Mechanical Properties of Fiber Mesh Fabric in Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Experimental data from five one-way reinforced concrete slab specimens tested under four-point bending. The dataset, created by Chunxiang Guo, compares the flexural performance of slabs reinforced with carbon and glass fiber mesh fabrics at areal densities of 120 g/m² and 240 g/m². It includes results for cracking load, yield load, and ultimate load, alongside validation from finite element models developed in ABAQUS.

Use Cases

• Compare the flexural performance of carbon versus glass fiber mesh fabrics based on experimental results.
• Analyze the effect of areal density (120 vs. 240 g/m²) on cracking control and load-bearing capacity.
• Validate finite element models for reinforced concrete slabs using the provided experimental crack development and deflection data.
• Optimize the design of fiber-reinforced concrete slabs based on quantified improvements in cracking, yield, and ultimate loads.

Strengths

• Quantifies performance improvements with specific percentages: cracking load increased by 14.2% to 114.2%, yield load by 21.3% to 48.7%, and ultimate load by 1.4% to 21.4%.
• Compares two distinct fiber types (carbon and glass) and two areal densities (120 g/m² and 240 g/m²) across five slab specimens.
• Includes validation from finite element simulations that replicated experimental crack development and deflection behavior.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating a limited scope focused on a specific experimental study.

Provenance

Source

Chunxiang Guo via figshare

Collection Method

Experimental investigation via four-point bending tests on five slab specimens, supplemented by finite element modeling in ABAQUS.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:24:31; freshness should be verified.