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Table 3 Test results of specimens

From: Flexural behavior of bamboo–concrete composite beams with perforated steel plate connections

Specimen

P = 30 kN

Δ = L/300

Longitudinal cracking state

Ultimate state

PL/300/Pmax

\( P_{{s_{\text{u}} }} \)/Pmax

Δ

Stiffness increase times

E

PL/300

Increase times of PL/300

E

\( P_{{s_{\text{u}} }} \)

\( \Delta_{{s_{\text{u}} }} \)

E

Pmax

Increase times of Pmax

Δmax

B0-1

27.2

8.4

57.0

58.7

0.15

B0-2

27.7

8.8

49.5

59.2

0.18

BP100-1

6.6

4.16

0.94

33.7

3.92

0.91

42.3

11.4

0.85

71.9

1.35

57.0

0.47

0.59

BP100-2

6.7

4.10

0.94

33.2

3.86

0.90

36.0

9.4

0.87

68.0

1.28

54.4

0.49

0.53

BP150-1

6.3

4.36

0.96

38.0

4.42

0.96

59.3

15.7

0.86

72.7

1.37

52.3

0.52

0.82

BP150-2

7.0

3.92

0.92

33.2

3.86

0.90

51.0

13.8

0.85

76.2

1.43

56.6

0.44

0.67

BP200-1

6.7

4.10

0.94

33.8

3.93

0.91

64.7

23.3

0.68

73.8

1.39

58.4

0.46

0.88

BP200-2

6.5

4.22

0.95

34.3

3.99

0.92

70.2

29.7

0.56

66.8

1.25

50.6

0.51

1.05

BP250-1

8.0

3.43

0.86

30.3

3.52

0.86

61.1

25.6

0.57

71.4

1.34

52.7

0.42

0.86

BP250-2

6.9

3.98

0.92

34.7

4.03

0.92

81.1

1.52

45.8

0.43

BP300-1

9.5

2.89

0.76

26.8

3.12

0.80

78.6

1.48

55.3

0.34

BP300-2

8.4

3.27

0.83

29.2

3.40

0.84

60.7

28

0.49

81.7

1.53

74.7

0.36

0.74

  1. P is the load, kN; Δ is the mid-span displacement, mm; the results of bamboo beams are referred to evaluate the increase times of composite beams