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Project Description Yuma Federal Courthouse expansion project slab-on-metal-deck applications required a high dosage of macro synthetic fiber reinforcement in lieu of conventional temperature-steel reinforcement, which offered a uniform three-dimensional non-corrosive way to reduce cracking. FORTA-FERRO® was used at a dosage of 7.0 lbs. / cu. yd. in approximately 30,000 square feet of floor slab requiring […]
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Project Description Original specifications for this project called for # 4 bars at 12” O.C. as the crack controlling reinforcement, however the three-dimensional, non-corrosive synthetic fiber option was very attractive from both cost-savings and long-term durability standpoints. Having successfully passed trials, the 2 ¼” FORTA-FERRO® was used in over 250 feet of new V-ditch canal, involving […]
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Project Description Brian Lapinga, owner of B&D Dairy, completed a 43,000 square foot addition to his existing bunker silo. The dairy milks 4,000 cows in a state-of-the-art 80-head carousel milking parlor. Brian recognized the benefits of using FORTA-FERRO® in his application, including efficiency of placement, acid resistance, no corrosion, and three-dimensional reinforcement located throughout every […]
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Project Description Project owner, LDS Church, has specified and used fiber reinforcement as an alternate temperature/shrinkage reinforcement in meeting house slabs and temple floors for many years. Based on that experience, LDS also desired to add toughness and durability to a new pervious concrete parking lot project at their facility on the Arizona State University […]
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Project Description Since 2002, Dan Large from FRC has requested that fibers be listed in the NRCS specifications for this application. After a meeting in June 2012 with NRCS, DNR, and USDA officials, a verbal agreement was reached to install “pilot” projects to compare the performance of 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. of fiber to […]
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Project Description Auburn University Professor Dr. Michael Hein organized a pervious parking lot project at the recently opened E.W. Shell Fisheries Center on campus. Placed on a 12” base of compacted #89 limestone over a geotech filter fabric, this 6” thick pavement was reinforced with a macro fiber blend of the FORTA-FERRO® heavy-duty filaments with […]
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Project Description FORTA-FERRO® was used at a 7.5 lbs. / cu. yd. in lieu of the traditional rebar grid. The fibers provide a 3-dimensional reinforcement system throughout the concrete slab. FORTA-FERRO®’s acid resistance was also a great benefit in this application. Although violating recommendations, the loaded delivery trucks and setting crane used for further construction, drove on […]
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Project Description The slab-on-ground project provided the concrete floor for a unique Cover-All structure, developed by Mr. Paul Nelson. These units provide a quick-build yet durable alternative to conventional building methods. The Anchorage unit floor slab measured 120 feet x 70 feet, and contained a radiant heat component along with several central floor drainage units. […]
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Project Description The company constructed a 460,000 square foot warehouse in Fall 2013. Three weeks prior to placing the floor, discussion at a pre-construction meeting opened the door to using FORTA-FERRO® in the slab. Given the forklift traffic patterns in the loading dock area, the owners wanted to prevent cracking as well as to expand […]
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Project Description Prior to arriving in landfills, garbage is hauled to waste transfer stations and dumped or “tipped” onto a floor where it is reloaded into larger trucks. These “tipping slabs” are known to be some of the most challenging slabs to construct in the industry. They are subject to extremely harsh conditions, aggressive chemicals, […]
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