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Project Description Roxbury Place is lower to middle income housing that was constructed in Roxbury, PA to rehabilitate this blighted neighborhood. Originally both slab-on ground and slab-on-metal-deck applications were specified for steel, but the owner and contractor chose to switch to fibers. They chose FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to be used in this project totaling […]
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Project Description The senior citizen apartment building in Pheasant Point Apartments located in Lancaster, PA is the first one in this complex to use fiber reinforcement in the building. The owners chose to replace the originally specified steel in both the slab-on-ground and topping slab with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers. The entire project was 395 […]
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Project Description The New York Blower Company, an industrial fan producer located in New Castle, PA, chose FORTA-FERRO fibers for their new warehouse floor. This project was 400 cu yd and used a total of 2400 lb of FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fiber. This fiber reinforced concrete slab in the new manufacturing facility had been specified […]
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Project Description The owners of Miller Street Apartments in Pittsburgh, PA chose to replace the specified steel in their concrete with FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers. This five story apartment building consisted of both slab-on-ground and slab-on-metal-deck construction for a total project size of 36,313 sq ft. The fiber allowed the project to stay on schedule […]
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Project Description Meyers Dairy in Loganton, PA recently chose FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to be used in a new slab-on-ground construction that will be used to store large silage bags. This project was 1,000 cu yd and used a dosage of 3 lb/cu yd of 2 1/4 in macro synthetic FORTA-FERRO fibers. They opted to […]
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Project Description A large food processing company in Hermitage, PA specified FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to reinforce a large concrete slab being placed in its new manufacturing facility. This project replaced the originally specified steel with a fiber dosage of 4.0 lb/cu yd, saving them time and money while significantly reducing curling. The expansion will […]
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Project Description The Family Resource Center replaced its originally specified steel with macro synthetic FORTA-FERRO fibers in a new construction in Franklin, PA. The total project was 80 cu yd and required a dosage of 3.0 lb/cu yd of macro synthetic FORTA-FERRO fibers. This was a typical slab-on-ground construction with a wood frame building on […]
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Project Description Salem Metal Inc. constructed a new, single story metal fabrication shop with a total project size of 102,660 sq ft. The owner of this property chose FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers to replace the welded wire in this slab-on-ground project. This is one of several projects by an engineering firm, developer, and owner team, […]
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Project Description Mass Crane and Hoist in Tyngsborough, MA constructed a location for custom overhead crane manufacturing. The building includes a fabrication area, office space, and shipping dock. All slab-on-ground was fiber reinforced with 6.0 lb/cu yd of FORTA-FERRO and the composite deck was fiber reinforced with 4.0 lb/cu yd. The general contractor used FORTA-FERRO […]
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Project Description The Underwood Fruit and Warehouse Co. lost their packing operations building to a fire in late 2017 and needed a new multi-level facility. Originally the project was specified with light rebar in the slab-on-ground and wire mesh in the slab-on-metal-deck. FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were recommended as an alternative to the traditional steel […]
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