Fish Creek Tunnel Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete
BarChip fibre reinforced shotcrete helps deliver $1.8 million in savings and reduce lining thickness by 50% at Fish Creek Tunnel.
Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete – Site C Hydro
BarChip Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete at the Site C clean energy project BarChip Fibre Reinforced Site C Clean Energy Project BC Hydro’s $10.7 billion Site C Clean Energy Project will be a third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in...
Caldecott Fourth Bore Tunnel: An Innovative NATM Design
The Caldecott Fourth Bore Tunnel demonstrates an innovative load-sharing tunnel lining system, which resulted in engineers reducing the final lining thickness by 30%.
St Helena Tunnel- Byron Bay, Australia
St Helena Tunnel: Australia’s First Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Road Tunnel The First Macro Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Road Tunnel in Australia – BarChip Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete Download the paper: Pacific Highway Updrade from Tintenbar...
Innovative Use of Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete
Innovative Use of Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete on the North Strathfield Rail Underpass- Sydney, NSW The first use of macro synthetic fibre reinforced ground support in a rail tunnel in Australia. Downloading the paper, “The North Strathfield Rail Underpass-...
Development Speeds Increase 25% at Mt Ovit Tunnel, Turkey
Excavation speeds in the Mt Ovit Tunnel increased 25% after a switch to BarChip Macro Synthetic Fibers
Provo Canyon Highway- Utah, United States
The Utah Department of Transportation officials approved the use of BarChip because of the superior performance and the additional benefits offered.
BarChip Reinforced Shotcrete Helps Make the Toughest Jobs Possible
BarChip macro synthetic fiber reinforcement was able to stabilise the remote embankment.
Culvert Bank Stabilisation – Project Time Reduced from 4 Days to 1.
BarChip structural synthetic fiber was chosen to meet the design life requirements, eliminate the risk of salt water corrosion and improve the structural integrity of the substrate.
Barchip Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete 35% Faster than Mesh and Bolts.
Methven (2004) shows that fiber reinforced shotcrete (FRS) has significantly faster development times compared with mesh and bolt ground support systems.
Durability Concerns at the Oliola Water Tunnel
Barchip’s synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement was used as the reinforcement in the sprayed lining, cast in-situ lining and invert segments of the Oliola water tunnel.
Helsinki Metro Achieves 60% Reduction in Equipment Maintenance with Barchip’s Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete Reinforcement
Barchip’s synthetic fiber helps deliver substantial material handling and maintenance cost reductions to Helsinki Metro.