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AbstractThis paper describes the use of joints with bent bars and postcast ultrahigh‐performance concrete (UHPC) joints to enable formwork‐free and support‐free construction of composite slabs. To investigate their flexural performance, static loading tests on three full‐scale simply‐supported slabs and one monolithic slab were carried out. Flexural capacity, stiffness, and crack development were recorded, resulting on flexural failure experienced by all specimens. Main cracks of composite specimens developed along the UHPC–normal concrete interface, and cracks on both sides of the UHPC joint developed evenly, similar with that of the monolithic specimen. Besides, composite slabs and a monolithic slab showed similar flexural capacity. UHPC joint was not cracked when failure occurred, and bottom bars were anchored and connected in the UHPC joint, proving that the flexural anchorage method is feasible. The average strain of the composite specimen across the UHPC joint was still consistent with the assumption of plain section, and there was an approximate linear relationship between the expansion width of the joint at the bottom of the slab and the maximum crack width at bottom bars. Moreover, middle bars contributed to the flexural capacity and stiffness of composite specimens, while horse stool reinforcement may effectively prevent the interface shear failure on the composite interface. Based on test results, the formula to control cracking of UHPC is given in this paper. The design methods on flexural capacity, stiffness, and expansion width of composite slabs are also presented and discussed.

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