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 Originally, wire mesh was considered as the secondary reinforcement for the concrete slab, but Kuhlman Corp. and the contractor, have had positive experiences with the use of FORTA-FERRO®. In result, they recommended the fiber to be examined as an alternate reinforcement method for the project. After realizing the benefits of FORTA-FERRO®, such as impact resistance, abrasion resistance and added toughness, the city of […]
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Project Description Conventional practice for the City of Orrville, Ohio, street construction and reconstruction projects has been the use of conventional Welded-Wire Fabric (WWF) as the temperature/ shrinkage reinforcement for their concrete pavements. In August of 2012, Orrville relied on engineering judgment to allow a macrosynthetic fiber reinforcement alternative to the 4×4-6×6 WWF reinforcement. FORTA-FERRO® […]
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Project Description Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Inc., located in Jackson, OH, needed to construct a concrete stave yard. The yards main purpose is to be used to store oak it is manufactured into bourbon barrels. The engineer had two design options to choose keeping in mind the goal to create the most durable overlay possible. The first option was […]
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Project Description The elimination of the normal steel was achieved for this project by using 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of the 2-1/4″ long FORTA-FERRO®, and also the elimination of the normal sawcut-joints over the 80 ft. x 75 ft. expanse. Fowler Flemister supplied 185 cubic yards of FORTA-FERRO® reinforced concrete for the new project, and was […]
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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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Project Description Prior to arriving in landfills, garbage is hauled to waste transfer stations and dumped or “tipped” onto a floor where it is reloaded into larger trucks. These “tipping slabs” are known to be some of the most challenging slabs to construct in the industry. They are subject to extremely harsh conditions, aggressive chemicals, […]
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