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Abstract This paper presents an overview of the research on flexural behavior of a two layer high strength reinforced concrete beam compared with a single layer high strength reinforced concrete beam. The experimental program consisted in testing the reaction to a flexural load of a reinforced concrete beam with two different concrete classes and a reinforced concrete beam made of the highest concrete class was made to compare the flexural behavior of the two layer beam with the single layer beam. Design and properties of the two beams in study was considered according to a preliminary economic parametric study. The two beams in study were modeled also in a finite element analysis program using experimental data.