Method Statement for Dramix® Steel Fiber Reinforce Concrete

A. GROUND PREPARATION

1. For slab on grade, the sub-grade shall be 8. Additional reinforcement should be

mechanically compacted until th required installed at critical location such as edge,
bearing capacity (k-value or CBR) and a floor drop, openings, column (Fig.2) and
layer of fine crushed rock or similar to be should be placed at about 30mm below
placed in order to provide a satisfactory the top of the slab and 50mm from the
leveling course. edges of critical location (Fig.3)
2. Ground compaction shall be in accordance
with the general codes of practice. The
tolerance of the sub-grade level should be
±10mm.
3. For pile supported slab, cement stabilized
or lean concrete can be used to improve
the sub-grade. If the SFRC is to be placed
directly on the excavated ground, the base
surface should be evenly dampened to
avoid any differential drying of the wet Fig. 2: Isolation of Columns
concrete.
4. Polythene (PE) sheeting shall be placed
between subgrade and concrete slab
(Fig.1) in order to decrease friction and to
reduce drying out of the wet concrete.

Fig. 3: Typical slab joint details

9. Allocate a convenient area to dose steel

fiber behind the mixing truck for onsite
mixing.
10. Make sure all the access way, concreting
Fig. 1: Placing of PE Sheets
machinery and materials are ready before
concreting.
5. The slab area for placing concrete should 11. Prepare sufficient tools, flooring machinery
be avoided from all weather influences and others concreting machinery. All
(strong air flows, raining, exposed to sun- machineries shall be tested before
light etc.) casting.
6. Make sure the formwork for the
construction joint has been properly Note
installed. 1. Finalize all slab joint details, location and
7. Ensure the slab finishing level control within others slab detailing before the casting.
the specified tolerance slab thickness. 2. Experienced and fully equipped flooring
specialist shall be considered.

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 3. Discussion regarding casting sequence, flooring contractor before the actual
capacity and methodology shall be concreting works, to finalize the concrete
determined by flooring contractor before design mix and to observe quality of floor
actual casting. being executed.
4. Perform trial mix and sample slab casting
(if required) with the concrete supplier and

B. BATCHING OF STEEL FIBRES

1. Ensure the concrete grade and slump

(Fig.5) delivered to site is according to
specification.

Fig. 6: Dosing of fibres manually

7. Keep mixer drum running at highest speed

when adding steel fiber (min. drum speed :
Fig. 5: Concrete slump test
12 rpm).
2. The concrete slump requirements before 8. Full speed rotation of mixer drum after
batching SF depends on the method of mixing (1 minute/m3).
placement and design dosage.
3. Recommended concrete slump without SF

Placing method Direct discharge Concrete pump

Fibre dosage (kg/m )3
Slump (mm) Slump (mm)
15 -253) 150 170 9. If necessary proceed concrete slump test
(kg/m
30 -35 150 – 170 170 – 200 after mixing SF. Reject concrete if it fails
40 -45 170 – 200 170 -200 below 80mm slump.
10. Discharge the concrete at designated
4. For slump lesser than 130mm, it is location.
suggested that super- plasticizers (SP) to
be used as a water reducing admixture. Note
5. Additional water at site to increase concrete 1. Plan the volume of concrete delivered in
slump or workability is strictly prohibited. order to reach total steel fibre weight per
6. Position the concrete truck and dose the truck in round figure (80kg, 100kg etc).
steel fibers according to design dosage 2. In order to reduce the batching time, avoid
(kg/m3). Add Dramix® Steel fiber at the high capacity concrete truck mixer.
rate of 30 seconds per bag (Fig.6).

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 3. To ensure the SF volume for every batch, 4. Erect a scaffolding (x2 stack high) platform
prepare the total weight of steel fibre for adding steel fibres manually incase the
needed per batch and placed it near to dosing system unfunctional.
dosing machine or platform before the truck
mixer ready.

C. CONCRETING

1. Discharge concrete directly or by using

concrete pump (Fig. 8).

Fig. 10: Vibrating truss screeding

7. Curing compound or others curing method
Fig. 8: Direct discharge concrete should be apply accordingly, immediately
2. Compacting, screeding and leveling the after all the required finishing step
concrete slab with proper or other completed.
conventional method. 8. Protect the fresh casting area from weather
3. Finishing should commence when there is and loading before the curing process
no free bleed water on the surface and accomplished.
should be done by using a steel hard trowel,
bull float or power rotary trowelling machine Note:
(power float).
4. Power trowelling can only start 3-4 hrs. after 1. The SFRC should be fresh and no longer
concreting (no water bleeding on the slab than 60min after batch time from concrete
surface). plant.
5. Introduced contraction joint (Saw cut joint) 2. The concrete delivery should be constant
within 8--12 hrs after concreting. and consistent rate throughout the pour.
6. Saw cut joint width to be within 3-5mm; 3. In order to avoid appearance SF on slab
depth to be 1/3 of slab thickness (Fig. 9). surface, vibrating screeding method
(Vibrating Truss-Fig.10, Magic Screed,
Laser Screed, etc) and Ride On Trowelling
method shall be considered)

Fig. 9: Saw cutting

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