Abstract: In order to improve the flexural strength of finger-jointed timber beams,three groups of timber beams were designed and manufactured.Through four-point compression test,the flexural performance of solid timber beams,finger-jointed timber beams and CFRP reinforced finger-joint beams were compared,and the influence of finger-jointed joints on the fracture mode of timber beams was analyzed.The displacement load curve of finger-jointed timber beams and the displacement load curve of finger-jointed timber beams were obtained,and the corresponding distinction was given for the failure characteristics of each type.Therefore,the feasibility of using CFRP to reinforce finger-joint is proposed.The test results show that the appearance of finger-joint has obvious influence on the bending failure process of timber.The appearance of finger-joint makes the fracture mode of timber change from ductile fracture to brittle fracture,and the flexural strength of finger-joint timber beam is significantly improved by using CFRP cloth reinforcement.

Key words: finger joint timber beam, fracture mode, flexural behavior, CFRP reinforcement