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 The ‘Keep It Wild’ project is the largest artificial reef ever placed in Texas waters and is crucial to improving and enhancing marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. The concept for artificial reefs is not new, but the usage of FORTA-FERRO® to replace steel reinforcement inside of them is a new idea. The fibers make […]
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Project Description Based on a comparative ARS (Average Residual Strength) test data, project engineers opted to use FORTA-FERRO® in lieu of steel fibers in this thin 2-1/2″ topping over a 12″ thick suspended structural slab. The topping, which serves and a wearing surface for this drive-through garbage and recycling transfer stations, required 118 cubic yards of fiber […]
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Project Description Original specifications for this project called for # 4 bars at 12” O.C. as the crack controlling reinforcement, however the three-dimensional, non-corrosive synthetic fiber option was very attractive from both cost-savings and long-term durability standpoints. Having successfully passed trials, the 2 ¼” FORTA-FERRO® was used in over 250 feet of new V-ditch canal, involving […]
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Project Description Brian Lapinga, owner of B&D Dairy, completed a 43,000 square foot addition to his existing bunker silo. The dairy milks 4,000 cows in a state-of-the-art 80-head carousel milking parlor. Brian recognized the benefits of using FORTA-FERRO® in his application, including efficiency of placement, acid resistance, no corrosion, and three-dimensional reinforcement located throughout every […]
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Project Description Since 2002, Dan Large from FRC has requested that fibers be listed in the NRCS specifications for this application. After a meeting in June 2012 with NRCS, DNR, and USDA officials, a verbal agreement was reached to install “pilot” projects to compare the performance of 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of fiber to […]
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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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