Case Studies

MSF Market Report – September 2021

The use of macro synthetic fibre in structural concrete is increasing. We take a look at some of the factors driving this growth.

Position Paper on Fibre Reinforced Concrete

We are excited to release the Macro Synthetic Fibre Association Position Paper on Fibre Reinforced Concrete. Fibre reinforced concrete is increasingly used in world markets and the speed of this increase has not been matched with new codes or guidelines. This gap has...

Annual Meeting, Ludwigshafen

Prior to the recent travel restrictions, it was great to see so many members present at the MSFA General Meeting in Ludwigshafen, Germany, all working for our shared commitment to market education and the application of macro synthetic fibre concrete reinforcement....

Puskás Ferenc National Stadium

Project Name: Puskás Ferenc National Stadium Location: Hungary, Budapest Application: Precast - Grandstand elements Owner: State Hungary Designer: Közti Contractor: ZÁÉV and Magyar Építők Completed: 2019 Project Details and Description: For the construction of the...

Tallinn Tramline

Project Name: Tallinn Tramline Location: Tallinn, Estonia Application: Concrete Track Slab For the 16km long expansion of the Tallinn Tramline, Adfil introduced Macro Synthetic Fibres as a primary concrete reinforcement to replace the original design with steel...

Sand Processing Facility

Project Name: Sand Processing Facility Location: Devon, United Kingdom Application: Hardstand Aggregate Industries required the installation of a hard wearing external concrete pavement for a sand processing and stockpiling facility at Hillhead Quarry. The original...

MSFA 2018 General Meeting

Executive summary of the 2nd MSFA General Meeting. The third Board Meeting and the Second General Meeting of the MSFA was held on June 27th, 2018 at the Admiral Hotel Villa Erme in Desenzano, Italy. Time and venue were selected ideally as the ACI – fib – RILEM Joint...

Two Towns Trail

Project Name: Two Towns Trail Location: Victoria, Australia Application: General Paving In 2006 the Drouin bike path was identified by VicRoads as a state development need. It was designed as a traffic commuter path to allow a high volume of walkers and riders to...

Eastlink Trail

Project Name: Eastlink Trail Location: Melbourne, Australia Application: General Paving EastLink is a tolled section of the M3 freeway linking a large area through the eastern and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It is a part of Melbourne’s...

Artigas Road Highway Rehabilitation

Project Name: Artigas Road Highway Rehabilitation Location: Uruguay Application: Roadway Paving Ultra Thin Whitetopping is a bonded, fibre reinforced concrete overlay with closely spaced joints. Introduced in the United States in the early 1990’s, UTW has become an...

Roundabout, concrete road construction

Project Name: Roundabout, concrete road construction Location: City of Stein, Switzerland Application: In situ concrete – road construction In Switzerland in the last few years almost all roundabouts have been rebuilt from asphalt into concrete construction, due to...

Szeged Electrified Tramway

Project Name: Szeged Electrified Tramway Location: Szeged, Hungary Application: Concrete Track Slab In August 2008, the Hungarian Government approved the 100 million Euro upgrade to the Szeged electric tram public transport network. Upgrades included the...

Bukit Berapit High Speed Rail

Project Name: Bukit Berapit High Speed Rail Location: Malaysia Application: Concrete Track Slab The Bukit Berapit Tunnel is a twin bore, 3.3km horse shoe shaped rail tunnel. Bukit Berapit is one part of the larger Electrified Double Tracking Project (EDTP), a 180...

Pista Nueva Malaga High Speed Rail Tunnel

Project Name: Pista Nueva Malaga High Speed Rail Tunnel Location: Malaga, Spain Application: Precast Segmental Tunnel Lining A Joint Venture of Acciona Infrastructures and Sando Construcciones were awarded the construction of the suburban rail line by AENA. The...

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