Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavements
FORTA-FERRO reinforced concrete pavements can replace the need for steel reinforcement, along with additional benefits.
Keeping with FORTA’s reputation for providing innovative solutions to construction challenges, our award winning fiber reinforced concrete pavement has pioneered the effort to replace failing roadways with durable concrete pavements.
FORTA-FERRO fibers were chosen to be used in the expansion and remodel of the Old Dominion Freight Line terminal and office building in Commerce City, CO. In this new shop facility, the owner chose to remove and replace existing asphalt pavement with fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) in terminal area. For this 29,000 cu yd project, a fiber dosage of 5.0 lb/ cu yd of FORTA-FERRO macro synthetic fibers were used. By eliminating rebar mat, direct placement of concrete was allowed from the mixer truck and no extra labor was used to raise the rebar mat to the support positions after each laser screed movement. TWC superintendent said, “FORTA-FERRO fibers eliminated hundreds of hours of labor by adding reinforcements at the same time of concrete placement and provided a better slab structure.”
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 the fibers allowed for the project to cut down on time normally spent on properly placing steel reinforcement as well as decreased their overall labor costs. Eliminating the need for dowel baskets at the control joints was also achieved with the use of FORTA-FERRO®.
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