Broom Finish Test Confirmation that broomed, fiber reinforced concrete should look excellent. Broom Test Details There were 2 sections placed (Figure 1), each 12’x80’, to test different brooms (Figure 2), broom timing & dosage rate of the highest quality macro fiber, 2 .” Forta Ferro. Warning: Not all macro fibers will perform the same Broom…

Macro Synthetic Fiber Reinforcement Confirmation that fiber reinforcement is the most effective solution for concrete slab reinforcement. Fiber reinforcement has been successfully utilized for decades in industrial warehouses, pavements, residential slabs and more. Fiber Advantages Over Rebar/WWF Is your wire/bar properly placed?ACI 360 states 3.2.2 “Bar and wire reinforcement should be stiff enough to be…

Residential Fiber Reinforcement For Concrete Answering common questions & addressing misconceptions about fiber-reinforced concrete in residential applications. Nature of Concrete By nature, concrete cracks when it dries & shrinks. In fact, as stated in ACI 302 1, “some random cracking should always be expected, even with sufficiently close joint spacing. It is reasonable to expect…