex to core. The cellulose crystallinity of stem core is bigger than that of the cortex. 3) All these three rattan possess the cane structure characteristics of good commercial rattan cane. As for the anatomical structure, C. simplicifolius is the best and C. tetradactylus is better than D. margaritae. 4) According to the anatomic study, the penetration approach of rattan cane is mainly the longitudinal axial passage around the core; it is an important research direction to improve the penetrability of rattan cane.展开更多
文摘The use of steel reinforced concrete facade is gradually becoming unpopular because of the damage caused to the elements as a result of corrosion of the steel reinforcement. It is now possible to build lightweight and slender concrete structures which are invulnerable to corrosion with the use of fiber reinforcements, which are gradually replacing the corrosion prone steel. This paper describes the construction of faqade panels made of rattan cane reinforcements and steel reinforcements, ten number model sized elements of area 0.15 m2 and a depth of 40 mm were considered, with five panels for each reinforcement type. The elements were subjected to incremental load of 1 kN until failure occurred. Deflections were measured for each element, and crack width was measured at failure load. The results for both types of reinforcements when compared showed the rattan cane reinforced panels failing earlier than the steel reinforced panels. However a lower defection and crack width was recorded in the rattan cane reinforced panel. This paper concludes that the lower crack width formed after failure in the rattan cane reinforced panel gave it advantage over the steel reinforced panel, since it has lower space for the ingress of water which is the main agents of corrosion.
文摘Study on the basic anatomical characteristics of rattan canes will give great guidance to their classification, exploitation, utilization, processing and improvement. The basic anatomical characteristics and their variation in cane of three commercial rattans in South China, i.e. Calamus simplicifolius, Calamus tetradactylus and Daemonorops margaritae were investigated. Results show that: 1) The variation at the height of rattan canes is small, while the variation along the radius direction of rattan canes is significant. 2) The fiber length, fiber ratio and distributing density of vascular bundle in the cross section decrease from cortex to core, while the fiber width, vessel element length and width, parenchyma ratio, vessel ratio, vascular bundle size, metaxylem vessel diameter and fiber microfibrillar angle in the cross section increase from cortex to core. The cellulose crystallinity of stem core is bigger than that of the cortex. 3) All these three rattan possess the cane structure characteristics of good commercial rattan cane. As for the anatomical structure, C. simplicifolius is the best and C. tetradactylus is better than D. margaritae. 4) According to the anatomic study, the penetration approach of rattan cane is mainly the longitudinal axial passage around the core; it is an important research direction to improve the penetrability of rattan cane.
基金"Capacity building for the development of a sustainable rattan sector in China based on plantation sources"(ITTOPD100/01Rev.3((I))国家科技支撑计划课题(2006BAD19B04)资助
