Barchip Structural Synthetic Fibres

Mining & Tunnelling Projects

150 tunnels

Mines

Tunnels

South America

2005

Australia

2000

JAPAN

1997

Europe

2001

Other

North America

2002

Mine Decline

Barchip reinforced shotcrete

Oliola Water Tunnel - Spain

Oliola Water Tunnel - Spain

Ontigola High Speed Rail - Spain

Halsnøy Sub sea road

Tunnel Norway

Contractor: Veidekke Special Projects AS

Project: 6.3 km new state road from

Sunde to Tofte at Halsnøy in Kvinnherad

municipality

4.1 km subsea tunnel.

Tunnel width is 8.5 m with a depth of

135m below sea level.

Atlantic Sub sea road

Tunnel Norway

Contractor: Mesta

Project: Atlantic Ocean tunnel

5,735 m subsea tunnel in Kristiansund on

national road Rv 64,

Price: approx. 40 million Euro.

At its deepest point, the tunnel will be

excavated to -251 metres.

Construction will begin in October 2006 and

completion will be December 2008.

Seven twin bored tunnels

Kvernasen - 150 m;

Skifjell - 1,060 m;

Songefjellheia - 350 m;

Bjellandsvad-Steindal - 1,560 m,

Steindal-Urdal - 2,190 m;

Loehia - 130 m

Studeheia - 300 m

Totalling approx.

2 x 5,740 metres.

E18 Road Tunnels

Norway

Ichinose Road Tunnel - Japan

Product: Barchip Kyodo 48mm

Dose: 4kg/m3

Purpose:Secondary Lining refurb

Tomiwaka Road Tunnel - Japan

Barchip Kyodo 48mm

Dose: 4kg/m3

Purpose: Secondary Lining

Three large caverns –

85, 125 and 195 metres in length

Total – approx. 7400m2 roof reinforced

with Barchip Shogun 48mm – 10kgs/m3

Flexural strength 4.0MPa

Residual strength 2.5MPa – 3mm

ASTM C1018-97

Stockholm Underground Carpark

16 – 20 metres

7 - 8 metres

Stockholm Underground Carpark

EPB Segmental Lining

Tunnel Lining

• 14metre diameter

• 7 segments = 1 ring

• 300mm thickness

• 25m3 per ring

• Required for Crack

control & Impact

resistance

EPB Segmental Lining

REINFORCEMENT CAGE

POURING

EPB Segmental Lining

FINISHING

STEAM CURING

Precast retaining wall panels

Precast water tanks

Residential Construction - Japan

Barchip Kyodo - 48mm length.

Dosage: 5kg/m3

Insulated Concrete Formwork - ICF

Insulated Concrete Formwork - ICF

Barchip Kyodo - 48mm length.

Dosage: 5kg/m3

Insulated Concrete Formwork - ICF

Measurement of a fibres performance can be

calculated from a suitable ‘toughness’ test

Beams

EFNARC Panel

Round Determinate Panel

Performance measurement

150 150 150

Span Length 450

YokeLVDT

P/2 P/2

Rocker Support

75

• Single crack at

centre

• 29% variation

in results (more

specimens)

Beam Test

USA – C1018 -89

JPN – JSCE – SF4

Belgium / Spain – NBN B 15-238,239

Swedish beam test –

Load point

Rigid supporting

100x100 mm

500x500 mm

simple supports

100x600x600 mm

square panel

fixture

EFNARC Panel Test

3D test

Plate test gaining international

acceptance

9% variation in results

Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm

EFNARC Panel Test

Pivoted support

points with steel

bearing plates

75x800 mm diameter

round panel

100 mm diameter

hemispherical load point

Support points

on 750 mm

diameter

Developed by Dr Stefan

Bernard at the University

of Western Sydney

ASTM C1550

75mm panel more

relevant to insitu

shotcrete

4% variability for 3

specimens

Round Determinate Panel Test

Eurocode 2

Mesh replacement

CALCULATION METHODS

„Hand calculations” Finite Element Method (FEM)

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„HAND CALCULATIONS”

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FAILURE CRITERIA

OF FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE (FRC)

FEM 3D ELEMENT

FEM MATERIAL MODEL

FEM

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MONOLITHIC TUNNELS

recommendation from

Technical Manual for Design and Construction of Road Tunnels - Civil Elements

032 – Tunnel in Sochi

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INDUSTRIAL FLOORS 010 – Anchor plate – Norwegian, Shell

Load on the plate Stress in the plate

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INDUSTRIAL FLOORS

035 – Iron ore stock pile yard – Malaysia, Sri Jaya

If special loads occur – calculation with FEM…

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INDUSTRIAL FLOORS

If special situation occur – calculation with FEM…

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TANKS

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TUNNEL SEGMENTS 047 – Segmental tunnel – Turkish

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031 – C.A.METRO LOS TEQUES – Mexico

001 – Wall panel – Russia

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