The Fracture Mechanics of Plant Materials

This book introduces readers to the application of fracture mechanics and mesomechanics to the analysis of the fracture behaviors of wood and bamboo. It presents a range of research methods to study the fracture behaviors of wood and bamboo, taking into account their various fracture mechanisms resulting from differences in their macroscopic and microscopic structures. It combines theoretical analysis with experiments, as well as various mathematical tools and experimental approaches. The research methods are illustrated by simple schematic diagrams, and the results obtained are largely presented as tables and figures, helping to make the book concise and compact. As such, it provides a valuable guide to the development of new biocomposites that possess exceptional strength and toughness properties and successfully overcome the shortcomings of biomaterials.

Offers a detailed introduction to the application of fracture mechanics and mesomechanics to the analysis of the fracture behaviors of wood and bamboo Provides an extensive review of key research on the study of the fracture behaviors of plant materials Presents numerous theoretical analyses and experimental methods for studying the fracture behaviors of plant materials

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Zhuoping Shao received his B.S. degree (1982) in Mechanics from Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China. He obtained his M.S. degree (1999) in Wood Science and Technology and Ph.D. (2009) in Forestry Engineering at Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei. He is currently a full professor at the School of Forestry and Landscape, Anhui Agricultural University, executive director of the Old and Famous Tree Branch of Chinese Society of Forestry, vice chairman of Anhui Forestry Industry Association, and executive director of Anhui Mechanics Association. Prof. Shao is a respected expert on wood science and technology, and has extensively studied the mechanical properties of wood and bamboo over the past decades. His research mainly focuses on the fracture problems of plant materials, mechanics of biomaterials, rheological mechanics of wood materials, and mechanics of trees. He has authored one book and more than 70 peer-reviewed research papers in prestigious international and national journals.

Inhalt
Introduction to the application of the Fracture Mechanics in wood and bamboo.- Mechanical characteristics and stress-strain relationship of wood structure.- Fracture of wood along grain.- Transverse fracture of wood.- Finite element analysis of wood crack tip stress field and prediction of the crack propagation direction.- Fractal features and acoustic emission characteristics of wood fracture.- Mechanical characteristics of bamboo structure and its components.- Interlaminar fracture properties of bamboo.- Modeling on the toughness fracture and energy absorbing mechanism of biomaterial bamboo (Phyllostachs pubescens).