Project Description Roxbury Place is lower to middle income housing that was constructed in Roxbury, PA to rehabilitate this blighted neighborhood. Originally both slab-on ground and slab-on-metal-deck applications were specified for steel, but the owner and contractor chose to switch to fibers. They chose FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to be used in this project totaling […]
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Project Description The Underwood Fruit and Warehouse Co. lost their packing operations building to a fire in late 2017 and needed a new multi-level facility. Originally the project was specified with light rebar in the slab-on-ground and wire mesh in the slab-on-metal-deck. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were recommended as an alternative to the traditional steel […]
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Project Description The large fulfillment center located in Spokane, WA is one of many this company has chosen to use FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers in to reinforce their concrete floors. In this fulfillment center, the concrete floors total 33,333 cu yd and have a fiber dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd. The consulting engineer developed a […]
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Project Description Trailhead Apartments is a 56-unit, 8 story high apartment complex in the heart of Royal Oak, MI. This slab-on-metal-deck project was 1,200 cu yd with a dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd of fiber. When beginning this project, FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were specified so this eliminated the need for placing traditional steel reinforcements. As […]
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Project Description The first fulfillment center in Michigan for a large international electronic commerce company, specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to aid in the reinforcement of their warehouse floors. The total project is 23,040 cu yd and a dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd of fibers were used in all the slab-on-metal-deck applications. FORTA-FERRO fibers were […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were specified in a large container company located in Mason, MI. This 250,000 sq ft construction on 38 acres is adjacent to the company’s existing corporate campus and is dedicated to the development and production of prototypes and packaging solutions. The two-story facility has a total fiber project size […]
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Project Description A large hotel chain being erected in downtown Royal Oaks, MI is a high profile project for this city. In this 1,900 cu yd job done by Albanelli Cement, a preferred contractor for FORTA Corporation, 4.0 lb/cu yd of FORTA-FERRO fibers were specified. One benefit of using fibers in this slab-on-metal-deck application was […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used to replace specified steel for a multistory shopping plaza in Lehi, Utah. This 101,000 sq. ft. project featured four stories of composite metal deck applications using FORTA-FERRO®. The project’s superintendent was impressed with fibers ability to increase concrete pump ability using lightweight aggregate. In addition, the FORTA-FERRO® was preferred over […]
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Project Description A newly constructed high school in Dover, NH required a durable reinforcement method that would replace traditional steel for the project’s slab-on-ground applications. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen as a more cost-effective replacement for welded wire. The contractor, engineer, and ready mixer had no previous experience with fiber but, based on the positive experience with FORTA-FERRO®, […]
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Project Description The newly constructed Ayersville School utilized FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce slab-on-ground and composite-metal-deck applications totaling 4,000 lbs. of concrete. Fiber reinforced concrete was easily and seamlessly tailgated onto the ground floor and pumped to the second floor. In addition, the use of fiber helped to reduce project costs and improve safety because of its […]
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