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Reconstructed Roadways: Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Asphalt

Three of Huntington Beach's collector streets were reconstructed in 2014 using FORTA-FI® fiber reinforced asphalt (FRAC). FRAC was used for the asphalt base course on each street, and fiber was also added to the 2" ARHM wearing course. The enhanced stiffness and fatigue life of FRAC allowed a 30% reduction in the asphalt base course thickness for an immediate cost savings.  FRAC improved resistance to cracking will ensure reduced maintenance of the wearing course over the life of the pavements.


Project Details:
Location: Huntinton Beach CA
Owner: City of Huntington Beach
Engineer: City of Huntington Beach
Contractor: RJ Noble Company
Tonnage: 10,080
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

For more information, please visit: forta-fi.com

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Jackson Hole Airport Asphalt Runway-Five Years Later With Forta-Fi®

Five Years Later

The Jackson Hole Airport is located at the base of the spectacular Teton Mountains, and is located entirely within Grand Teton National Park. FORTA-FI® was used in a 1 1/2" (38mm) porous friction course on the runway1/19 rehabilitation project. This airport had several unique attributes that demanded a reinforced asphalt mixture:

•35,000 flights annually with over 300,000 enplanements.
•6,450 feet (1,966m) runway elevation causes planes to land at higher speeds.
•6,300 feet (1,920m) runway length is relatively short for higher speeds and larger aircraft.
•Accommodates both smaller planes and larger planes such as 757's and A320's.
•600" (15.24 m) of snow annually.
•Snow plowing has caused previous pavement to ravel.
•Temperatures can swing from -40°F (-40°C) to 41°F (5°C) in the winter months, and annually from -40°F (-40°C) winter to 104 °F (40°C) summer.

UPDATE: This project was reviewed in June 2014 after five years in service. There were not any noticeable distresses on the runway including: raveling, cracking, rutting or potholes. There were 3 small areas about eight inches in diameter that were there from the beginning caused by planes turning the wheel very sharply in the first month after paving. These areas have a small degree of raveling. However, they have not worsened over the last 5 years.

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

Union Global Logistics Airpark

                 


The Union Global Logistics Airpark used a 1 3/4 inch surface course using FORTA-FI® HMA 3/4 inch fibers. FORTA-FI® was specified in this high volume, heavy traffic trucking hub. This Logistic Airpark is located at a new 1.8 million square foot Proctor and Gamble warehouse in Union, OH. The asphalt mixture is placed on the property at the Dayton International Airport for strength and durability in the roadways.

Project Details:
Location: Union, OH
Owner: City of Union, OH
Producer: Barrett Paving, Middletown, OH
Contractor: Barrett Materials, West Carrollton, OH
Tonage: 6,300
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA 3/4

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

Vermont Route 14 Asphalt Reclaimation Road Project

Before

After

The state of Vermont did their first trial with FORTA-FI® in 2013.  VT 14 was selected as it had a tremendous amount of rutting and reflective cracking.  Limited funds made it not possible to do full depth reclamation, therefore VTrans was looking to extend the life of the overlay.  The road was leveled with a 5/8” shim, then a 1” overlay of Type IV – 50 Blow Marshall Bituminous Concrete Pavement was placed using 1,000 pounds of FORTA-FI at one pound of fiber per ton of asphalt followed by equivalent paving using non-fiber reinforced asphalt as a comparison.  VTrans will be studying the performance of this road over the next several years.  

Project Details:

● Project Owner: VTrans (State of Vermont, Agency of Transportation)

● Tonnage: 1,000
● Engineer/Specifier: VTrans
● Asphalt Contractor: Frank W. Whitcomb
● Owner Type: DOT

● Type of mix:Dense grade

● Project type:Overlay

● Reason for use:Extend life of pavement, reduce reflective cracking, reduce rutting

● Type of plant and how fiber was added:batch plant, manually added

● Fiber used:WMA

● Replacement for:none

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

Venago Regional Airport Roadway

The Venango Regional Airport in Franklin, PA paved a portion of Airport Road in August 2012.  400 tons of FORTA-FI® HMA was place on Airport Road, the entrance to the Venango Regional Airport from Pittsburgh Road.  3/4" FORTA-FI® HMA fibers were introduced through one pound bags at the Dunbar Batch Plant and was used in both the leveling and wearing courses of the roadway.

Project Details:
Owner: Venango Regional Airport
Tonnage: 400
Engineer/Specifier: Venango Regional Airport/Penn DOT District 1-0
Asphalt Contractor: East Coast Paving
Type of mix: Intermediate/Leveling Course, Wearing Course, 15%
Project Type: Full Depth Project
Reason for use: Increase longevity, reduce rutting, reduce cracking, reduce raveling
Fiber used: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

Roadway Project - Riverside County, CA

This fiber reinforced asphalt was produced using a unique "table-top" mixing operation. A windrow of aggregate is laid out, FORTA-FI® fiber is distributed evenly along the windrow, and then oil is injected and mixed in place to create a cold mix. This resulting cold mix was stockpiled and later used as a 2" overlay at the intersections of Fillmore & Grapefruit, 62nd & Johnson, and Pierce & 66th in the hot desert area of Thermal, CA.

