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Project Description Wittenberg College is renovating the 100-year-old fieldhouse in Springfield, OH and specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to be used on the floor. For this job they are laying a concrete slab-on-ground and a new wooden gym floor will then be laid over the top to bring back the look of the old fieldhouse. […]
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Project Description The Riverview Yacht Club located in Toledo, OH specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fiber to be used in their parking lot. The Yacht Club parking lot was originally asphalt, and they planned on replacing it with asphalt in the beginning. While working with the ready mixer for this job, FORTA was able to flip […]
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Project Description This ongoing project in Columbus, OH, replacing both parking lots and loading area for the Old Dominion Freight Line, specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers be used in its slab-on metal-deck applications. The project is 10,000 cu yd and uses a dosage of 5.0 to 7.5 lb/cu yd of fiber depending on the area […]
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Project Description A large fulfillment center in North Randall, OH spanned 23,000 cu yd with a fiber dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd. The contractors specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to be used in this design. The fiber reinforced concrete was easily pumped up to the multiple slab-on-metal-deck levels. This allowed the contractor to complete around […]
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Project Description Having worked with FORTA in the past, the engineers chose to specify FORTA-FERRO for a large fulfillment center located in Euclid, OH. This slab-on-metal deck project is 23,000 cu yd with a fiber dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd. Fibers were chosen for the convenience of being able to pump the reinforced concrete up […]
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Project Description A large discount supermarket chain specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers be used in an ongoing project in Springfield, OH. This job consists of completely replacing the entire parking lot and loading area. The total size of these slab-on-ground projects are 4,200 cu yd and the contractor used a dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd […]
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Project Description The Old Dominion Freight Line, in Hermiston, OR, expanded their facility by placing new concrete pavement to receive the high-volume freight coming and going from their facility. The company chose to use FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers in this 2,000-cu yd project with a fiber dosage of 5.0 lb/cu yd. This dosage level has […]
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Project Description A distribution warehouse specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to reinforce the concrete being placed in its new building in Buffalo, NY. This project is 1,240 cu yds with a fiber dosage of 7.5 lb/cu yd. The owners wanted smooth, flat, low-maintenance floors with minimal joints for a long life and smooth forklift transit. […]
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Project Description A large medical center in Jefferson, LA expanded their cancer center and chose to replace specified steel with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers. In the six story elevated decks, a fiber dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd was used totaling 2,070 cu yd. By using fiber to reinforce the concrete, the durability of the concrete […]
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Project Description Project Description The owner and contractor of Oak Valley Dairy wanted a longer lasting, highly durable concrete mix with minimal plastic shrinkage for the feed allies, rotary milk barn, and wall surfaces in their new dairy construction in Burley, ID. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were specified for a 14,400-cu yd job with a […]
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