Shotcrete

Re3
85

75
6 0 /3 3
65
CHD 0 /3 0
6
CHO /35
4 5
L HO
55

45

35
20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0

Dosage kg/m3
Tests Undertaken By CSIRO in
90
Australia
80 5
Scanfibre CHD60/33NB 5/3
Toughness (Re3)

ix 6
70 Dr
a m

60
50 T
P E E25H
40 BH

30
20
Dotted/black Testing By CSIRO, Melbourne
10 Solid/red Testing by Univ. Western Sydney
Each result is the average of 5 beams to eliminate rogue results
First crack deflection was 0.034-0.04mm showing that test set up was sufficiently rigid
0
0 20 40 60 80
Dosage (kg/m3)
 Comparison Of Shotcrete Fibres
Re3
90

Dramix 65/35
80 Brochure(3)

70

60

50
UWS Results for
Scanfibre Dramix 65/35 Published
40 UWS Results (2)
CHD60/33NB(1)
Results available on request from
Scancem materials

30
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Dosage (kg/m3)
1) E.S.Bernard. “Test results for CHD60.33NB"
2) E.S.Bernard. “Correlation in the Performance of Fibre Reinforced shotcrete Beams and Panels” Eng. Rpt. CE9 UWS. 1999
3) Product data sheet “Dramix RC65/35BN” N.V. Bekaet S.A 1998
 Tests Undertaken By
Bridgestone in Japan
4000
Average of 4 tests
Scanfibre CHD 60/33NB
3000 Bekaert 65/35
Load (kg)

2000

1000

1 2 3
Deflection (mm)
 1800
CHD67/37NB
1600 CHO65/35NB
Deflection of Panel (Joules)
Energy Absorbed to 25mm

LHO45/35NB
1400

1200

1000 100 x 100

800
500 x 500

600 x 600
600
20 30 40 50 60
Dosage kg/m3
 Shotcrete Plate Tests
Fibre type, max load, energy absorbed.
140 Load (kN)
Dramix 30/0.50, 132kN, 1445Joules

EE25 High Tensile, 98kN, 939Joules

100
EE25 Mild
Steel, 93 kN
589Joules

60

20
EE18, 68kN, 412Joules

5 10 15 20
Deflection (mm)
 Shotcrete Plate Tests
Load (kN)
140
132kN 50kg/m3 Dramix 30/0.50
121kN 8mm mesh at 200mm centres

100 90.3kN 4mm mesh at 100mm centres

60

20

5 10 15 20
Deflection (mm)
Joules
1800
1600 Recent Test

1400 Testing at University

Of Western Sydney
1200
Fibres all at 50kg/m3
1000

8mm bar at 200mm c/cs

4mm bar at 150mm c/cs

800
600

CHO65/35NB

CHD60/33NB
400
200
Xorex
EE18

EE25

EE25

Plain
Haex

0
 Load at 25mm Deflection (KN)
60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00
Xorex

Harex

F82

Chainwire

Plain
EE18

EE25

EE25

Dramix

F41
Horle
 Total Energy Absorbed (Joules)
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0

Harex
Horle
Dramix

Xorex

Chainwire

Plain
EE18

EE25

F82
EE25

F41
 0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140

EE18

EE25

EE25

Dramix

Xorex

Horle

Harex

F82

F41
Maximum Load (KN)

Chainwire

Plain