Project Description A large distribution company specified fibers to be used to reinforce the concrete floors in a new fulfillment center that was built in Columbus, OH. All mezzanines were constructed using FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers at a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd in this project totaling 23,000 yd. FORTA-FERRO provided durability to the concrete […]
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Project Description Another high-profile job in the central restaurant and shopping district of Royal Oak, MI used FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to reinforce the structure. A new medical office building replaced 8” gauge wire mesh with a fiber dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd in the decks and a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd in the […]
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Project Description The McLaren Macomb Hospital used FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to reinforce the six composite metal decks that make up this building in Mt. Clemens, MI. A fiber dosage of 4.0 lb/ cu yd was used in this 5,400-cu yd project. Fibers were specified to create a safer work environment, so workers did not […]
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Project Description This large shipping center specified fibers to reinforce their warehouse floors because of their proven performances. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used in a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd in the composite metal decks of this warehouse. Engineers chose FORTA-FERRO fibers instead of steel reinforcements to provide additional flatness to the floors. The […]
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Project Description The Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena in High Point, NC consists of a 4,500-seat spectator basketball arena, a conference center seating 2,500 people, and a hotel with 30 to 40 rooms. FORTA partnered with Procon, Inc and Chandler Concrete to replace the specified wire mesh and rebar in the slabs on grade and […]
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Project Description Castle Court, a 176-unit apartment complex off Hamilton Road in Castle Shannon, PA, replaced specified steel with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers. This project totaling 300 yd, required a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd. By forgoing wire mesh and reinforcing both the ground slab and composite metal decks with fiber, the contractors achieved a […]
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Project Description The $280 million Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Hospital being built in Wexford, PA will provide the best-in-class emergency, inpatient, and surgical care. In this new four-story-high hospital, FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were chosen to replace specified steel in the slab-on-metal-decks as well as the floor slab. The total project size was 7,000 cu […]
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Project Description The Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa is planning a $111 million expansion that will add 120,000 sq ft and more than double the capacity of the Emergency Department. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were chosen to replace specified steel in both the slab-on-ground and slab-on-metal-deck applications at a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu […]
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Project Description Specified steel was replaced with fiber in the slab-on-metal-deck of the Shallowford Road Self Storage facility in Atlanta, GA. The general contractor in conjunction with the concrete finisher both wanted to use fibers instead of wire mesh. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used for this 1,500 yd project at a dosage of 4.0 […]
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Project Description The Georgia Institute of Technology received a $30 million commitment from the Kendeda Fund to build what is expected to be the most environmentally advanced education and research building constructed in the southeast. The 50-cubic-yard pour, across part of the building’s first floor, was the first of five in which a thin layer […]
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