Project Item
Project Description The Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, OH, was first opened as a dirt track in 1951. Sixty-two years later, Kil-Kare’s 2013 capital improvement project included the concrete resurfacing of the full quarter-mile completion raceway, including the challenging starting and staging area. A dragster’s “burn-out” process involves spinning the rear tires in water to heat and […]
Read More
Project Description Originally, wire mesh was considered as the secondary reinforcement for the concrete slab, but Kuhlman Corp. and the contractor, have had positive experiences with the use of FORTA-FERRO®. In result, they recommended the fiber to be examined as an alternate reinforcement method for the project. After realizing the benefits of FORTA-FERRO®, such as impact resistance, abrasion resistance and added toughness, the city of […]
Read More
Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was also used to replace steel on the Hangar 10 project for Missouri River Aviation at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown MKC Airport in Kansas City, KS, a project that was included in the April 2011 “Aviation International News” Top 10 Aviation Service Provider Facilities in the United States. In addition to […]
Read More
Project Description Conventional practice for the City of Orrville, Ohio, street construction and reconstruction projects has been the use of conventional Welded-Wire Fabric (WWF) as the temperature/ shrinkage reinforcement for their concrete pavements. In August of 2012, Orrville relied on engineering judgment to allow a macrosynthetic fiber reinforcement alternative to the 4×4-6×6 WWF reinforcement. FORTA-FERRO® […]
Read More
Project Description Per project specifications, concrete supplier Kuhlman Corporation added and mixed a relatively low 4.0 lb. / cu. yd. dosage of the 2-1/4 long FORTA-FERRO® as the sole reinforcement method. The contractor placed over 125,000 square feet of 4-inch thick FORTA-FERRO® reinforced topping over a scarified asphalt base, using a saw cut control-joint spacing of […]
Read More
Project Description The FORTA-FERRO® was added, and mixed uniformly, by the experienced batch team of Anderson Concrete and was pumped and placed easily by Baker Concrete Construction after minor modifications to the pump-grate design. Upon completion, the Medical Center expansion project expects to achieve LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Status, a green […]
Read More
Project Description To meet the demand of housing at Ohio University, in May of 2013, the University started constructing four new suite style residence halls that were capable of holding 900 beds. FORTA-FERRO® was chosen as the secondary reinforcement for both the slab-on-ground and slab-on-metal-deck portions of the project. FORTA-FERRO® has proven time and again […]
Read More
Project Description In 2009, J.M. Smuckers started an addition of their new facility due to their need for more parking lot space. J.M. Smuckers has used FORTA® for over 25 years in the concrete slab-on-ground applications. In this application, FORTA® was wanting them to try the second generation macro synthetic fibers which offer greater residual strength, impact resistance, and flexural […]
Read More
Project Description Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Inc., located in Jackson, OH, needed to construct a concrete stave yard. The yards main purpose is to be used to store oak it is manufactured into bourbon barrels. The engineer had two design options to choose keeping in mind the goal to create the most durable overlay possible. The first option was […]
Read More
Project Description Zion Mennonite Church was in need of replacing a worn out asphalt parking lot. Representatives from the church took bids on both asphalt and concrete. As a result, the concrete bid came back at a savings of $5,000.00. They also cited life cycle cost advantages and minimal maintenance as other reasons to go with […]
Read More