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Case study #1

Barchip fibre vs Steel mesh

The following pictures and graph form a brief summary of concrete flooring research undertaken by Dr. Stefan Bernard in Australia.

The aim of this analysis was to compare the relative performance of steel mesh vs Barchip Kyodo synthetic fibre in a simulated concrete floor failure.
The test method involved casting 1200mm (47") diameter x 125mm (5") thick concrete panels and testing them on a rubber support to simulate a subgrade soil reaction.

No.	Specimen	Description
1	F62 steel mesh	6mm wire @ 200mm centres (1/4" wire @ 8" centres)
2	Barchip Kyodo fibre	3.5 kg per cubic metre (6 lbs per cubic yard)

Large 1200 mm diameter FRC panel at start of loading.

Large 1200 mm diameter FRC panel during test exhibiting
rotation of segments about yield lines (cracks)

Click to display graph of results

Did you know...?

New research has shown that as little as 3.5 kg m3 of Barchip Kyodo can replace 20 kg m3 steel fibre or equivalent steel mesh.

Test Reports

Flexural Toughness

Long Term Durability

Fire Resistance

Streaming Videos

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Batch plant integrated automatic dosing

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Barchip being sprayed at 7kg/m3 (12lbs/yd3)

Dosing Barchip

Simple to batch

Safer & lighter to handle than steel fibre.

Downloads

Download the Batchign Placing Finishing guide

Benefits

Easy to place and finish

No rust spots on surface finish

Equivalent flexural toughness to steel mesh or steel fibre

No rusting ensuring long term durability

Safer & lighter to handle

Reduced wear on pumping equipment

Clients

Safety

Reduce back injury

Did you know one 5kg bag of Barchip gives equivalent energy absorption performance to 25kg of steel fibre.

No more needles

Steel fibers are often referred to as needles due to the high frequency of puncture injuries to skin when handling

Paper Bags

Barchip is also available in dissolvable paper bags making batching even simpler. Just throw them "bag and all" in the truck and then batch your load of concrete.