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 Sparkles Roller Rink in Marietta, Georgia, required a repair solution for their cracked and deteriorated roller rink floor surface. The concrete contractor offered a topping slab over waterproof membrane solution, using conventional steel reinforcement and saw-cuts on 15-foot centers. Due to previous positive experience with the FORTA-FERRO®, Prince suggested the fiber alternate as […]
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Project Description Per project specifications, concrete supplier Kuhlman Corporation added and mixed a relatively low 4.0 lb. / cu. yd. dosage of the 2-1/4 long FORTA-FERRO® as the sole reinforcement method. The contractor placed over 125,000 square feet of 4-inch thick FORTA-FERRO® reinforced topping over a scarified asphalt base, using a saw cut control-joint spacing of […]
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Project Description The bridge, originally built in the 1950’s, had been resurfaced in 1997, but had already deteriorated to the point of necessary repair. The Georgia D.O.T. looked to FORTA-FERRO® as an easy-to-use and cost-effective method to add a high level of crack control and long-term durability. After scarifying 3-1/2″ of deteriorated concrete, a cement […]
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Project Description The Atlanta Bonded Warehouse group was founded in 1948 by a Peter Paul candy broker to provide protective warehousing to the confectionery industry. Since that time, ABW has grown to include over 2,000,000 square feet of public and contract food-grade temperature-controlled logistics and distribution services across the southeast United States. As a result, […]
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Project Description Based on previous fiber reinforcement experiences, project specifiers felt fibers offered the best opportunity to minimize joints and cracking on the high-profile gallery floor. While the results speak for themselves, the FORTA-FERRO® succeeded in controlling shrinkage, cracking, and curling in the large and irregularly shaped joint-free floor sections. The final floor finish was impressive enough […]
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Project Description This high-abrasion, high-load, and high-impact requirement floor was originally specified to include #4 rebar on 18” centers. FORTA-FERRO® was used at various trial dosages and at two fiber lengths to determine potential reinforcement-level thresholds. The 6” thick concrete slab was designed for a potential live load of 2,000 lbs. / sq. ft., and […]
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Project Description Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. in Zelienople, PA, constructed a concrete pavement for large industrial equipment. Having used FORTA-FERRO® successfully in past projects, the TWC Concrete Services, LLC. once again relied on the fiber this large pavement project. FORTA- FERRO® eliminated the need for placing traditional steel reinforcement within the cross-section of the concrete. Using […]
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Project Description In May 2012, the FORTA-FERRO® macro synthetic fiber was used in a very large slab on metal deck project that provided a working surface for the 2nd-level order fulfillment operations for a large online retail store. Previous mezzanine projects had resulted in an unacceptable level of cosmetic cracking, and a high volume dosage […]
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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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