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David Sandmann1, Michael Frenzel2, Steffen Marx1
1Institute of Concrete Structures, TUD Dresden University of Technology, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
Abstract:
The article presents the experimental and computational investigations on carbon-reinforced concrete (CRC) slabs with hollow-core cross-sections. Designed for use in building construction, they combine the benefits of lightweight construction, resource efficiency, and precise prefabrication. Three geometrically identical elements were manufactured and tested until failure in four-point bending tests. The slabs demonstrated a high load capacity of around 50 kNm, together with high ductility due to a deformation of more than 80 mm before failure. The load-deflection curves recorded could be reproduced very well with the analytical-physical calculation model created for both the non-cracked and cracked slab states. The strengths and stiffnesses of the materials used for input were derived from small-scale, accompanying material tests. As a result, the calculation model was ultimately used to design the carbon-reinforced ceilings of the CRC technology demonstration house CUBE, which was finished in 2022 in Dresden, East Germany.
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