Description Over 500,000 sq ft of FORTA-FERRO reinforced concrete replaced 6 x 6/ W2.9 x W2.9 wire mesh in the paving and topping slabs for this new automobile dealership. The pavement in the new vehicle parking areas, outside vehicle display areas, driveways, repair shop areas, and car wash areas consisted of 4,000 psi/6” thick concrete […]
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Description Sky Park is a modern retail and office space that is also being developed into apartments in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. This unique development spills over 11 acres of land where six individually designed buildings connect to each other. This multi-building development is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017. ECONO-NET® was used to […]
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Description Biji Living is a high-rise development consisting of two 27-story residential towers. The towers are perched on top of a 7-story podium parking area, which also sits on top of an additional two levels of retail space. FORTA-FERRO® was used to reinforce a polished concrete floor topping slab in one of the bottom levels […]
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Description FORTA-FERRO® macro synthetic fiber was used to reinforce two floors of a distribution center. One of the fiber reinforced floors consists of a joint-free 800 sq. m. refrigerated storage facility on the 5th floor. The use of FORTA-FERRO® allowed for minimal cracking even under the continuously cold environment of the refrigeration warehouse. Key Points […]
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Description The use of fiber vs. traditional steel reinforcement saved the project on materials and labor costs. The fiber also increased the load capacity of the slab and increased the fatigue performance. FORTA-FERRO® also made sure there were no interference with the train’s electrical signals and prevented an interference with electrical cables running through the […]
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Project Description Harrington Suites is a luxury apartment building in Luyang that was in need of a strong and durable concrete topping for the high rise rooftop. The specifiers chose to use FORTA-FERRO® as the reinforcement method due to its ability to reduce cracking and improve overall durability. During the construction process, the workers commented […]
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Project Description A luxury high rise hotel in Boston Harbor was in need of a superior reinforcement method for a topping slab. Project specifiers decided to utilize FORTA-FERRO® to replace traditional welded wire and light gauge bar for 10,000 yards of concrete. This project helped to demonstrate the effectiveness of FORTA-FERRO® as a superior reinforcement […]
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Project Description Biji Living is a high-rise development consisting of two 27-story residential towers. The towers are perched on top of a 7-story podium parking area, which also sits on top of an additional two levels of retail space. FORTA-FERRO® was used to reinforce a polished concrete floor topping slab in one of the bottom […]
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Project Description Ajax Building Corporation specified FORTA-FERRO® to replace wire mesh reinforcement for the 2” topping slab on a precast hollowcore plank. The decision came because of the benefits of using macro synthetic fibers over traditional steel reinforcement. The lightweight nature of the fibers, when compared to steel reinforcement, allowed for an ease of installation. There was no need to crane […]
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