Barchip Asia Shotcrete Presentation

BarChip Macro Synthetic Fibres
for Shotcrete Application

Friedrich Aguasa
Managing Director – BarChip Asia
November 2020
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BARCHIP INCORPORATED
World’s leading manufacturer and
developer of Macro Synthetic
Fibres for Concrete
Macro Fibre Manufacturing

And Supply
Design Support
Mix Design Support
Application Support
Quality Control Support
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OUR INDUSTRIES
UNDERGROUND MINING
Eliminating Corrosion From Over 5,000 km
of Ground Support Works
 Shotcrete for Ground Support

 Hard and Soft Rock Cavern
 Portal Openings
 Slope Stabilization
 Roadways
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OUR INDUSTRIES
TUNNELLING
Safely Supporting Over 120 Road, Rail,
Hydro and Utility Tunnels
 Temporary and Permanent Sprayed

Concrete Linings - Shotcrete
 Cast In-Situ Linings
 Precast Segmental Linings
 Invert Segments
 Roadways and Slab Tracks
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OUR INDUSTRIES
RAIL TRANSPORT
Increasing the Durability of 100’s of Km of
Railway Slab Tracks
 Embedded Rail Slabs

 Floating Slabs
 Precast Slab Tracks
 Cast In and Booted Sleepers
 Cast In-Situ Slab Tracks
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OUR INDUSTRIES
FLOORING and PAVING

Reducing Costs in Over 5 Million m2 of
Flooring Works
 Commercial and Industrial

 Hardstands
 Residential Slabs
 Civil Applications
 Footpaths
 Cycleways and Shared Paths
 Car Parks
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OUR INDUSTRIES
PRECAST
Reducing the Cost of Thousands of Precast
Concrete Elements
 Tunnel Segments
 Water and Sewer Tanks
 Burial Vaults
 Drainages
 Barriers and Walls
 Seatings
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OUR INDUSTRIES
ROADWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
Improving the Durability of 1000’s km of
Concrete Roadways
 Road Pavements
 Road Base
 Road Barriers
 Floodway and Culverts
 Curbing and Guttering
 Road margins and in-fill
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BARCHIP MACRO FIBRE
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WHY FIBRES IN CONCRETE
Fibres Provide Residual

Flexural Strength - Toughness
Fibres Reduce and Control
Shrinkage Cracking
Fibres Provide Impact, Shatter
and Abrasion Resistance
Fibres Provide Three-
Dimensional Reinforcement
MACRO Fibres DO NOT
CORRODE
Source: Fibres in Concrete, Concrete Institute of Australia
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BENEFIT OF FIBRES IN CONCRETE
Toughness and post-cracking behaviour
• The addition of fibres substantially improves the concrete characteristics, transforming its behaviour
from elastic-fragile (brittle) to elastic-plastic (ductile), making it suitable for structural applications.
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SHOTCRETE – SPRAYED CONCRETE
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SHOTCRETE – SPRAYED CONCRETE
 PLAIN SHOTCRETE – NO POST CRACKING
LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY
 SHOTCRETE NEEDS REINFORCEMENT – TO
PROVIDE ADEQUATE GROUND SUPPORT
 SHOTCRETE NEEDS TOUGHNESS ‐ RESIDUAL
FLEXURAL STRENGTH or ENERGY
ABSORPTION CAPACITY
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SHOTCRETE REINFORCEMENT
 WELDED WIREMESH
> 4mm-5mm diameter, 100-200mm o.c.
 STEEL FIBRE
> 800MPa, 25kg-60kg dosages, 30-65mm length
 MACRO SYNTHETIC FIBRE (Class II)

> 500MPa, 2.5kg-7kg dosages, 42-65mm length
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WELDED WIRE MESH
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WIRE MESH
Time consuming, too much rebound, increased volume of shotcrete. Costly compared to FRS.
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WIRE MESH with STEEL ARCH
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FIBRES (STEEL or MACRO)
Steel Fibres Macro Synthetic Fibres
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FIBRES ARE DIFFERENT
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FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE/SHOTCRETE
GOODQUALITY
FIBRE FIBREREINFORCED
APPLICATION CONCRETE
CONCRETE Tensile Strength
Energy Absorption
Young’s Modulus Workmanship
Mix Design Quality (J)
Embossing Equipment
Residual Flexural
Certified/Tested Strength (MPa)
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FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIFICATION
ASTM C 1550
ASTM C 1609
EFNARC
EN 14485-2006
ACI 506.1R-08
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MEASURE OF PERFORMANCE - BEAMS
ASTMC1609 EN14651
Standard Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Test Method for Fibered Concrete Measuring
Concrete (Using Beamwith Third-Point Loading) the Flexural Tensile Strength (LOP,
Residual)
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MEASURE OF PERFORMANCE - PANELS
ASTMC1550 EN14488-5
Standard Method for Flexural Toughness of Fiber-Reinforced Determination of Energy Absorption Capacity
Concrete (Using Centrally Loaded Round Panel) of Fibre Reinforced Slab Specimens
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THE BENEFITS OF MACRO FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE
Corrosion Free Reinforcement – Long Term

Performance and Durability
Lower Dose Rates (BARCHIP)
Lower Construction Cost – compared to traditional
methods
Safer and Lighter to Handle – Less Risk of Injury to
workers
Reduced Maintenance and Wear on Equipment
Less Carbon Emission – compared to Steel
Reduced Construction Time – Higher Productivity
Reduced Capital Costs
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THE BARCHIP ADVANTAGE
BarChip works by distributing 100’s of thousands of
high tensile strength fibres throughout the entire
concrete mix.
They reinforce every part of the concrete structure,

leaving no vulnerable unreinforced concrete cover.
The BarChip reinforcement system

 Is engaged at the onset of micro cracking
 Controls crack propagation, and
 Minimises crack width.
The end result is a concrete structure that is more

durable, more ductile and faster to produce.
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Make the Change to a Better
Reinforcement
Our Vision Our Process Your Product

BarChip has a simple vision - We believe that long term When you work with BarChip,
revolutionize the world of business relationships can you know that your concrete
concrete reinforcement. For only be sustained by a asset has been reinforced to
over 100 years the technology commitment to provide the the latest engineering
of concrete reinforcement has highest quality products and standards. It will never suffer
barely changed. We set out to services. We make sure to from corrosion. It will be
create a new reinforcement understand your concrete, cheaper and quicker to build. It
for the 21st century. We know the performance will be safer and it will keep
created BarChip synthetic requirements and work with performing throughout its
fibre reinforcement. you to get the right design and entire 100+ year design life.
the right performance
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BarChip Macro Synthetic Fibres

for Shotcrete Application

Macro Fibre Manufacturing

 Shotcrete for Ground Support

 Temporary and Permanent Sprayed

 Embedded Rail Slabs

FLOORING and PAVING

 Commercial and Industrial

Fibres Provide Residual

 MACRO SYNTHETIC FIBRE (Class II)

Corrosion Free Reinforcement – Long Term

They reinforce every part of the concrete structure,

The BarChip reinforcement system

The end result is a concrete structure that is more

Our Vision Our Process Your Product

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