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Project Description The project architectural and engineering teams called for a high dosage of fiber reinforcement, rather than a conventional temperature-shrinkage steel reinforcement. The concrete included 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of the 2-1/4″ long FORTA-FERRO®, along with an integral color additive. The slab areas covered over 50,000 sq. ft., requiring approximately 700 cubic yards of fiber […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was recently selected as a reinforcement material to be included in pavement and repair trials at the Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, GA. Original project specifications called for 85 pounds of steel fibers per cubic yard. However, FORTA-FERRO® was included in pre-project trials as an easy-to-handle and cost-effective alternative. The project included a major concrete […]
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Project Description In the Aldi-Springfield car park and paving replacement project, FORTA-FERRO® 2-1/4″ was used at a dosage of 7.5 lb. / cu. yd. in over 1,300 cubic yards of 6 in. thick pavement, and eliminated over 7,000 linear feet of control-joint saw-cuts. While conventional practice would recommend joint spacing at 12 to 15 ft. for […]
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Project Description The pavement portion of the Joint Use Maintenance and Paint Hangar 1006 required loading capacity for aircraft as large as a Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-300ER. The project was originally specified with 2 layers of #4 rebar, 18” o.c. in this 12” thick slab. Concrete contractor, TWC Concrete Services, LLC of Cincinnati, OH, […]
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Project Description Due to the high dosage of 8.0 lbs. / cu. yd. of fiber needed to complete this project, FORTA-FERRO® was chosen over competing reinforcement due to their unique ability to mix more uniformly at such a high dosage. The FORTA-FERRO® also added an increased level of durability, impact and abrasion resistance to the concrete slab. A […]
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Project Description As a part of a 30 mile concrete pavement project, the City of Ashtabula engineers called for a trial section utilizing FORTA-FERRO®. The FORTA-FERRO® section involved 30 cubic yards if very low slump (1-1/2″) concrete in this full-depth street pavement, range from 8-12″ in thickness. The FORTA-FERRO® mixed and distributed extremely well, even […]
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Project Description To provide early stability and additional toughness to the pervious matrix, the project consultant specified a synthetic fiber reinforcement that would not rust or break down over time. In keeping with the green building theme, the concrete producer supplied GREEN-NET®, made of 100% recycled polypropylene materials as reinforcement. Used at a dosage of 1.5 […]
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Project Description The project specifiers chose to use FORTA-FERRO®, at a dosage of 5.0 lbs. / cu. yd., as an alternative to the wire mesh as the secondary reinforcement. The concrete was placed with no issues regarding cracking after the pour. Everyone on the job agreed that FORTA-FERRO® would be used again for future fire station projects to replace traditional costly wire mesh […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® were used at the GaReat Sports Complex in Geneva-On-The-Lake, Ohio. The Spire™ Institute – Phase IV project utilized the FORTA-FERRO® in two exterior concrete parking lot areas, a 10 lane, 50 meter Olympic size pool and additional 25 meter pool. Both pools called for approximately 1,000 yards of FORTA-FERRO® reinforced concrete at 4.0 lbs. / cu. yd. The FORTA-FERRO® […]
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Project Description The fiber solution resulted in maintaining the project schedule, allowing the 5-acre remove-and-replace project to be completed in a 2-week time period. In total, over 4,400 cubic yards of fiber reinforced concrete were placed using FORTA-FERRO® at a dosage of 3.0 lbs. / cu. yd. Without the steel reinforcement problem, the base was proof-rolled and the concrete was […]
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