Research Article

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

Table 3

Details of tested reconstituted bamboo beams applied with nonprestressed/prestressed BFRP bar.

TypeLabelb × h × l (mm)db (mm) (kN)as (mm)ω0 (mm)

Reconstituted bamboo beamB066.6 × 120.7 × 1869120130
B160.8 × 112.5 × 18651218.29243.14
B262.4 × 113.4 × 18701216.73232.87

Note: ω0 is the calculated initial anti-arch deflection caused by the initial prestressed force based on Eqs. (1) and (2).