Project Description Using FORTA-FERRO® saved the developer one week in a month when pouring and placing steel. FORTA-FERRO® served as a replacement for 6 x 6-W1.4/W1.4 in SOG, 6 x 6 -W2.9/W2.9 in the elevated slabs, and 6 x 6 W4/W4 in the roof slab. Key Points: Superior Finish Extreme Durability Mixing Download PDF
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Project Description For this high-speed racing application, slab flatness is paramount, and concrete joints present unique issues, especially with the slab curling that commonly occurs at those joints. To minimize resulting joints and maximize slab flatness, the contractor turned to high volume macro synthetic fibers as a better performing and cost-effective alternative to conventional reinforcing steel. FORTA-FERRO® […]
Read MoreProject Description The project used FORTA-FERRO® to achieve a column like design, reducing conventional control joints by 80%. The fiber design was also used in several large panel areas in the exterior leading dock slabs on ground as a comparison to jointed panels. The interior floors allowed for the column like fiber sections to be […]
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Project Description For McMaster-Carr’s 5,500 cu. yd. distribution center warehouse pavement project, consultant Jerry Holland of Structural Services Inc., recommended a higher dosage of fibers as a viable method to reduce curling and extend joint spacing, therefore reducing the need for future joint repairs and issues. For this 6-inch thick pavement cross-section, 7.5 lbs. / cu. […]
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Project Description In the Aldi-Springfield car park and paving replacement project, FORTA-FERRO® 2-1/4″ was used at a dosage of 7.5 lb. / cu. yd. in over 1,300 cubic yards of 6 in. thick pavement, and eliminated over 7,000 linear feet of control-joint saw-cuts. While conventional practice would recommend joint spacing at 12 to 15 ft. for […]
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Project Description Due to the high dosage of 8.0 lbs. / cu. yd. of fiber needed to complete this project, FORTA-FERRO® was chosen over competing reinforcement due to their unique ability to mix more uniformly at such a high dosage. The FORTA-FERRO® also added an increased level of durability, impact and abrasion resistance to the concrete slab. A […]
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Project Description The 18,000 square foot L-shaped addition to the FORTA® production and warehouse facility was divided into two large slabs (115 feet x 85 feet and 127 feet x 60 feet) separated by a construction joint using Diamond-Dowels as the load-transfer system. Original contractor plans called for sawcut joints on 15- foot centers, amounting […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used in this industrial slab-on-ground to dramatically reduce the volume of joints, which are troublesome in the abrasive conditions caused by the steel-machining process. FORTA-FERRO® was used to easily and seamlessly replace the #4 rebar on 12” centers in a 7” slab. In result, the fibers made it possible to use only a […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used at a 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. in lieu of the traditional rebar grid. The fibers provide a 3-dimensional reinforcement system throughout the concrete slab. FORTA-FERRO®’s acid resistance was also a great benefit in this application. Although violating recommendations, the loaded delivery trucks and setting crane used for further construction, drove on […]
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