Project Description Thái Bình, a city in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam, was in need of a series of precast river embankment units for urban, rural, environmental, and natural disaster prevention in addition to a response to climate change in the area. The use of FORTA-FERRO® reinforced concrete instead of traditional steel reinforcement was chosen for its superior […]
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Project Description The 72,000 sq. ft. pavement project at Leed Fabrication will be facing daily stress of overweight semi trucks and forklifts. Leed Fabrication wanted a reinforcement method that could endure this daily heavy traffic. FORTA-FERRO®’s proven durability was the perfect choice for the job. After reinforcing their pavement with FORTA-FERRO®, this project has not shown any out of panel […]
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Project Description FMC Greenfield was in need of a superior reinforcement method for their slab-on-ground application. After considering their needs, they specifically requested FORTA-FERRO® for the job. After the project owners and specifiers witnessed the ability for FORTA-FERRO® to be easily integrated into the normal mixing, placing and finishing procedures they were extremely pleased with the results. After a successful project, […]
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Project Description The Davis Landfill Public drop-off was in dire need of a new overhang. The previous overhang was continuously being scraped by loader buckets which accelerated the deterioration of the surface. In order to increase the overhang load capacity, a double mat of rebar was used. FORTA-FERRO® was able to increase fatigue resistance, increase impact resistance, and also […]
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Project Description Caldwell Concrete needed a superior reinforcement method for a pavement slab that would need to withstand extremely heavy truck traffic on a daily basis. Project owners decided to reinforce the 6” slab-on-ground with 5 lbs. / cu. yd. of 2-1/4” FORTA-FERRO®. Caldwell Concrete Inc. also opted for a joint-free slab design in order to showcase FORTA-FERRO®’s post-crack benefits. […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used to reinforce an interior slab-on-ground application for this steel plant manufacturing floor. The manufacturing floor was in need of an extremely durable concrete floor with above average impact resistance due to the heavy manufacturing equipment used daily. After taking the plant’s concerns into account, specifiers chose to reinforce the slab using FORTA-FERRO®. The fiber reinforcement solution […]
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Project Description A major automobile manufacturer needed superior reinforcement for slab-on-ground floor applications for their large warehouse in Brazil. The factory floors, which withstands extremely heavy car manufacturing machinery daily, were in need of a reinforcement method that would endure impacts and extremely heavy loads without cracking. With this information in mind, specifiers chose to use FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce floors […]
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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 Kaumalapau Harbor required a complete reconstruction of an outdated breakwater system to properly protect the harbor shoreline. The unique system utilized Core-loc® Concrete Armor Units that were developed and patented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. The project required 70,000 lbs. of FORTA-FERRO® to cast […]
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Project Description The pavement portion of the Joint Use Maintenance and Paint Hangar 1006 required loading capacity for aircraft as large as a Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-300ER. The project was originally specified with 2 layers of #4 rebar, 18” o.c. in this 12” thick slab. Concrete contractor, TWC Concrete Services, LLC of Cincinnati, OH, […]
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