This research experimentally analyzed the mechanical behavior of four reinforced concrete flat slabs with shear reinforcement, when subjected to punching shear forces. Two of these slabs were made using a concrete mixture with a total replacement of natural coarse aggregates (NGA) by recycled concrete coarse aggregates (RCCA), and two slabs served as reference (without replacement). Shear reinforcement had two types: double headed studs and individual stirrups. The specimens were octagonal in shape, with 2,500 mm between
opposite faces, thickness of 210 mm, and were supported on square central columns measuring 300 mm on each side. The estimated average concrete strength was 25 MPa, and the flexural and punching shear were 1.4% and 0.34%, respectively. After the laboratory tests, a comparison was made between the experimental behavior and the theoretical predictions from ABNT NBR 6118 (2023), Eurocode 2 (2014), ACI 318 (2019), and the fib Model Code 2010 (2013) models. Regarding the use of shear reinforcement, the results showed that the
slabs with double headed studs presented higher punching shear strength when compared to those with individual stirrups. It was also observed that slabs with a total replacement of natural coarse aggregates by recycled concrete aggregates presented lower punching shear strength than slabs with natural aggregates. Regarding the comparison between the estimated punching shear strength of the flat slabs with shear reinforcement using RCCA prescribed by the analyzed codes and the experimental results, it was found that almost all code predictions were very close to the experimental values, except for the Brazilian code, which indicated results against safety.
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