Table 4: Properties of some Bamboo species grown in the United States with a 15±5% moisture content [47-50].
Species Location Grown Density (g/cm3) Young’s Modulus (GPa) Tensile Strength (MPa) Fracture Toughness (MPa*m1/2)
Phyllostachys edulis (Moso) Georgia and South Carolina 0.553-1.0 9-27.4 111.5-309.3 ~56.8
Arundinaria tecta (Switch Cane) Southern and eastern United States ~0.60-0.70 19.60 103 40.8
Phyllostachys bambusoides(Giant Timber) California and south eastern United States 0.73 13.2 120 47.6