Abstract:
Monopanel is a new building system consisting of two thin layers of ferrocement, interspersed with a thick layer of low-density material, and the two layers of ferrocement are connected together by means of reinforcement lacing with a diameter of (4 and 5) mm containing longitudinal bars and inclined bars at an angle of 45 degrees. The longitudinal bars works to resist bending and the inclined members resists shear stresses as this system works as a one slab where the loads are distributed between them. In this research, continuous Monopanel slabs with two spans were used to study its structural behavior. Twelve samples were constructed where it designed for shear failure, where the force was applied near the middle support of each span. In this research the parameters were adopted, number of lacing and number of layers of wire mesh. The focus in this research was on the load of first crack, ultimate load, service deflection, maximum deflection and the width cracks.
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