Research Article

Bending Performance of Prestressed Continuous Glulam Beams

Table 7

Comparison of bearing capacities of hinged beams and continuous beams under the same working condition.

Beam no.Reinforcement ratio (%)Prestressing force (kN)Bearing capacity (kN)
Test value (kN)Average (kN)Improvement rate (%)
Left spanRight spanOverall

LA5(1)3.84788.9987.5388.2682.640
LA5(2)78.8774.9976.93
LB13.84759.6459
LB258.36