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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was chosen as an alternative temperature/shrinkage reinforcement in the fall of 2011 for the Millennium Science Complex, located on a college campus, in State College, PA. A fiber dosage of 5.0 lbs. / cu. yd. was approved to replace the #6 rebar originally specified. Overall, almost 30,000 square feet of 10-inch thick slab-on-grade utilized the fiber reinforcement for the […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® at 4.0 lbs. / cu. yd. was specified as an alternative to the traditional wire mesh in this 4-level skilled nursing facility. The FORTA-FERRO® presented no issues regarding pumping and provided the finishers with an excellently finished slab. The use of FORTA-FERRO® as a substitution for wire mesh in composite metal desk applications has […]
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Project Description Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. in Zelienople, PA, constructed a concrete pavement for large industrial equipment. Having used FORTA-FERRO® successfully in past projects, the TWC Concrete Services, LLC. once again relied on the fiber this large pavement project. FORTA- FERRO® eliminated the need for placing traditional steel reinforcement within the cross-section of the concrete. Using […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used in this industrial slab-on-ground to dramatically reduce the volume of joints, which are troublesome in the abrasive conditions caused by the steel-machining process. FORTA-FERRO® was used to easily and seamlessly replace the #4 rebar on 12” centers in a 7” slab. In result, the fibers made it possible to use only a […]
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Project Description Phillips Electronics needed superior alternative reinforcement for a 7 in. thick warehouse floor slab. Using a Telebelt instead of a concrete pump, combined with FORTA-FERRO®, the contractors had no problem moving the concrete. The fiber allowed for joint spacing of 30’ x 30’ inches and showed very little cracking. Even though the floor […]
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Project Description Prologis specifies fiber for their concrete and for this project they chose to use FORTA-FERRO®. Using FORTA-FERRO® provides many advantages over other fibers. Some of which include a superior finish, extreme durability, and time saving placement. A comment was made about how well the fibers dispersed within the mix. This large project took about 2 months […]
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Project Description This one-and-a-half million sq. ft. warehouse, to be used by Georgia-Pacific, was the first time the contractor and ready-mixer had used FORTA-FERRO®. Both commented on the excellent distribution and finish of the fibers. With the overall success of this project, FORTA-FERRO® was also chosen to be used in additional Prologis projects. With the use of FORTA-FERRO®, the […]
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Project Description Typically, decorative concrete contractors shy away from the use of the second generation macro synthetic fibers in stamped and decorative concrete due to fear of having visible fibers on the surface after completion. The contractor for this project, who uses the FORTA-FERRO® in his standard slab-on-grade projects, wanted to test FORTA-FERRO® for finish ability in this decorative […]
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Project Description Having specified fibers on past projects, Michelin chose to utilize FORTA-FERRO® on one of their interior slab-on-ground projects. FORTA-FERRO® was added at a dosage of 5.0 lbs. / cu. yd for the interior warehouse floor. Participants on the project were extremely pleased with the surface finish of the fiber. Overall, FORTA-FERRO® has gained a reputation in the […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used in a small residential swimming pool in Germantown, Tennessee. The FORTA-FERRO® added to the shotcrete mix was delivered in a ready-mix concrete truck in two loads of three cubic yards each. The FORTA-FERRO® was used in a 10 lbs. / cu. yd. as a replacement for the hassle of traditional wire mesh and other steel […]
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