CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014

Please visit FORTA® at our Booth

South Hall #61411

March 4-8, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center

FORTA® can be found this year in South Hall.  Look for the red booth with fibers in South Hall #61411.  Stop by and learn more about using FORTA-FERRO® to save money, submit alternate reinforcing bids and place better floors.

Learn more about:

·         Reinforced polished concrete floors

·         Replace significant steel reinforcement

·         Reduce tripping hazards for slab-on-deck

·         Reinforce and toughen pervious concrete

·         Stretch normal joint spacing.

For more information, please visit: www.forta-ferro.com

Concrete Overlay

FORTA-FERRO® was recently specified in 2013 by Desmone Associates & Architects in The Doughboy Apartment Complex and Retail Shops building project.  The building plan consisted of 42 apartments and 2 retail stores.  FORTA-FERRO® was used as an overlay for the precast beams that were used at the top of the parking garage to reduce cracking.  FORTA-FERRO® was pumped from a concrete truck.  The 3” slab was finished with a steel trowel.  FORTA-FERRO® replaced 6x6-10 gauge steel reinforcement.

Project Details:

Application: Overlay

Owner: Cushman

Location: Lawrenceville, PA

Engineer/Specifier: Desmone Associates & Architects

General Contractor: Mistick

Ready-Mix Supplier: 43^rd Street Concrete

Concrete Contractor: Hoy Construction

Fiber Reinforcement: FORTA-FERRO® 2.25” length, 3 lbs per cubic yard

For More Information, Please Visit: www.forta-ferro.com

2014 World of Concrete ACI Commercial/Industrial Finishing Certification

The ACI Commercial/Industrial Finishing Certification class and exam, led by Bob Simonelli and Jerry Holland of Structural Services Inc. completed a concrete slab at World of Concrete 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.  The fiber used was a commercial/industrial macro fiber dosage of 7.5 lbs/cubic yards typical of column-line floor slab use, and reinforced 12 cubic yards of concrete.  Trainees were required to place and finish the demo slab, and show competence under a variety of conditions.  

The high-fiber concrete placed, floated, and finished extremely well, and caused no issues with regards to surface finish or flatness and levelness.  Over 35 contractor personnel participated in the event, with several hundred onlookers from all across the concrete construction spectrum.  FORTA® has donated macro fiber reinforcement to many World of Concrete events over the years, including a macro fiber pervious concrete application for the new ACI logo placement that was created during the show.   FORTA® celebrated their 33rd World of Concrete, missing only the first 7 years of show existence.

Please watch the project video: http://youtu.be/qa9qUSpuZPk

Pervious Concrete IV

Auburn University Fisheries Building Parking

Auburn, Alabama

2011

Dr. Michael Hein from Auburn University and and his structure class students completed a pervious parking lot in 2011.  The parking lot is located at the Auburn University Fisheries Building in Auburn, Alabama. Hydro Max Internal Curing Admixture and FORTA FERRO-GREEN® was added at the slump rack.  The AU Engineering students were the pervious concrete place and finish crew.  Though micro fibers have been used frequently in the past for pervious pavement applications, FORTA® continues to promote and research the use of synthetic macro fibers to add toughness and durability to medium and heavy-duty pervious pavements.  Even at high fiber dosages, the FERRO-GREEN® macro fiber is very user-friendly during lay-down, and offers no issues regarding placement and finishing.  Though the mix design used on the Auburn University Fisheries Parking Lot offered a few small cement balls during mixing, the FERRO-GREEN® fiber mixed and distributed very uniformly throughout the mix.

Please watch the project video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjIO5tADxnw

Project Details:

Application: Parking lot

Owner: Auburn University Fisheries Facility Phase 1

Location: Auburn, Alabama

Pervious Concrete Consultant: Dale Fisher

Ready-Mix Supplier: USA Ready Mix

Concrete Contractor: Dr. Michael Hein and students from his structure class

Fiber Reinforcement: FERRO-GREEN® 2.25" length, 5 lbs per yard

Volume: 20 yards

For more information, please visit: www.forta-ferro.com