Experimental Tests of White UHPC Plates Reinforced by PVA Fibres and Textile Glass Reinforcement

The paper is about a research focused on a development of thin slabs made from white UHPC. These slabs are reinforced by scattered PVA fibres and textile glass reinforcement in form of 2D net. The aim of the experiment is the development of tin slabs that can be used as facade or roof panels. The course of the experimental tests of these slabs and its correspondence with the numeric analysis made with ATHENA software is in the paper. Three slab specimens with size of 750 x 125 x 15 mm were tested in four-point bending. The white UHPC matrix was reinforced by the scattered PVA fibres and the 2D textile glass reinforcement with mesh 20 x 20 mm. The used 2D reinforcement was coated against alkali conditions, so called AR - Glass with 2400 TEX fineness. The reinforcement was placed and fixed near the lower surface of the slabs. The course of the tests was continually monitored by an automatic measuring unit where especially the acting force, the deformation in the middle of the span, the deformation in the supports and the progressive formation and development of cracks were detected. The numeric model was created in 3D surroundings of Gid 2011 program and then converted into ATENA software.