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 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 jointless concrete driveway slab, FORTA-FERRO® was chosen in order to reduce cracking and increase the overall durability of the project. FORTA-FERRO® showed superior mixing, placing, and finishing. The owner was extremely pleased with the outcome and overall success of the project. Update In 2017, the project was reevaluated for performance and overall success over the […]
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Project Description The Fiat/Chrysler facility encompasses 5.4 million square feet (500,700 sq m) to be used in a wide variety of applications, including assembly, painting, bodywork, R & D center, training facility, a test track, and a supplier complex of 12 buildings. As a way to reduce reinforcement-related project time as well as offer economic […]
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Project Description The port is the biggest in the Black Sea area and has been surrounded by breakwaters to protect the dock areas. The dock operations, including ship loading and unloading, operate 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. FORTA-FERRO® (54 mm) was used as the main reinforcement for all of the construction. The […]
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Project Description When W. Gilder Limited, property developer and contractor, invited Hunstmans Quarries to assist with the supply of concrete for a planned commercial vehicle park near the M5. FORTA-FERRO® 54 mm provided limited cracking and prevented curling at the edges of bays which remains a huge factor in areas trafficked by heavy vehicles. In addition to the security […]
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Project Description The General Health System Medical Building project represented an opportunity for fiber reinforcement alternate to conventional temperature-steel to offer both performance and cost advantages. After reviewing their reinforcement options, the project engineers chose FORTA-FERRO® at a dosage of 5.0 lbs. / cu. yd. The use of fibers allowed for a faster construction process by […]
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Project Description ECONO-MONO® was used to reduce plastic shrinkage cracking in 600 cubic yards of concrete for the first floor slab-on-ground, and the FORTA-FERRO® was used at a dosage of 3.0 lbs. / cu. yd. of concrete as an alternative to conventional WWF reinforcement for the slabs-on-metal-deck. By saving delivery, upper-level transport, and placement costs of the steel, the fibers represented a […]
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Project Description Together, project specifiers worked closely with the FORTA® technical department and independent floor design consultant EGT International Engineering to prepare a floor design and fiber dosage to meet the required manufacturing loading. The result was a 7″ concrete slab reinforced with 9.0 lbs. / cu. yd. of FORTA-FERRO® on a 4″ compacted gravel base, […]
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Project Description VoMac Truck Sales had two key issues when designing their new parking lot. Since the location was right next to a local creek, VoMac had to be very cautious of runoff that would contaminate the water. Also, the neighboring air base did not want a retention pond attracting water fowl to the area. […]
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