Made static load tests on three mechanical-connection prestressed bamboo joint piles and three prestressed pipe piles in a project, and studied the load-settlement laws. Applied ADINA finite element software to simulate the load-settlement laws of typical testing piles. The test and finite element simulation results showed that the load-settlement curves of mechanical-connection prestressed bamboo joint piles were slow variant, and compared with prestressed pipe piles, the curves change were relatively flat. It indicated that the mechanical-connection prestressed bamboo joint piles had a higher bearing capacity than the prestressed pipe piles.