The use of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) is a growing trend in all concrete applications. The miniature steel fibres, approximately 40mm in length, are added to the concrete agitator prior to pouring. Unlike wire mesh or rebar, steel fibres reinforce in three dimensions throughout the entire concrete matrix. The fibre functions to reinforce and restrain micro-cracking essentially acting as "miniature reinforcing bars". Thus, the earlier a crack is intercepted and its growth inhibited, the lower the chance of it developing into a major flaw.

Some of the benefits of steel fibre reinforcing are:

• More efficient construction as no need to fabricate and place rebar reinforcing
• Increases in flexural strength can make it possible to use a thinner slab.
• Increasing the initial first crack strength.
• Large numbers of fibres intercepting the micro-cracks and preventing propagation by controlling tensile strength.
• Steel fibre reinforcing assists in the absorption of shock and impact loads occurring during demoulding and are a problem in the onsite installation