Sydney Metro City & Southwest Tunnel Track Slab
BarChip macro synthetic fibre replaced approximately 1,900 tonnes of steel in the Sydney Metro City & Southwest tunnel track slab, reducing embodied carbon by 44%.
BarChip macro synthetic fibre replaced approximately 1,900 tonnes of steel in the Sydney Metro City & Southwest tunnel track slab, reducing embodied carbon by 44%.
BarChip macro synthetic fibre is simplifying track slab construction on the Gold Coast Light Rail by eliminating steel reinforcement and saving time on site.
In total, 438.7 tonnes of steel reinforcement was replaced with just 19 tonnes of BarChip48 macro synthetic fibre. Along with simplified logistics and faster construction, this change resulted in a direct carbon reduction of 900 tCO2-eq.
BarChip macro synthetic fibre helped Parramatta Light Rail deliver world-class sustainable infrastructure, reducing the carbon footprint of the concrete track slab by 4,815 tonnes of CO2e and reducing labour costs by 15%.
BarChip fibre was used to reinforce the Jackon THERMOMUR insulated concrete forms from BEWI at Villa Fonnes in Norway.
BarChip fibre reinforced shotcrete was used for the walls of the Warland St Trunk Drain, recovering construction time lost to bad weather.
BarChip reduce carbon footprint of shotcrete ground support by over 70 million kg of carbon.
BarChip48 is Reinforcing 45 km of Concrete Track Slab in Istanbul’s New M11 Metro Line. BarChip eliminated corrosion and reduced construction time.
BarChip FRC pumped a world record 2km for the Forrestfield-Aiport Link Track Slab and won the 2023 CIA state award for excellence…
After 15 years the BarChip fibre reinforced concrete trackslab of the Docklands Light Rail shows no signs of deterioration. Read more…
75 meter driveway retaining wall completed in just 3 days, saving home owners thousands.
BarChip is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2021 RILEM-fib international symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete.