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Acta Agronómica, 2017 The sustainability of guadua forests under management was assessed throughout the emergy analysis approach. The system analyzed correspond to guadua forest whose major product are culms for commercial purposes. In order to calculate the sustainability, available information on purchased inputs, renewable and nonrenewable natural resources as well as ...
Arango-Arango, Ángela María +2 more
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Elastic Module Study of the Radial Section of Guadua angustifolia Kunth Variety Bicolor
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Elastic modulus of the radial section of the Guadua angustifolia Kunth variety Bicolor was studied by technique of propagation of acoustic waves; the signal time delay in the samples was used as the control parameter. The studies were carried out in the culm cross‐section in radial direction.
J. I. Cardenas +2 more
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Structural analysis of a Guadua bamboo bridge in Colombia
Sustainable Structures, 2022 In recent years, scientists have focused their attention in developing sustainable materials that can boost the construction industry without causing damage to the environment.
Mario Alejandro Méndez Quintero +2 more
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An inventory of Guadua (Guadua angustifolia) bamboo in the Coffee Region of Colombia
European Journal of Forest Research, 2006 Management of renewable natural resources and the corresponding policy formulation should be founded on reliable data and information. This refers both to information on the resource itself and to information on the market situation. In this paper, we present methodology and major results of an inventory of the Guadua resources, in a study area of ...
Kleinn, Christoph +1 more
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Geometric and material effects on bamboo buckling behaviour [PDF]
, 2016 Bamboo is a functionally graded, sustainable construction material that has evolved to resist its primary loading in nature. This study focuses on the effects of geometric and material property variation along the culm length on the capacity of an ...
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International Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 The decay resistance and hyphae penetration of bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii decayed by white and brown rot fungi were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The bamboo grown in natural stand from three different age classes of 0.5, 3.5, and 6.5 years was harvested, oven dried, sterilised, and exposed to agar media containing 4% malt
Norul Hisham Hamid +4 more
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Forest Systems, 2023 Aim of study: To generate a mathematical system to distribute structural products of bamboo culms. Study area: Northeastern region of the state of Puebla, Mexico. Materials and methods: Eighty-seven culms of Bambusa oldhamii Munro, Guadua aculeata
Casimiro ORDÓÑEZ-PRADO +4 more
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La guadua (Guadua angustifolia) Kunth: El oro verde por descubrir.
, 2021 El libro La Guadua (Guadua angustifolia) Kunth: El oro verde por descubrir es una obra que expresa el potencial de la Guadua Angustifolia Kunth como la especie de bambú representativa del país debido a sus propiedades físico- mecánicas. Los autores, en el libro, reconocen la guadua como un recurso propicio para industrias como la construcción, sus ...
García Díaz, Roger Fabián +7 more
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Systematics of the Guadua angustifolia Complex (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 1992 Guadua angustifolia Kunth is the largest and most economically important bamboo in the Western Hemisphere. It is the primary source of building material for urban and rural dwellings in many areas within its geographical range, especially in Colombia and Ecuador. Guadua aculeata Rupr. ex Fourn.
Stephen M. Young, Walter S. Judd
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 To evaluate the response of the ant assemblages to different management practices in the tropical dry forests of southwestern Colombia, 10 sites that conserve forest fragments surrounded by pastures and sugarcane crops were sampled. Tuna‐fish baits placed on the ground in the three habitats captured 100 ant species (41 genera).
Rafael Achury +3 more
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