An advanced polymer composite and concrete slab system

摘要

This paper reports on an investigation into the feasibility of a structural slab system comprising of a sheet of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) in tension and concrete in compression. The CFRP serves as permanent formwork as well as tension reinforcement. It was found that the slab system performed satisfactorily at ultimate and serviceability limit states. A design for a slab for use in a typical building is presented.