BAMBOO-HYBRID STRUCTURAL PANELS AND STRUCTURAL SECTIONS
Structural panels include a plurality of structural layers adhered together in a laminate, including a plurality of bamboo structural layers and at least one non-bamboo structural layer disposed between a first bamboo structural layer and a second bamboo structural layer of the plurality of bamboo structural layers. The first bamboo structural layer and the second bamboo structural layer of the plurality of bamboo structural layers are spaced apart by the at least one non-bamboo structural layer on opposite sides of a neutral plane extending through a center of the structural panel and parallel to the plurality of bamboo structural layers. Structural sections including wall sections, roof sections, and floor sections include one or more structural panels.
1 . A structural panel having a plurality of structural layers, the structural panel comprising:
a plurality of bamboo structural layers, each bamboo structural layer comprising a plurality of bamboo sections; and
at least one non-bamboo structural layer disposed between a first bamboo structural layer and a second bamboo structural layer of the plurality of bamboo structural layers,
wherein the plurality of bamboo structural layers and the at least one non-bamboo structural layer are adhered together in a laminate,
wherein the first bamboo structural layer and the second bamboo structural layer of the plurality of bamboo structural layers are spaced apart by the at least one non-bamboo structural layer on opposite sides of a neutral plane extending through a center of the structural panel and parallel to the plurality of bamboo structural layers.