Dramix®
Dramix® READY, reinforcement for foundations • strip foundations • line foundations • ground supported slab The safe and smart way Dramix® steel fibre concrete reinforcement is a successful alternative for traditional mesh reinforcement. For family houses, apartment blocks, public and utility buildings, Dramix® steel fibres offer an easy and cost-effective way to reduce crack formation.
Still quoting for mesh? Think again! -
Keep it simple:
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Save time:
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Save money:
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make use of one simple reinforcement solution for various job site requirements.
eliminate mesh and reduce your construction time.
by applying the best in class fibres, Dramix® enables you to use lowest steel fibre dosages with CE certification and to design in the most economical way.
Reinforce homogeneously:
glueing fibres into bundles guarantees quick and easy mixing with a uniform
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Avoid risk:
replace steel with steel. With 40 years of experience, Dramix® is the proven solution.
Yes! It is ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
as good as mesh to reduce crack formation. the economical solution supported by CE product certification. an easy to dose and mix fibre dosage. easy to pump. simple to pour and easy to finish with a power float. an environmentally friendly solution: less energy consumption per square metre compared to mesh.
The smart way for foundations
family house
apartment block
metal structure
light industrial
Are these your applications? ✔ Strip foundations
A
✔ Line foundations
B q
q
q1,q2
q
C
✔ Ground supported slab as subfloor + insulation (execution with floor heating system is possible)
A
B
C
: allowed soil pressure
Your solution : Tailor-made design possible on request
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Concrete C12/15 - C16/20 - C20/25: quality must be in line with national standards. Fibre type: Dramix® READY A STRIP FOUNDATION
B LINE FOUNDATION
dimensions (mm) allowed soil pressure in ULS (Mpa)
dimensions (mm) allowed soil pressure in ULS (Mpa)
width
height
0,10
0,25
width
height
q line loads (kN/m)*
0,10
C SUBFLOOR 0,25
q line loads (kN/m)*
q
q
q
q
5/5 or 6/6
5/5 or 6/6
30
75
500
300
50
125
400
700
40
100
600
300
60
150
500
800
50
125
750
400
75
190
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✔ ✔ ✔
600
800
60
150
900
450
90
225
The choice between different foundation techniques is to be made by the building engineer. No allowance has been made for settlements and deformations of the subground or foundation.
Practical recommendations: ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
200x200
500
Design notes:
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150x150
300
* admissable line loads in KN/m related to soil pressure in ultimate limit state.
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1
m BAG/2
Floor thicknesss (mm) 100 120 150
Acceptable loads: • uniformly permanent load (q1) = max 2.0 kN/m² • uniformly mobile load (q2) = max 2.0 kN/m² • uniformly line loads (q) = max 3.5 kN/m • point loads (P) = max 10.0 kN Loads may appear simultaneously or separately
Soil conditions must be checked in advance by tests in situ. This system is only suitable for foundations with elastic subbase. The solution must be checked and approved by the statical engineer responsible for the project. Min APPROVED thickness for ground supported slabs = 120 mm (see BBA approval in UK, SECO approval in Belgium and DAT approval in France)
A recipe for quality, cost-efficiency and the environment. It’s all in the Dramix® package. 1. Approved and controlled fibres Reinforcement in line with regulations and local standards CE approved fibres: solutions with
optimal fibre dosage and CE certificates. Request your CE certificate. A solution offering a minimum of 2200 metre wire reinforcement in each cubic metre This multidimensional steel web ensures an efficient redistribution of tensions, which are required for optimum crack control.
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2. Ready-to-use reinforced concrete At your concrete plant, Dramix® is mixed industrially into a first-rate, homogeneous all-in-one reinforcement solution. The Dramix® concrete is then delivered to you as a ready to use end product.
3. Cost comparison Example: STRIP FOUNDATION OR LINE FOUNDATION
GROUND SUPPORTED SLAB
600 mm x 300 mm
APPROVED min thickness = 120 mm Dramix® READY
traditional
Dramix® READY
traditional mesh 150/150/6/6 mm
120 mm
material
cost in %
rebar + styrups 4,5 kg/m(*) x 0.5 €/kg
40%
labour = handling + placing
60%
total cost in % per current meter * 15 % waste and overlap
100%
material
Dramix® READY 18 €/m
3
labour = handling + placing total cost in % per current meter SAVINGS
Request your tailor-made cost comparison.
cost in % 65%
0% 65%
35%
material
cost in %
material
cost in %
spacers
9,50%
spacers
0,00%
mesh 0.5 €/kg*
64%
Dramix® READY
72%
labour = handling + placing
26,50%
labour = handling + placing
0%
total cost in %/m
2
* 15 % waste and overlap
100%
18 €/m3
total cost in %/m SAVINGS
2
72%
28%
4. A green product ✔ Dramix® READY consists of approximately 20% recycled materials. ✔ Dramix® READY is recyclable without any chemical side effect or pollution impact. ✔ Dramix® READY offers improved environmental sustainability.
Your local sales contact will: ✔ analyse and verify your project conditions. ✔ support you and your professional RMX partner during construction site meetings and/or execution. ✔ back you up with CE product certification and local approvals. ✔ assist you with a green design on energy consumption.
- general foundation slabs
- steel decks
- walls (cellar/basement/swimming pool/filling walls)
- lightly loaded floors - crack width design based on combined reinforcement
- compression layers
Consult your Bekaert representative for specialized information
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