Project Description San Diego State University was in need of a reinforcement method for a slab-on-ground and two slab-on-metal-decks which included radiant heating/cooling systems for their Aztec Student Union building on campus. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen to reinforce each slab due to its ability to reduce cracking while creating an excellent finish. The fibers also allowed for the floors to have a […]
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Project Description The warehouse facility in Prologis Park chose to use FORTA-FERRO® to replace traditional methods of steel reinforcement, saving the owner time and money. Placing steel reinforcement in such a large facility is costly and time consuming. The ready mix producer was extremely pleased with how easily FORTA-FERRO® mixed within the concrete and how well it finished when applied. […]
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Project Description LDS Church chose to use FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce their large meeting house floor slab as a “cost-controlling and premium performance floor system”. Previous floor design containing rebar had been less successful when investigated because owners wanted a better way to control shrinkage and temperature related cracking. Project specifiers decided that FORTA-FERRO® would be the ideal reinforcement method to address […]
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Project Description A food warehouse in Belgium was in need of a reinforcement method for their floors. Originally, steel fiber was specified as the reinforcement method but was ultimately abandoned due to the temperature changes that the food storage environment requires on a daily basis. Specifiers chose FORTA-FERRO® as a viable solution to the temperature issue while also being easier […]
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Project Description University of Akron and their 25,000-seat football stadium were in need of two levels of fiber reinforcement in order to control cracking. Project specifiers called for 4.5 lbs. / cu. yd of FORTA-FERRO® to reinforce 4,000 cu. yds. of concrete bleachers. This was the first project in the U.S. that utilized a special ‘high-fiber round-bar’ pump grate developed […]
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Project Description Reserves at Southpoint needed an easy to use and cost-effective reinforcement method for their condominium floors and their resident garage floors. The complex owners chose to use FORTA-FERRO® for their slab-on-ground applications due to its superior durability, ability to reduce cracking, and ability to easily mix, place and finish extremely well. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen as an alternative to traditional […]
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Project Description Highwood Plastics required additional space for their loading dock and area surrounding their warehouse. For this exterior concrete slab addition project, FORTA-FERRO® was chosen as the reinforcement method in an effort to reduce cracking. As a first time user of FORTA-FERRO®, the contractor was exceedingly pleased with the outcome of the project. FORTA-FERRO® showed superior mixing, placing and finishing […]
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Project Description The warehouse facility in Prologis Park chose to use FORTA-FERRO® to replace traditional methods of steel reinforcement, saving the owner time and money. Placing steel reinforcment in such a large facility is costly and time consuming. The ready mix producer was extremely pleased with how easily FORTA-FERRO® mixed within the concrete and how well it finished when applied. […]
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Project Description For this project in Finland, the goal was to properly reinforce concrete tunnels while also remaining conscious of the project budget and time frame. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen to reinforce the two 2,340 meter long road tunnels using a shotcrete application. In addition to FORTA-FERRO®’s superior mixing and durability, it also saved the owner time and money with […]
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Project Description The Antalya Expo 2016 in Antayla, Turkey attracted thousands of visitors to their fair grounds. They had a limited time frame for the project due to the opening of the Expo in the months ahead. The owner preferred FORTA-FERRO® to speed up the concrete construction portion of the project which aided in beating the […]
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