Working with Bekaert
Bekaert is a global technological leader in its two core competences: advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings, and a market leader in drawn wire products and applications.
Bekaert is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 23 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities.
Dramix® steel fibre reinforcement for tunnel works: facing tough security and durability challenges
40 years of tunnel reinforcement
For more than 40 years, Bekaert’s Dramix® steel fibre technology has offered durability and safety to tunnel constructions. Dramix® is an economical reinforcement product enabling higher reinforcement performance to be obtained with lower steel fibre dosages, while at the same time guaranteeing stable product quality.
Dramix® steel fibres have proven their value in tunnel constructions all over the world and in a wide variety of tunnel applications:
- Road tunnels
- Subway tunnels
- Railway tunnels
- Mining tunnels
- Hydro-power gallery
- Water treatment gallery
Adding to the safety aspect, Dramix® is compliant with all relevant global and local construction standards.
Tailored to customer needs
From research lab to construction site, Bekaert closely monitors the performance of its Dramix® steel fibre. Bekaert is close to its various stakeholders (owner, designers, contractors, concrete plants, precast producer), so it is able to offer the most suitable fibre concrete solution, tailored to the specific requirements of the construction project.
Some applications:
- Fibre spray concrete
- Precast segment
- Cast in situ final lining
- And many more
Continuous innovation, continuous improvement
But the story continues. Together with its partners, Bekaert always seeks the competitive edge by continuously innovating and improving on quality, cost- effectiveness and usability. For example, Bekaert developed a unique concept of galvanized glued fibre bundles, offering Dramix® Green the highest performance on the market, as testified by numerous tests. Bekaert also commits itself to actively follow the recent concrete evolutions (SCC, HPC, UHPFRC…) on the market. Last but not least, Bekaert developed the M6 FIRE® micro –polypropylene fibre, which improves fire-resistance of concrete structures, as a single solution or in combination with Dramix®
