Fabrication of Non-Load Bearing Cotton Stalks Bales and Pressure-Resistant Property Test

Abstract

In this study, cotton stalks were used to make cotton stalks bales. Based on the characteristics of cotton stalks, different fabrication techniques were employed to make cotton stalks bales in an attempt to find the best manufacture method. Tests were also performed on the pressure-resistant properties of the stalks bales. The following conclusions were drawn: With stalks orderly placed, cotton stalks bales made by the method of density control had a constant density and relatively stable pressure-resistant properties. When vertically placed, the stalks bales showed better pressure-resistant properties and the least deformation. The pressure-resistant property of the stalks bales could meet the requirement of non-load bearing walls when placed horizontally, but when placed laterally, it could not.