Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was chosen to replace 6×6 4.0×4.0 specified steel in this project owned by Happy Travelers. By replacing the steel and using FORTA-FERRO®, the owner was able to reduce the slab thickness which in turn, reduced the costs of the project. By replacing steel, the fibers provided a more simplified placement method while also improving the safety during the […]
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Project Description VoMac Truck Sales had two key issues when designing their new parking lot. Since the location was right next to a local creek, VoMac had to be very cautious of runoff that would contaminate the water. Also, the neighboring air base did not want a retention pond attracting water fowl to the area. […]
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Project Description This project was a 40×40 joint free slab-on-ground for a shop/warehouse area of a building at Kenny Wheeler’s corporate office. In addition, the parking area used pervious concrete to satisfy the water runoff regulations. This special project will be a example for Kenny Wheeler to show owners, engineers, developers the superior benefits of using FORTA-FERRO® […]
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Project Description A pervious concrete slab was placed in late March 2009 outside the Thomas Concrete of Georgia quality control laboratory and offices in Atlanta, GA. The slab was intended as a light traffic pad to use as an example of pervious concrete technology for local owners, contractors and specifiers. The pervious pad entailed 45 […]
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Project Description To provide early stability and additional toughness to the pervious matrix, the project consultant specified a synthetic fiber reinforcement that would not rust or break down over time. In keeping with the green building theme, the concrete producer supplied GREEN-NET®, made of 100% recycled polypropylene materials as reinforcement. Used at a dosage of 1.5 […]
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Project Description As part of the LEED silver-level project, the eco-friendly pervious parking lot area was further enhanced with the FORTA® GREEN-NET® fibrillated fiber. The use of pervious pavement allowed for manageable storm water runoff on this slope-challenged project layout and allowed for a more efficient percentage of interior vs. exterior lot usage. The GREEN-NET® […]
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Project Description The light-to-medium duty parking space areas were reinforced with 1.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of 1.5″ long FORTA® GREEN-NET®, a net-shaped fiber made from 100% recycled polypropylene materials. For the medium-to-heavy duty parking and driving areas, 7.5 lbs. /cu. yd. of 1.5″ long FORTA-FERRO® was added to the pervious concrete for additional toughness. […]
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Project Description After completion of a $1.5 million office expansion project at FORTA Corporation headquarters, a pervious concrete sidewalk was installed directly in front of the new office wing. The use of pervious concrete, containing FORTA-FERRO®, was used over a drainage bed and French drain system allowed designers more latitude for subsequent building and lot […]
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Project Description Project owner, LDS Church, has specified and used fiber reinforcement as an alternate temperature/shrinkage reinforcement in meeting house slabs and temple floors for many years. Based on that experience, LDS also desired to add toughness and durability to a new pervious concrete parking lot project at their facility on the Arizona State University […]
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Project Description Auburn University Professor Dr. Michael Hein organized a pervious parking lot project at the recently opened E.W. Shell Fisheries Center on campus. Placed on a 12” base of compacted #89 limestone over a geotech filter fabric, this 6” thick pavement was reinforced with a macro fiber blend of the FORTA-FERRO® heavy-duty filaments with […]
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