Corrosion Protection Products CPP

Middle East Best Practices

By For
Moh'd M. Abdel-Munem 3M OIL & Gas
3M Gulf Ltd. Regional
P.O.Box. 21840, Riyadh - Sales Conference,
11485
PH : 0096612171324 ext.
3327 Dubai, UAE
Mobile : 00966505231946 Oct.16 0ct. 22, 2004.
Fax : 009661 2173421
E-Mail : mmunem@mmm.com
Innovative application in Construction
Industry Utilizing 3M Fiber Concrete.
 Area of Applications

1."Slab on Grade

2.Structural Screed over Hollow Cor Pre-cast slabs.

3.Structural Screed over Double Tee pre-cast slabs.

 "Slab on Grad"

Applications : Factories, Warehouses, parking lots, . etc.

Overview : Traditional "Slab on Grade" can have

thickness of concrete varies from 150-350mm based on
design parameters. And having either single or Double
layers of Steel wire mesh (WWF), also based on Design
load. Oil&Gas Markets such as Petro-chemical and Rigs

areas will be having thicker concrete slabs.

 WWF Objectives : The Sole purpose of Steel Wire
Mesh on the "Slab on Grade application is to provide
crack control by distributing and absorbing tensile stresses
which may occur due to shrinkage and temperature
movements practically in the early Life of Slab, where
concrete has not reached the required strength.

Unlike suspended concrete floors, the loads on "Slab on

Grade" will be taken by the grade itself

Flexure stresses will be resisted by slab thickness.

mm Slab On Grade With Only Top 300
Reinforcement
mm Slab On Grade With Top & Bottom Wire 200
Mesh
 3M Solution
Objectives : To Redesign the Slab on Grade in order to
achieve two major points.

1. Replacing the non-structural steel used on the slab by

3M Polyolfin Fibers

2. Reduce the concrete slab thickness due to

enhancement in concrete properties because of our
innovative 3M Fiber Bundles.
Innovative slab on grade using 3M
Fibers
Structural Screed over Hollow - Cor & Double T Slabs

Hollow-Core and Double-T slabs are pre-cast prestressed

slab poured and cooked in a factory and transported by
trucks to the job site to be placed on either column Beam
or load Bearing Wall structures.

On the top of the these Slabs a 50-60 mm slab is poured

on site to work together as one unit to achieve the
Diagram action of the structure.

Steel wire Mesh (WWF) is usually installed on the top

layer of the Hollow-Cor and Double-T slabs to Provide
Crack Control due to shrinkage and temperature
movement.
TRADITIONAL STRUCTURAL SCREED USING
WIREMESH
INNOVIATIVE STRUCTURAL SCREED USING
3M FIBERS
 BENEFITS
Consultant Contractors Owner
3M
Lower Higher More awareness
Increased physical
shipping/storage/ performance for 3M as Quality
properties
use costs vs steel. product solution provider.
Lower
Improved Single fibers type
maintenance. Sales $ to 3M
aesthetics inventory.

Early green
New design strength resulting
Improved life cycle
in increased
capabilities costs
placement
productivity.
Ability to tailor
Standard Improved user-
concrete
Placement safety compared to
performance and
Equipment steel.
design
 Success

Applying over 85 tones of 3M polyolfin fibers to very

prestigeous and landmark projects as follows.

1. 25,000 M2 Highly prestigious Hyper Market, Riyadh

2. 22,000 M2 IKEA super stores, Riyadh

3. 25,000 M2 Care Market, Riyadh.

4. Secure approval from Major pre-cast suppliers in the Gulf
to replace the wire Mesh with 3M Fibers.
5. Executed over 150,000 M2 Hollow core slabs in very
prestigious buildings in different parts of Saudi and
Bahrain.
 Conclusion
Executed good Numbers of prestigious and land mark
projects in the area of Hollow core/Double Tee slabs and
Slab on Grade applications.

We already started 3 Growth projects for Fiber Concrete to

be achieved during 2005 as follows :

- Slab on grade Market to win $ 300,000

- Hollow Core Market to win $ 450,000
- Double - tee Market to win $ 450,000
Total $ 1,200,000
!Thank You