Project Description A national furniture and home goods store chose to utilize FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce multiple slab applications totaling 37,000 lbs. of concrete. FORTA-FERRO® reinforced two slab-on-ground applications (6.0” & 8.0” thick) and one slab-on-metal-deck application (4.5” thick). The use of the fibers offered an extremely prompt project completion time, the ability to reduce cracking […]
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Project Description This bungalow, built in Skudai, Johor in Malaysia, was in need of a durable concrete slab for an outdoor balcony. The contractor wanted an affordable reinforcement method to control cracking and shrinkage issues. The balcony slab utilized ECONO-MONO® as an affordable and effective reinforcement method. Project owners and specifiers were extremely pleased with […]
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Project Description This high performance bridge deck in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, along highway 684 and 252 was placed in May of 2017. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN D.O.T) wanted to reduce cracking and prevent water intrusion through the concrete, which contributes to freeze thaw deterioration. The entire bridge deck was pumped and placed in […]
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Project Description Millwright Building will soon be the new corporate headquarters of Ryan Companies’ North Region. In this project, two different dosages were being used as a case study for the long term performance of FORTA-FERRO. The project contractor stated, “We believe that these fibers help to increase the performance of the slabs by reducing […]
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Project Description The University of Michigan constructed a new state-of-the-art sports complex called the ‘Athletic South Campus Competition and Performance Complex’ in order to house a 300 meter indoor track and lacrosse facility. Project costs were a major concern among project owners and specifiers when considering a reinforcement method for their slab-on-metal-decking and interior slab on grade projects. University of […]
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Project Description Vibra Healthcare Facility was in need of a superior reinforcement method for multiple concrete applications for their multi-story facility in Mechanicsburg, PA. Steel reinforcement was originally specified for this project but was ultimately abandoned upon discovering FORTA-FERRO® and its advantages. FORTA-FERRO® was used to reinforce both slab-on-deck and slab-on-ground applications for the healthcare facility in order to reduce […]
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Project Description Maryland Live Casino, a newly built casino in Arundel Mills, MD, was in need of a superior reinforcement method for the 2nd floor of their parking garage. Project owners and specifiers chose to reinforce the parking garage slab-on-metal-deck with FORTA-FERRO® due to its ease of placement, superior durability and reduced cost compared to traditional steel reinforcement. Overall, the […]
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Project Description Towne Club Windermere needed a superior reinforcement method for a multi-story retirement facility. For this 6” thick, 4,000 psi composite metal deck project, FORTA-FERRO® was used as a replacement for the 4 x 4 W2.1 x W2.1 wire mesh reinforcement. It was easily pumped, placed, and finished by Wheeler Services of Alpharetta, GA. Wheeler, an experienced fiber […]
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Project Description San Diego State University was in need of a reinforcement method for a slab-on-ground and two slab-on-metal-decks which included radiant heating/cooling systems for their Aztec Student Union building on campus. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen to reinforce each slab due to its ability to reduce cracking while creating an excellent finish. The fibers also allowed for the floors to have a […]
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Project Description University of Akron and their 25,000-seat football stadium were in need of two levels of fiber reinforcement in order to control cracking. Project specifiers called for 4.5 lbs. / cu. yd of FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce 4,000 cu. yds. of concrete bleachers. This was the first project in the U.S. that utilized a special ‘high-fiber round-bar’ pump grate developed […]
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