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    Fibre reinforced concrete slab with uplift

    Ron - is this your opinion or do you have references to back it up? The research available on the product looks reliable.
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    Fibre reinforced concrete slab with uplift

    I have been looking into these fibres a bit more now and found some by Buckeye called UltraFibre500 (ultrafiber500.com). Does anyone know anything about these? Are they really all they claim to be? They look to out perform all the synthetic and steel fibres. Any information would be greatly...
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    Fibre reinforced concrete slab with uplift

    Thanks guys. That is what I thought.
  4. eqcivil84

    Fibre reinforced concrete slab with uplift

    I am designing a slab on grade with fibre reinforcement. The portal frames attached to the slab result in some uplift which needs to be taken by the concrete mass. I have a perimeter bar in the bottom of the thickened slab edge and starter bars (attached to the perimeter bar and going out into...

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