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Project Description A large pharmaceutical company replaced specified steel with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers in two slab-on-ground applications and a slab-on-deck in this new construction using 8,500 yd of concrete. The 8” slab was designed with a dosage of 4.5 lb/cu yd and the 5” slab with 3.0 lb/cu yd of FORTA-FERRO. The engineer decided […]
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Project Description The $280 million Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Hospital being built in Wexford, PA will provide the best-in-class emergency, inpatient, and surgical care. In this new four-story-high hospital, FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were chosen to replace specified steel in the slab-on-metal-decks as well as the floor slab. The total project size was 7,000 cu […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO fibers replaced specified steel reinforcement in the curb around the Cranberry Self Storage building in Cranberry, PA. Engineers used a dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd for this project that totaled 150 yd. By using FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers, the curbing contractor was able to use a slip form machine which he would […]
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Project Description The Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa is planning a $111 million expansion that will add 120,000 sq ft and more than double the capacity of the Emergency Department. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were chosen to replace specified steel in both the slab-on-ground and slab-on-metal-deck applications at a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu […]
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Project Description Renick Brothers, a family-owned and operated mechanical contracting company, specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers be used in a new warehouse built in Slippery Rock, PA. This is the second warehouse where the owners used FORTA-FERRO fibers to reinforce their floors. For this 400 yd project, a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd was used. By […]
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Project Description The Sun Trust Parking Deck, in Dunwoody, GA was originally specified for steel, but the contractor chose to replace wire mesh with fibers because it is an easier and faster construction method. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were chosen for this 6-inch slab-on-ground at a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd. This project used a […]
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Project Description Specified steel was replaced with fiber in the slab-on-metal-deck of the Shallowford Road Self Storage facility in Atlanta, GA. The general contractor in conjunction with the concrete finisher both wanted to use fibers instead of wire mesh. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used for this 1,500 yd project at a dosage of 4.0 […]
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MnDOT specified fibers be used in 11 bridges being done on I-35W and I-94 from downtown to crosstown in Minneapolis, MN. This is a lengthy project which includes installing new non-fiber concrete on a 50-year old freeway, new ramp access from I-35W south to Lake St. and from I-35W north to 28th St.,and building MnPASS lanes near the downtown bus station at Lake St. for better transit service.
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Project Description The Georgia Institute of Technology received a $30 million commitment from the Kendeda Fund to build what is expected to be the most environmentally advanced education and research building constructed in the southeast. The 50-cubic-yard pour, across part of the building’s first floor, was the first of five in which a thin layer […]
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Project Description Precision Concrete Construction specified fibers for the pavement at the jet engine repair facility for Delta Airlines at their Corporate facilities at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, GA. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fiber was chosen to be used at a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd for this 12” thick paving containing 5,280 cu yd […]
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