Safer, More Durable, More Ductile
Ground Support
Since the early 1990’s, fiber reinforced shotcrete has been rapidly adopted as the primary ground control in underground mining operations, so much so that today it’s used in nearly every major mining operation around the world.
Why do miners love it so much? Barchip’s synthetic fiber reinforcement provides the most ductile concrete on the planet. We’ve proven our products perform at 5mm, 40mm, even 100mm deflections. When you’re deep underground this is the performance you need to stay safe.
- Shotcrete Linings
- Highwall Stabilisation
- Roadways
- Culverts
- Slab on Grade
- Railway Trackslab
- Hard Rock
- Soft Rock
Increase Site Safety
The ability of Barchip’s synthetic fiber reinforced shotcrete to help control and prevent rock falls and rock bursts is one of the single greatest contributors to mine safety in the past 30 years.
Since the introduction of sprayed concrete the incidents of injury or worse as a result of rock fall have dramatically reduced.
Cheaper, Faster, Mine Development
Fiber reinforced shotcrete is widely recognised as the most effective means of rock support due to its speed of delivery, economy, safety and durability.
Barchip’s synthetic fiber reinforced shotcrete has been shown to reduce ground support costs by 11.8% with production speeds 7.5 times faster than with other types of ground support.
Cheaper, Faster, Mine Development
Fiber reinforced shotcrete is widely recognised as the most effective means of rock support due to its speed of delivery, economy, safety and durability.
Barchip’s synthetic fiber reinforced shotcrete has been shown to reduce ground support costs by 11.8% with production speeds 7.5 times faster than with other types of ground support.
Unmatched Toughness
Barchip’s synthetic fiber shotcrete reinforcement is unmatched in usability and service performance. Our fibers continue to deliver the highest concrete ductility results on the market.
In the past 10 years Barchip has increased our fiber performance by 220% and reduced dose rates nearly 70%. For you this means lower costs, less time and above all higher performance.
Rust Free – Long Lasting Shotcrete
Barchip’s macro synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement will never rust. Barchip’s synthetic fiber maintains 99.8% of its performance after exposure testing, compared with only 54% for steel alternative.
Accelerated testing shows that Barchip’s macro synthetic fibers are not affected by concrete’s alkali environment. Furthermore, tests show Barchip’s fibers are not affected by UV exposure or embrittlement of concrete. Durable, long lasting, low maintenance concrete.
Rust Free – Long Lasting Shotcrete
Barchip’s macro synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement will never rust. Barchip’s synthetic fiber maintains 99.8% of its performance after exposure testing, compared with only 54% for steel alternative.
Accelerated testing shows that Barchip’s macro synthetic fibers are not affected by concrete’s alkali environment. Furthermore, tests show Barchip’s fibers are not affected by UV exposure or embrittlement of concrete. Durable, long lasting, low maintenance concrete.
LATEST NEWS
BarChip is a BEFIB 2021 Silver Sponsor
BarChip is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2021 RILEM-fib international symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete.
BarChip is a Member of ISCA – Sustainable Construction
Barchip is a proud member of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA). Low carbon concrete reinforcement.
BarChip Sponsoring ATS2020+1
BarChip is a proud sponsor of the 2021 Australasian Tunnelling Conference. Over the past few years, BarChip has become the preferred choice for major Australian tunnelling infrastructure works.
LATEST PROJECTS
Alto Maipo BarChip Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete
BarChip fibre reinforced shotcrete is supporting the Alto Maipo Hydro Power, one of the largest infrastructure projects in Chile.
BarChip FRS El Melón II
BarChip fibre reinforced shotcrete is supporting the Melón II road tunnel in Valparaíso, Chile.
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.
