Project RecycleSlab - Structural Behaviour of Recycled Aggregate Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs with Drop Panels Under Seismic and Cyclic Actions

This paper presents the RecycleSlab research project, where a large-scale experimental test is being prepared. The specimen is a two-story building with flat slabs with drop panels, cast with concrete made with coarse recycled concrete aggregates (CRCAC), and will be tested under combined gravity and lateral loads. In this paper, the test setup is described in terms of structural design, test protocol, specimen dimensions and materials characterization. In addition, the research project will explore the effectiveness of innovative digital surveying techniques for the assessment of seismic damage in flat slab structures. For that purpose, the specimen will be measured in 3D before and after testing using laser scan technology with the aim of creating digital models. The testing of the full-scale two-story flat slab structure will be carried out at the ELSA laboratory of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.