Experimental study on the punching shear capacity of flat slab reinforced with amorphous steel fibers

Abstract

This experimental study has been carried out to investigate the punching shear capacity of flat concrete slabs reinforced by amorphous steel fibers (ASFs). The experimental results were compared to those of the different reinforcing solutions applied at the columnslab connection region using stirrups and stud rails. The test results have shown that the use of ASFs in concrete could improve significantly the punching shear capacity of the flat slab as well as the deflection of the slabs subjected under the testing load compared to the using of the stirrups or stud rails.