Abstract:In order to study the effect of the amount of steel bars and the wrapping method of carbon fiber reinforced plastic(CFRP) sheets on compressive stress strain relationship of rectangular timber columns, based on the test results of 27square and 9 rectangular timber columns under axial compression, the strength calculation method of rectangular timber columns confined by CFRP sheets was proposed, calculation formulas of the bearing capacity for combined strengthening rectangular timber columns were obtaind. Then a trilinear compressive stress strain model of rectangular timber columns strengthened with combination of near surface mounted steel bars and lateral CFRP sheets was recommended. The calculated stress strain curves based on this recommended model are in good agreement with the test values of timber columns, which verifies the applicability of the trilinear compressive stress strain model of rectangular timber columns strengthened with combination of near surface mounted steel bars and lateral CFRP sheets.