Dramix®
Dramix® READY, reinforcement for s economical, lightly industrial floors The safe and smart way. Mesh-free, but steel reinforced Dramix® steel fibre concrete reinforcement is a successful alternative for traditional mesh reinforcement. For shops, warehouses or any lightly loaded floor construction, Dramix® steel fibres offer an easy and cost-effective way to reduce crack formation.
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Keep it simple:
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Save time:
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Save money: 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.
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Avoid risk:
make use of one simple reinforcement solution for various job site requirements.
eliminate mesh and reduce your construction time.
replace steel with steel. With 40 years of experience, Dramix® is the proven solution.
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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 lightly industrial floors
shop
small warehouse
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✔ Subsoil: k > 0.03 N/mm³
✔ Loads: Wheel - Point - Pallet
✔ Floor thickness: 120 – 150 mm
✔ Contraction joints: max. 6 by 6 metre
✔ Concrete quality: C20/25 • C25/30
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Concrete C20/25 • C25/30: quality must be in line with national standards Fibre type: Dramix® READY Maximum loads
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150/150 200/200 5/5 (A131) 6/6 (A189) 6/6 (A142) 7/7 (A193)
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Floor thickness (mm) 120 130 140 150
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kN/axe 30 35 40 50
kN/point 10 15 20 25
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Calculated for loads acting in the middle of the plate and on contraction joints. Does not apply for outdoor paving, deep freeze floors and general foundation slabs. No allowance has been made for settlement and deformations of the sub ground or foundation. Provided with saw cut contraction joints (max. squares 6x6m). Ready for use after 28 days.
Recommendations for a great floor: find your specification texts at
www.bekaert.com/building => providing predefined data on: -
soil support system concrete quality admixtures sheets and isolation joints contraction joints connections and auxiliary reinforcement curing …
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kN/m2 15 20 25 30
A recipe for quality, cost-efficiency and the environment. It’s all in the Dramix® package. 1. Approved and controlled fibres 1 Reinforcement in line with regulations and local standards CE approved fibres: solutions with
optimal fibre dosage and CE certificates. Request your CE certificate.
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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.
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. Significant cost savings Example: Dramix® READY
traditional mesh 150/150/6/6
150 mm cost in %
cost in %
spacers
9,5%
spacers
0,0%
mesh 0.5 €/kg*
64%
Dramix® READY
90%
mesh placing
26,5%
mesh placing
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total cost in %
100%
total cost in %
90%
SAVINGS
10% 10%
* 15 % waste and overlap
✔ No cost of - offloading - storing - moving and placing mesh - spacers ✔ No health and safety issues associated with placing mesh
Request your tailor-made cost comparison.
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. Solution with Dramix®
Traditional mesh 120 mm concrete + 200/200/7/7
120 mm concrete + Dramix® READY
Compared to standard mesh solutions, Dramix® allows you to reduce your C02 emission and energy consumption.
Request your energy comparison sheet.
=>13% energy reduction Example: Lightly loaded floor comparison Concrete Concrete thickness (mm) Energy consumption: GJ/m3 Reinforcement Reinforcement solution Energy consumption: kWh/ton Total Energy consumption (GJ/m3)
Rebar or mesh
Dramix® READY
120 2.89
120 2.89
200/200/7/7 Dramix® READY single mesh 6.25 6.3 0.42555
Reduction of energy consumption
0.3684
13%
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.
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saw-cut industrial floors jointless floors pile-supported floors seamless floors fluid-tight floors rafts and clad racks
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heavy duty pavements footings compression layers steel decks crack width design based on combined reinforcement
Consult your Bekaert representative for specialized information
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NV Bekaert SA Building Products Bekaertstraat 2 BE-8550 Zwevegem Belgium T +32 56 76 61 10 F +32 56 76 79 47 infobuilding@bekaert.com www.bekaert.com/building
(1) NV Bekaert reserves the right to alter these tables without prior notice.
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