Reconsolidated bamboo (RB) and glued laminated bamboo (GLB), which are two kinds of bamboo-based engineering composite material, are widely used to engineering fi eld. The research of the mechanical properties is helpful to expand its application in engineering. In the paper, the experiments of bending and compressive mechanical properties test of reconsolidated bamboo and glued laminated bamboo are introduced. The fl exural modulus, fl exural strength, compressive modulus and compressive strength of RB and GLB are obtained. And the different forms of destruction are analyzed. The experimental...