Abstract
Research on the interaction between slabs and subsoil involves the field of materials engineering, concrete structures, and geotechnics. In the vast majority of cases, research focuses on only one of these areas, whereas for advanced study and computer simulations, detailed knowledge of the whole task is required. Among the new knowledge and information upon which this article focuses is the evaluation of subsoil stress using specialized pressure cells, along with detailed measurements of the deformation of a fiber-reinforced concrete slab. From a design point of view, this research is focused on the issue of the center of the cross section and the influence of eccentricity. Knowledge in this area is not yet comprehensively available for fiber-reinforced concrete slabs, where 2D deformation sections of the slab and 3D deformation surfaces of the slab are used in experiments. The experimental program includes a centrically and eccentrically loaded slab. These are structural elements that were tested on a specialized device. Both slabs had the same concrete recipe, with a dispersed reinforcement content of 25 kg/m3. The dimensions of the slab were 2000 × 2000 × 150 mm. Laboratory tests assessed compressive strength, the modulus of elasticity, splitting tensile strength, and bending tensile strength. Based on approximate data from the 3D deformation surfaces, an evaluation of the load-displacement diagrams for the center of the slab and for the center of eccentricity was performed. In conclusion, an overall evaluation and discussion of the results relies on experiments and the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced concrete.
Highlights
One of the most used building materials is concrete [1,2]
Based on the experimentally measured data, a diagram (Figure 12) was created showing the course of the test for a centrically (G10) and eccentrically loaded slab (G11). It can be seen from the diagram that the loading of both slabs was ended in the seventh loading step, when the pressure in the hydraulic press dropped, resulting in the destruction of both fiber-reinforced concrete slabs
The selected variant of fiber-reinforced concrete slab has a number of advantages in comparison with concrete and reinforced concrete slabs
Summary
One of the most used building materials is concrete [1,2]. Current design codes and recommendations focus mainly on its basic mechanical properties. These include good compressive strength [3], modulus of elasticity, and, to a limited extent, tensile strength. Low tensile strength is a characteristic of concrete [7]. For this reason, one must reinforce concrete [8,9]. Reinforced concrete has significantly better tensile strength due to the use of steel and other materials [10,11]. The major disadvantage of reinforced concrete structures is the hard work required to make them, as it is necessary to ensure the correct position of the concrete reinforcement, sufficient coverage of the concrete reinforcement, the interaction of the concrete reinforcement and the concrete, and the requirements that arise for the reinforcement bond
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