Research of bamboo qualitative material tactile characteristics
In this study, the semantic differential method was employed for investigating the tactile properties of bamboo qualitative material, such as bamboo integrated timber (vertical splicing plate), bamboo integrated timber (transverse splice plates), bamboo parallel strand lumber, whole bamboo unfolding plate (outer of bamboo), whole bamboo unfolding plate (remove outer of bamboo), bamboo plastic composite plate, while Liquidambar formosana and Abies fabri (Mast) were selected as contrast. Respondents rated the samples by descriptive words, such as natural, exclusive, eco-friendly, rough, inexpensive, reliable, warm, modern, snug, and solid. Moreover, statistical analysis was employed for analyzing the data. The results showed that material and tactile characteristics exhibit significant correlation. Principal component analysis yielded four attributes based on tactile perceptions. Summing up the main points of the experiment, the tactile properties of different bamboo qualitative material were obtained.