Client/Developer – Stanley Black & Decker
Main Contractor – Federal Group
Design & Build Contractor – Conset Construction Ltd
Ready Mix Supplier – Firth Industries
This new 14,600m2 facility is the first of many to be constructed around the world for manufacturing electrolysis for the production of Hydrogen.
FFI and Hutchies needed a high quality flat floor for the mostly automated facility, and Dramix was the obvious choice.
Developer: – Fortescue Future Industries
Builders: – Hutchinson
Engineers: – Tungsten Structures
Premix Suppliers: – Boral Concrete
Contractor: – Top End Steel Fixing
Dramix steel fibres are perfect for warehouse external pavements, offering a quick and easy solution that is more durable and longer lasting than other alternatives.
Client/Developer: Balar Family Trust
Engineer: Engenium
D&B Contractor: Hanham & Philp Contractors Ltd
Ready Mix Supplier: Ashby’s Ready Mixed (Allied Concrete)
Tomkins Commercial and Industrial Builders have already built a couple of high quality Dramix 5D Slab-on-Piles projects at Brisbane Airport, and knew that it was again the right solution for the recently constructed expansion to the existing DHL facility. Tungsten Structures engineers were again on the project and worked with Keller to design this facility using their CMC piling system.
Builder: Tomkins Commercial and Industrial Builders
Engineer: Tungsten Structures
Concrete Contractor: McGinn Concrete
Concrete Supplier: Neilsens
Location: Brisbane Airport, QLD Australia
An innovative solution using Dramix 5D steel fibre reinforcing to reduce the amount of conventional reinforcement required for shear, bending moment and crack control. The solution proved to be quicker, easier and more cost effective than the traditional more labour intensive option.
In the red-hot New Zealand construction market, reducing the time to fix and tie steel reinforcing can provide major benefits to a construction programme. Calibre Consulting Engineers utilised Dramix 5D 65/60 BG fibre to redesign this 900mm deep, 1000m2 raft slab, resulting in the elimination of a significant volume of conventional reinforcing. The combined solution (fibre + conventional reinforcing) provided equivalent structural performance and crack control with approximately 40% less conventional steel, all designed in accordance with NZS3101. The revised design was significantly faster to construct and approximately 10-15% cheaper than the original design.
Engineer: Calibre Consulting
Main Contractor: Envision Eighty20
Concrete Contractor: Structural Concrete Solutions
Concrete Supplier: Firth Industries
Schenk facility in Jandakot Western Australia is not your usual commercial shed, there’s pits, services, and major equipment that requires careful consideration. The engineers on this project, have done an outstanding job in considering all the client’s requirements. Most of the internal slabs are constructed from BOSFA’s, tried and tested Dramix 3D product with a slab thickness of 200mm to accommodate the heavier than normal loads.
There are two large sections internally that required additional detailing due to the sensitivity of the machines being used, for this the engineers adopted a Dramix 4D Combi Slab. The combi slab allows for larger fully restrained slabs to be poured with no jointing, no saw cuts and no dowelled joints.
McVeigh Consulting again specified a “Seamless” Dramix 4D Combi Slab for the 22,000m2 Container Park to handle the huge loads from the massive forklifts and stacked containers.
Dramix Jointless slabs were used for the 15,000m2 internal warehouse as well.
And on top of that Dramix was used in the Footings throughout the facility too.
Builder: Tomkins Commercial and Industrial
Engineer: McVeigh Consulting
Concrete Contractor: QR Contracting
Concrete Supplier: Boral
Location: Fisherman’s Island. Port of Brisbane, QLD Australia
Application: Dramix 4D Combi Slab / Dramix 3D Jointless Slabs / Dramix Footings
Constructed back in 2012, there are 4 major intersections between Karratha and Dampier. Each intersection constructed using a concrete slab reinforced with Dramix 3D fibres. These intersections are noted to have between 14,000 – 20,000 vehicle movements per day ranging from standard vehicle loads to major road train loadings. So if you’ve ever wondered if those little fibres can handle the load, here’s a great example of yes they can.
Built in 2016 this truck stop is located in Karratha, North West Western Australia. The facility is located on the North West Coastal Hwy, servicing many travellers and heavy haulage vehicles in the area.
Cockburn Shopping centre upgrade was a top down construction method, fairly new to Perth back in 2013 / 2014 and designed via Airey Taylor Construction. So, it was very pleasing that ATC adopted a fibre solution for the carpark basement slab on this project. It’s a great example of SFRC and is easy to access should you like to see how well a Dramix SFRC slab performs.