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Project Description Based on previous fiber reinforcement experiences, project specifiers felt fibers offered the best opportunity to minimize joints and cracking on the high-profile gallery floor. While the results speak for themselves, the FORTA-FERRO® succeeded in controlling shrinkage, cracking, and curling in the large and irregularly shaped joint-free floor sections. The final floor finish was impressive enough […]
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Project Description The 18,000 square foot L-shaped addition to the FORTA® production and warehouse facility was divided into two large slabs (115 feet x 85 feet and 127 feet x 60 feet) separated by a construction joint using Diamond-Dowels as the load-transfer system. Original contractor plans called for sawcut joints on 15- foot centers, amounting […]
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Project Description As part of the LEED silver-level project, the eco-friendly pervious parking lot area was further enhanced with the FORTA® GREEN-NET® fibrillated fiber. The use of pervious pavement allowed for manageable storm water runoff on this slope-challenged project layout and allowed for a more efficient percentage of interior vs. exterior lot usage. The GREEN-NET® […]
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Project Description The light-to-medium duty parking space areas were reinforced with 1.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of 1.5″ long FORTA® GREEN-NET®, a net-shaped fiber made from 100% recycled polypropylene materials. For the medium-to-heavy duty parking and driving areas, 7.5 lbs. /cu. yd. of 1.5″ long FORTA-FERRO® was added to the pervious concrete for additional toughness. […]
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Project Description After completion of a $1.5 million office expansion project at FORTA Corporation headquarters, a pervious concrete sidewalk was installed directly in front of the new office wing. The use of pervious concrete, containing FORTA-FERRO®, was used over a drainage bed and French drain system allowed designers more latitude for subsequent building and lot […]
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Project Description An integral part of the joint free floor technology required a relatively high dosage of the FORTA-FERRO® reinforcement to minimize the risk of concrete shrinkage and slab curling. By using 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of concrete of the 2 ¼” long fiber, Birdwell was able to accommodate the concrete’s normal tendency to shrink and […]
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Project Description As the cost of steel reinforcement and labor continue to rise, three-dimensional fiber reinforcement is becoming a more frequent and popular method to control cracking in slab-on-grade construction projects. Due to their prior successful use of macro synthetic fibers, the contractor proposed the FORTA-FERRO® to project engineers as an alternative to the traditional […]
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Project Description This project was to replace an existing 4″ slab with 10″ slab due to the higher road requirements of General Electric. This was a very fast paced pour schedule and the concrete work had to be done while the plant was not in operation, mostly late at night. The contractor requested FORTA-FERRO® in order […]
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Project Description This high-abrasion, high-load, and high-impact requirement floor was originally specified to include #4 rebar on 18” centers. FORTA-FERRO® was used at various trial dosages and at two fiber lengths to determine potential reinforcement-level thresholds. The 6” thick concrete slab was designed for a potential live load of 2,000 lbs. / sq. ft., and […]
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Project Description Hormann Flexon LLC, a German-owned manufacturer of commercial doors and dock equipment, completed a 70,000 square foot expansion in April 2013. The majority of the project involved 8” thick manufacturing floor slabs, with additional 4” thick office floors. Project engineers approved the use of the FORTA-FERRO® as an alternative to conventional single-layer temperature […]
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