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Concrete Pipes Roadmap

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Concrete Pipes Roadmap

1890 First concrete pipes

Mr Joseph Monier, French civil engineer, invent in 1890 the first concrete pipe to drain away waste water of Paris town.

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

1890 First realisation

The first reference was realized in 1890 wit 350 Km of circular and ovoid concrete pipes.

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

1890 First cushing test

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

Concrete is not ductile

OVALISATION = COLLAPSE
INELASTICITY
Concrete Pipes Roadmap

Concrete pipes origin

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

Concrete with steel mesh is better but not ductile

OVALISATION < COLLAPSE

INELASTICITY
Concrete Pipes Roadmap

SFC

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

SFRC Pipes

OVALISATION > COLLAPSE DUCTILITY

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

How to caste concrete pipes with Galvanized steel fiber in our industry today?

Concrete Pipes Roadmap

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Agenda: Basic Information 1. Pipes production machines 2. Concrete steel fibre 3. Production process 4. Production advantages

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1. Pipes production machines

A. Vibro-compression
B. Radiocompression C. Spinning and rolling

Basic Information Pipes production machines

The compatibility of steel fibres with pipe producing equipment isdependent on the way the concrete pipe is compacted. Mainly, there are 3 compaction methods:

Vibration Spinning Rolling

Pipes production machines

A. Vibration and compression system

The axis of the pipe is vertical The SFRC is delivery by a conveyor belt

Pipes production machines

A. Vibration and compression system

Concrete is poured between an internal and external mould The mould vibrate

Center of the mould Vibrated system Concrete Pipe

Pipes production machines

A. Vibration and compression system

Hawkeye Pedershaab Vihy Colle Vifesa Hawkeye Pedershaab McCracken

Pipes production machines

B. Radial compression The axis of the pipe is vertical

Pipes production machines

B. Radial compression
The concrete is compacted during the course of the radial pressing process.

The pressing action is effected by the rotating

pressing tool consisting of the distributor head, which rotates in the opposite direction of the pressing head.

Pipes production machines

B. Radial compression
Radial Pfeiffer Schlosser

C. Spinning and rolling system The axis of the pipe is horizontal

Pipes production machines

C. Spinning and rolling system

Spinning The pipe is compacted through centrifugal forces. Concrete is compacted via a rolling cylinder, compressing the concrete against the outer mould.

Pipes production machines

C. Spinning and rolling system

Rolling Here the axis of the pipe is vertical. The pipe is compacted via quickly rotating cylinders, positioned on a vertical shaft, pressing the concrete against the outer mould.

Pipes production machines

C. Spinning and rolling system

Pipes production machines

Basic Information Pipes production machines

Vibro-compression

Radial-compression

Spinning and Rolling

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Pipes production machines

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Agenda: Basic Information 1. Pipes production machines 2. Concrete steel fibre 3. Production process 4. Production advantages

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2. Concrete steel fibre

A. Mix proportion
B. Handling & dosing C. Mixing

A. Mix proportion
To exceed the positive effect of CSF, we need to adapt the concrete proportion according to: the size and quantity of the aggregates ratio G/C and G/S

Size 4 mm

Size 32 mm

Concrete steel fibre

A. Mix proportion
The influence of the dosage of steel fiber need to be calculate according grading zone.

Concrete steel fibre

A. Mix proportion
The optimization of the concrete proportion has an immediate effect of: Workability of the CSF Placing and mould filling Finishing of the pipe T.Q.M. (Total Quality Management)

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Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

The precasters use Dramix Tanker automatic dosing equipment to introduce the steel fibers into the industrial concrete production process.

Exact dosing of the Dramix steel fibres Increased productivity Increases the occupational safety Bulk deliveries up to 1100 kg Dramix TANKER 1100: removable tray Dramix ANKER 1500: dosing speed of 150 kg/min
1200 lbs/ min

2400lbs

Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

Lifting of Big bags

Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

On conveyer belt with sand and aggregates

Concrete steel fibre

B. Handling and dosing

Concrete steel fibre

C. Mixing Steel fibers need to be add in

the same moment than granulate and sand.

The addition of Steel fibers could

be into a skip or on the belt conveyor of granulate and sand.

Concrete steel fibre

C. Mixing
In case a turbo pan mixer is used:

Add the glued fibers to the prepared medium or high slump concrete. Use max 80% of capacity.

Concrete steel fibre

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Agenda: Basic Information 1. Pipes production machines 2. Concrete steel fibre 3. Production process 4. Production advantages

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3. Production process

A. Vibration process
B. Radial process

A. Vibration process
How we could Produce a less expensive pipes and increase the production without diminishing the quality and final performance of the pipe?

Production process

A. Vibration process
Mix Proportion

The mix proportion is the

cornerstone to achieve a TQM in the plant.

Precasters are experts in concrete

proportion and must master all its parts.

Bekaert is your partner to help you

to achieve a perfect SFRC.

Production process

A. Vibration process
Vibration process

Since 25 years, vibro-compression process is the

most commonly used to produce SFRC Pipes.

It is well adapted for SFRC but some elements

need to be adapted to produce in TQM.

Production process

A. Vibration process
Mix Proportion Vibration process
The optimization of the concrete proportion has an immediate effect of:

Workability of the CSF Placing and mould filling Finishing of the pipe T.Q.M. (Total Quality Management)

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Production process

A. Vibration process
Production methods

SFRC is going to change the workers habits and we needs to use the competencies of manufacturing machine operators.

Production process

A. Vibration process
Production methods

Some adaptation about the vibration could be necessary.

Production process

A. Vibration process
Customers reference with Vibro-compression machine
Vihy Pedershaab + Hawkeye Italia, France, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands

CRH is a stronger partner with 6 plants in Belgium 4 plants in France 1 plant Austria and Netherlands

Colle Spain, Italia, France, Belgium, Morocco

Production process

B. Radial process
The radial process need more adaptation than the vibro-compression process.

Production process

B. Radial process
We have a fibre for this process of production due to the roller effect.

Production process

B. Radial process

Production process

B. Radial process
The 4 largest plants in Europe have radial production machine.
They use Dramix Green since several years.

Production process

B. Radial process
The production process requires us to brush the head of the pipes.

Production process

B. Radial process
Production methods
SFRC is going to change the workers habits. It improves the cleanliness of the plant and facilitates the movement of people.

Production process

B. Radial process
Production methods
SFRC is going to change the safety environment of the plant.

Production process

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