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Dramix Pro:
Steel Fiber Slab-on-Ground Design Note

1. Project Info
Project: Industrial floor - warehouse Surface: 12.000m Name: Vermaelen Heatings Country: Belgium

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2. Input Data
a. Load Cases
TWO WHEEL LOADS Load P Contact pressure 4.00 N/mm2 Distance 1500 mm

40 kN

unifOrmLy DiSTribuTED LOAD Load Q

40 kN/m2

b. Concrete Characteristics
Following concrete characteristics have been applied in this design. CONCRETE CHARACTERISTICS Compressive strength Flexural strength E-modulus Poisson Coefficient Shrinkage factor ()

ffctk Ec

C25/30 3.40 N/mm2 30.500 N/mm2 0.15 0.40

c. Sub-base
The sub-base constant k is being measured with a round plate of 760 mm (30 inch).If another diameter is used the obtained value has to be adjusted to the standard test. ks = 0.030 N/mm3

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d. Joint spacing
XS = 6000 mm YS = 6000 mm

Y S

3. Safety Factors
Material Factors Concrete Steel fiber concrete Load Factors Variable Loads Dynamic Factor (module loads) yQ yQd 1.20 1.20 yc ySF 1.50 1.20

4. Design cases - Overview

Load ca Load case Two Wheel loads Uniform Distributed load Internal X X Saw-Cut X Edge X

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5. Results
Equivalent flexural strength (Ffct, eq, 150 )

SF =

6(m + m) ctk * ySF : 2.31 N/mm2 h2 yc

6. Dramix Solution
Subbase k-value Concrete compressive strength, f c Max joint spacing Floor thickness Dosage Fiber type 0.030 N/mm3 C25/30 6000 mm * 6000 mm 150 mm 24 kg/m3 RC-65/60-BN

7. Control
Ultimate limit state
Loads Shrinkage Temperature

Serviceability Limit state

See at www.bekaert.com/building: - product data sheet - recommendations for dosing, handling and mixing - standard specification text
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