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WireSolutions

Steel fibres
Shotcrete applications
WireSolutions
Steel fibres solutions

WireSolutions is part ArcelorMittal has been producing steel

of the ArcelorMittal fibres for over 30 years and is one of the
Group, the number leading suppliers of steel fibres worldwide.
one steel company Through a local presence, ArcelorMittal
in the world. Major aims to be closer to its customers to
product lines of the improve its service.
unit are industrial
wires (bright, All the fibres manufactured by
galvanised, annealed, ArcelorMittal are made of cold drawn,
coppered...), high tensile steel wire produced using the
agricultural products most modern equipment. Our policy of
(fencing, barbed continuous investment helps guarantee the
wire…), and steel durable performance of our products which
fibres for concrete are manufactured ISO 9001, ISO 14001
reinforcement. and OHSAS 18001 standards compliant.
All our fibres have CE-marking.

Transforming tomorrow.
Product range

ArcelorMittal has overcome challenges by properties and performance between the 1 200 (J)

optimizing the aspect ratio (fibre length various types of fibres. Nevertheless a
over effective diameter) and by shaping specification by performance is more and 1 100
their steel fibres in specific ways. These more common as it takes into account the
1 000
deformations can be along the fibre and/or specific characteristics of the different
35 /36
at the extremities. fibre types (rebound, anchorage, aspect 900
5 5/ 60 /35
ratio…). HE FE 90
Aspect ratios between 40-80 are currently 800 B IX
used. The higher the aspect ratio is, the Ongoing research at ArcelorMittal 5 TA
700 5/3
more difficult will be the handling of a has resulted in the development of a 7
fibre. Steel fibres are available in various variety of steel fibres for shotcrete, HE
600
lengths from 20 mm up to 40 mm for each performing best in its specific
shotcrete. 30 and 35 mm fibres have been application. All steel fibres from 500
applied most successfully. Specifying steel ArcelorMittal are cold drawn wire fibres (kg/m3)
fibres by the dosage rate (kg per cubic and therefore type I fibres according 25 30 35 40 45
meter of shotcrete) is common, but it is to ASTM A820 and type 1 according to
not in accordance with the latest findings, EN 14889-1. All our fibres have CE-
because of major differences in engineering marking.

Steel fibres
Steel fibre reinforced concrete for shotcrete applications is now ASTM A820, type I, cold drawn wire fibres
successfully used for many years due to its unique characteristics EN 14889-1, type 1, cold drawn wire fibres
and its numerous advantages.
Range of aspect ratios
Aspect ratio FE l/d: 60
FE
Aspect ratio HE l/d: 47,64
Aspect ratio TABIX l/d: 39

Range of dimensions
Dimensions FE d: 0.60 mm l: 36 mm
FE (Flat End) fibres are straight fibres with flattened, enlarged ends for Dimensions HE d: 0.55 – 0.75* mm l: 35 mm
improved anchorage. FE fibres can be applied with minimum rebound loss. Dimensions TABIX d: 0.90 mm l: 35 mm
The typical tensile strength of the wire is 1200 MPa.
*Available as galvanized Crapal® fibres

Packaging
HE
25 kg boxes and big bags of 500 and 1 000 kg

HE (Hooked End) fibres are straight fibres with additional hooked ends.
The HE shotcrete fibre can be used in all shotcrete applications. Commonly
used with dosage of 25 to 50 kg/m3, depending on ground conditions.
The HE fibre is shot with low rebound losses. The typical tensile strength of
the wire is 1200 MPa.

TABIX
Fibre performance able to cover the full range of actual
standard requirements (EFNARC, SIA, ASTM, all European
standards).

TABIX is an undulated steel fibre (1100 MPa) used in slope and wall
applications without overhead projection.
Applications

� ArcelorMittal steel fibres have been used now for years successfully in
many application areas.

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01 Road tunnel 03 Water tunnel 05 Mining

02 Railway tunnel 04 Emergency gallery 06 Slope stabilization

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07 Ground and rock support 09 Excavation and open pit stabilization

08 Repair and refurbishment 10 Special applications

Dosing equipment

Easy charging of a dosing unit

1) Transportation of the big bag by a
wheel loader or forklift truck over the
dosing unit.
2) Big bag bottom is cut and the fibres are
dropping down.
3) Vibrating hopper for easy dosing of the
fibres. 1 2 3

� Giving advice for the integration of

the fibres.

� Available dosing units:

– Automatic dosing unit with
permanent control of fibre dosage
rate.
– Conveyor belts.
– Bucket elevators.
– Steel fibre blowers.
– Storage and buffer belts.

� Assistance for planning and

installation of dosing equipments.

� Possibility to control the dosing

equipment by the batching plant IT
system.

� Assistance and service on site.

� Easy installation and application:

– All machinery is plug-and-play.
So any installation can be done.
– Within a short time and the
production of SFRC can be started
quickly.
 Technical Support
With worldwide experience and site With ArcelorMittal fibres, you do
assistance, ArcelorMittal is your partner for not have just “pneumatically applied
the equipment selection and installation concrete“, but a steel fibre reinforced
assistance, the chemical and additive shotcrete of highest quality and
recommendation, the right fibre selection reliability!
for your application and for the mix-design
for steel fibre reinforced shotcrete.

Advantages
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Steel fibre reinforced concrete for Shotcrete
shotcrete applications has now been consolidation
Conventional method

successfully used for many years due to Installation

its unique characteristics and numerous of wire-mesh

advantages: Installattion
of bolt/anchor

� Ductility of the reinforcement. Shocrete

application
� Cost savings.
Steel Fibre
� Time savings. Reinforced Shotcrete
SFRS

� Material savings. Installation

of bolt/anchor Conventional method
� Safe job site. without mucking
compared to Steel Fibre
Time saving
� Easy installation and application. with SFRS
Reinforced Shotcrete
method (SFRS).

Outstanding
technical support
� Providing top technical service to
the customers from job start up until
finalization of the project.

� Giving advice on mix design, fibres

selection and dosing equipment in order
to optimize performance and quality.

� Giving advice and training to the

workers.

� Participating to testing and results

analysis.

� In our opinion, research & development

is the key to success. We allow our
customers to take profit from our
experience collected on job-sites
around the world.
ArcelorMittal Bissen & Bettembourg
PO Box 16
L-7703 Bissen
T +352 83 57 72 1
F +352 83 56 98
reception.bissen@arcelormittal.com

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