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Project Description This project was for a new beer distribution warehouse in Rideway, PA, that included floor slabs, drive thru pavement, a freezer floor slab, and a storage area. The office floor slabs used 4 lbs. / cu. yd. of FORTA-FERRO®. The drive thru, freezer floor slab, and storage area all used 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd […]
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Project Description This project was for a building at the Mars High school in order to store landscaping equipment for their campus maintenance. Atlantic Engineering had used FORTA-FERRO® in previous projects and was very happy with the ease of placement and finishing ability and thought the Mars High School project would be a great application to use it once again. […]
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Project Description This project was to an additional project to the Monarch Products special products production floor. Monarch Products has been a long-term FORTA-FERRO® customer due to their use of fibers in their septic tanks. This was the first time the contractor for the project had used FORTA-FERRO® and was very pleased with the way they mixed and finished. Key […]
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Project Description Betters Warehouse was the first of many projects for the Shell Oil Corporation. This initial project was needed to create a lay down yard for the larger buildings yet to come. The slab was 7 inches thick on one layer of plastic sheeting. By choosing to use FORTA-FERRO®, the joints were able to be […]
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Project Description Ownership of the Bon Tool Company in western Pennsylvania investigated the use of fiber reinforcement as an alternative to conventional steel in their large warehouse/office space addition. Approved by both owner and project engineer, FORTA-FERRO® was used in over 55,000 square feet of 6″ thick warehouse slab-on-ground, and 15,000 square feet of 3″ […]
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Project Description The bridge, originally built in the 1950’s, had been resurfaced in 1997, but had already deteriorated to the point of necessary repair. The Georgia D.O.T. looked to FORTA-FERRO® as an easy-to-use and cost-effective method to add a high level of crack control and long-term durability. After scarifying 3-1/2″ of deteriorated concrete, a cement […]
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Project Description Halvorson and Partners Engineers of Atlanta specified FORTA-FERRO® in addition to conventional reinforcing steel for a unique suspended walkway project within the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Over 500 feet in length, the elevated sidewalk was 10 – 12 feet wide and placed at 5 inches thick on the special metal deck and suspension system. The engineer’s […]
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Project Description Cosmopolitan Luxury Apartments was looking for an alternative to using steel reinforcement in their design. From using FORTA-FERRO® in previous projects, Hoy Construction knew the results would be of very high quality. It was decided to use the FORTA-FERRO instead of using steel. Project specifiers were very pleased and excited by the end results. Due […]
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Project Description The Atlanta Bonded Warehouse group was founded in 1948 by a Peter Paul candy broker to provide protective warehousing to the confectionery industry. Since that time, ABW has grown to include over 2,000,000 square feet of public and contract food-grade temperature-controlled logistics and distribution services across the southeast United States. As a result, […]
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Project Description The elimination of the normal steel was achieved for this project by using 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of the 2-1/4″ long FORTA-FERRO®, and also the elimination of the normal sawcut-joints over the 80 ft. x 75 ft. expanse. Fowler Flemister supplied 185 cubic yards of FORTA-FERRO® reinforced concrete for the new project, and was […]
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