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Project Description The Jehovah’s Witnesses replaced specified steel with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers in their pavement parking lot project at Kingdom Hall in Lawrenceville, GA. The original design showed a 3.0 lb/cu yd FORTA-FERRO conversion. However, two consultants from SSI recommended a 5.0 lb/cu yd dosage for this project totaling 3750 lb of concrete. By […]
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Project Description Contractors replaced specified steel in the slab-on-metal-deck with FORTA-FERRO in this tilt-up construction for the Sheltair Executive FBO facility in Orlando, FL. This portion of the project, totaling 15,000 sq ft, used FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers at a dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd. By replacing the wire mesh with fiber, the owners saved […]
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Project Description Oakland Construction replaced reinforcing steel with macro synthetic fiber at BioFire’s new diagnostics facility in Salt Lake City. The exterior design included insulated tilt panels made up of an 8” structural face, 2” of insulation, and a 3” architectural face. The panel texture was achieved utilizing a urethane form liner and the concrete […]
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Project Description An R&D laboratory, located in Austin, TX, specified fibers be used in a new overlay project. The engineer chose FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers for this 6,000 sq/ft project with a dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd. The overlay for this project has a layer of copper mesh embedded in the concrete. This was a […]
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Project Description The Middle Street Bus Transit Center in Honolulu, HI is located on poor expansive soil. While fibers were included in the specification for the transit center’s slab-on-ground, the original slab design called for #4 rebar spaced at 12” on center. With the assistance of knowledgeable FORTA staff, the engineer chose to add FORTA-FERRO […]
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Project Description The City of Honolulu chose FORTA-FERRO to reinforce the bus pad on King Street in Honolulu, HI. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used at a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd in this slab-on-ground. Fibers were specified for this job because the city was looking for a way to reduce cracking. FORTA-FERRO fibers perform […]
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Project Description The engineer for the Peachtree Orthopedic MRI project, in College Park, GA, opted to use FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers instead of conventional rebar. The project was originally specified to have a double mat of #4 rebar at 12” OCEW in a 12” thick slab. However, a FORTA-FERRO conversion was done and submitted as […]
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Project Description Fibers were specified for an exterior paving application of the truck dock and ramp at a 60,000 – 92,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Forsyth County, GA. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used at a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd in this pavement application that totaled 22,758 sq ft. FORTA-FERRO macro fibers were […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO was used to reinforce a second section of Kaononi Street in front of Anna Millers’ Restaurant in Aiea, HI. Fibers were originally specified for this pavement project to help reduce cracking. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used at a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd. By using fibers to reinforce the road instead […]
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Project Description The Pearl City Bus Facility in Hawaii specified fibers be used to reinforce the concrete bus pad. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used at a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd in this slab-on-ground. The county chose fiber reinforcement to reduce the use of steel rebar and save taxpayers money. By adding FORTA-FERRO to […]
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