Response of Reinforced SIFCON-Slabs Under Blast-Loading

The response of "reinforced SIFCON"-slabs under static and dynamic loading conditions was experimentally investigated. The bending capacity was determined and iso-damage curves in p-J-diagrams were calculated. The bending capacity as well as the energy absorption capacity proved to be much higher compared to normally reinforced concrete. The increasing brittle behaviour of reinforced slabs with increasing reinforcement was not observed with reinforced SIFCON. As a result reinforced SIFCON can be used favourably to design highly dynamically loaded structures.