ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: To study the design methods and application of stainless steel concrete slab, bending tests of Stainless Steel Reinforced Concrete Slabs (SSRCS) and Ordinary Steel Reinforced Concrete Slab (OSRCS) were carried out. Results show that, compared to OSCRS, ultimate bearing capacity of SSRCS has been improved. The stiffness degradation of SSRCS is slower than OSRCS, the crack patterns, deflections and strains of reinforcement in SSRCS are significantly different from OSRCS. It shows that the crack width of SSRCS can meet the requirement of the maximum crack width in Code for Design of Concrete Structures (GB50010-2010). Based on the results found, it is suggested that the ultimate bearing capacity and mid-span deflection need to be corrected for reasonable estimation.
