Table 3.

Presentation of results for beams from specified series.

	Beam Series
	A	E	F	G
Beam Type (Strengthening of the Joint)	Reference-Continuous Beam	Drawbolts	Wooden Pegs (keys)	Steel Clamps
Mean ultimate force $\overline{F_{\mathrm{u}}}$ [kN]	46.07	12.67	13.04	14.26
Mean load-bearing in bending $\overline{{\mathrm{M}}_{\mathrm{R}}}$ [kNm]	24.88	6.84	7.04	7.70
Ratio of load-bearing as compared to reference beam series	1.00	0.27	0.28	0.31
Mean deflection u1 in the middle of the span with a load of 10 kN [mm]	12.34	37.44	32.48	24.59
Ratio of deflection as compared to reference beam series	1.00	3.03	2.63	1.99
Mean stiffness parameter k [kN/mm]	0.94	0.29	0.32	0.39
Stiffness parameter as compared to the reference beam series	1.00	0.32	0.35	0.43