Subtle cantilever concrete bench with shaped plate

This paper presents design, numerical model and experimental verification of thin and durable textile reinforced concrete bench. Bench construction was divide into two parts. Bottom part was an in-visible slab 60 mm below ground with thickness 100 mm and it was made from ordinary concrete with traditional steel reinforcement. Upper visible part was made from carbon textile reinforced concrete. It was a plate with thickness only 40 mm with its static scheme as L shaped cantilever with angle 35° and its length approximately 1.0 m. After the connecting of both parts and its fixing using screws, the cross-sectional shape of the completed bench was approximately letter C. The loading behavior of developed concrete bench was modeled using software Atena Science GiD. Results of the numerical modeling were then compared with results of experimental destructive load-bearing test.