Research Article

Effect of the Nonprestressed/Prestressed BFRP Bar on Flexural Performance of the Bamboo Beam

Table 2

Details of tested laminated bamboo beams applied with/without BFRP bar.

TypeLabel (mm) (mm) (kN) (mm)Note

Laminated bamboo beamA030 × 60 × 12000Without BFRP bar
A112018With BFRP bar

Note: db is the nominal diameter of the BFRP bar; is the applied initial prestressed force; as is the distance between the axis of the BFRP bar and beam bottom surface.