Research Article

Experimental Analysis of Pretensioned CLT-Glulam T-Section Beams

Table 5

Force in the tensioning bar and ultimate load.

TypeInitial prestressing forceTotal failure load
Maximum force in the bar (kN)Sum of the two specific loads applied (kN)
SpecimenStandard deviationAverage valueSpecimenStandard deviationAverage value
12341234

F1/PIC55.2564.1549.4861.976.6757.71
F2/PIC109.20117.03113.16117.893.99114.3258.1559.4995.6674.1817.4471.87
154.17163.79176.55172.579.95166.77
F1/OAK69.8987.5480.3688.288.5481.52
F2/OAK115.5494.06113.29116.0010.51109.7273.7868.9290.7484.159.8879.40
171.81147.61225.99175.4932.92180.23