Industrial Flooring

Wirand^®steel fiber reinforcement enhances the performance of concrete slabs and industrial floors in a multitude of uses: warehouses, container terminals, composite metal decks, airport slabs and runways, concrete roads and floors exposed to high thermal ranges, to name a few.

Wirand^®steel fibers within the concrete work as cracks initiate, bridging the cracks and controlling their width. The following fiber attributes are critical within structural reinforcement applications for industrial flooring;

High Young’s Modulus
High tensile strength at low strain
Negligible creep under load
Effective anchorage mechanism within concrete matrix
Dosage rate and fibers per unit weight
Fiber length and diameter (aspect ratio)

Compared to traditional steel reinforcement, Wirand^® steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) can:

Reduce weak points in the slab
Increase panel sizes by eliminating saw-cuts (up to 2500 m²)
Reduce slab thickness
Be quicker, safer and cheaper to install
Replace traditional reinforcement
Increase construction output

Maccaferri Industrial Flooring Services

Maccaferri offers design services and product support for Wirand^® Industrial Flooring, using PAVE. This software incorporates standard and latest methodologies including non-linear fracture mechanics, yield line theory and elastic theory. This enables Maccaferri to optimize designs, saving clients money and time. To request PAVE software, please contact [email protected].

DOSO Machines

Maccaferri DOSO machines determine the rate of delivery and dispersal of fibers within the concrete matrix. Maccaferri’s range of DOSO fiber dosing machines has been developed to accurately dispense the designed amount of Wirand^®steel or FibroMac™ synthetic fibers into the concrete.

Maccaferri DOSO machines can be stand-alone, or fully integrated into the concrete batching plant with the support of our production specialists.

For additional customer support, please call 1-800-638-7744 or email your requests to [email protected].