Project Details:
Location: Thermal, CA
Owner: Riverside County Transportation Department
Contractor: Riverside County Transportation Department
Tonnage: 1,650
Fiber: FORTA-FI® PAT

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

Honolulu International Airport, 2013-Present

Honolulu International Airport is conducting an on-going maintenance project to mill and fill three inch wearing courses. The majority of the new construction is located on the taxi-ways and parking locations for various aircraft and airlines at the airport. Due to the heavy weight of the air-crafts, rutting and shifting of the pavement occurs quite rapidly and asphalt pavement replacement is needed. 

Hawaii Department of Transportation decided to implement FORTA-FI® HMA fibers into these continuous maintenance projects for stronger pavement and sustainability. To date, great results are being reported and the Hawaii DOT is continuing to replace their conventional asphalt with FORTAfied asphalt!

Project Details:
Location: Honolulu, HI
Owner: Hawaii DOT
Engineer: Hawaii DOT
Producer: Grace Pacific L.L.C.
Contractor: Grace Pacific L.L.C.
Tonnage: 12,000
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

Deep Patch Asphalt

The City of Delaware, OH encourages sustainability and environmental stewardship. The Public Works Department recycles previously used asphalt by reheating it, and then using the reclaimed material for patching and pothole repairs. FORTA-FI® PAT blend was added to this recycled material mix to provide additional fiber-reinforced strength and durability to a deep-patch street rehabilitation project. 

The reclaimed asphalt material was heated in a recycling drum-mixer unit, and the FORTA-FI® fibers were added (1 lb. per 1 ton of asphalt) to this mixture and then transferred into a hot-box for transportation to the repair site. The Delaware Street & Traffic personnel used the 100% recycled asphalt material, now three-dimensionally reinforced with FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fibers, to expertly complete the repair on this busy city roadway!

Project Details:
Location: Delaware, OH
Owner: City of Delaware
Engineer: City of Delaware
Contractor: City of Delaware Street Department
Tonnage: 12
Fiber: FORTA-FI® PAT

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

Overlay and Subgrade Improvement, Laguna Niguel, CA

 

The residential roadway project is using FORTA-FI® to reduce the asphalt pavement section from 5" asphalt to 4" Fiber Reinforced Asphalt, saving $2 per square yard and providing an extension of pavement life (estimated $140,000 total savings in asphalt material alone). The 4" Fiber Reinforced Asphalt is being placed in two lifts on 9" of aggregate base.

Project Details:
Location: Laguna Niguel, CA
Owner: City of Laguna Niguel, CA
Paver: Hardy and Harper, Inc.
Producer: Vulcan Material Company, Santa Ana, CA
Tonnage: 19,700
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

State Route 4014, Clearfield County, PA

PennDOT District 2-0 chose a one mile stretch of SR 4014 as a test section for FORTA-FI®.  Grannas Brothers produced a PG64-22 WMA using FORTA-FI® warm mix fibers and the 9.5mm wearing course was placed as a 1 1/2" overlay in Clearfield County on a 0.3 to <3 million ESAL road.  A control section on the same stretch of roadway was placed using non-FORTAfied asphalt as a comparison. 

Project Details:
Location: PennDOT District 2-0 Clearfield County
Owner: PennDOT District 2-0
Engineer: PennDOT District 2-0
Producer: Grannas Brothers
Contractor: Grannas Brothers
Tonnage: 1,000
Fiber: FORTA-FI® WMA

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

State Route 85, Riverdale, GA

The highway is classified as a major urbane arterial roadway. The highway varies from 3 to 2 lanes in each direction and part is a divided with grass median. Many shops and malls are located along this stretch of road and has very heavy traffic for most of the day and night. Night time paving was required due to the heavy traffic. The purpose of this project was to determine if fibers could replace the high cost polymer modified mixes.

Project Details:
Location:  Riverdale, GA
Owner: Georgia DOT
Engineer: Georgia DOT
Producer: E.R. Snell
Contractor: E.R. Snell
Tonnage: 36,000
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

Jerome Street Bridge

The Jerome Street Bridge is an arch bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the east and west banks of the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of McKeesport, PA. It's 762 feet long and opened in 1937. In 2012 three inches of the existing wearing course were milled off and replaced with 1" of an FJ base course followed by a 1 1/2" Warm Mix wearing course designed with
PG76-22 and FORTA-FI® 3/4" high tensile strength synthetic fibers. Lane Construction Corporation made the material and it was placed by Donegal Construction Company on a multi-night paving project. The FORTA-FI® fibers were used to prevent reflective cracking as well as aid in compaction of the material since a vibratory roller couldn't be used because this was a bridge deck.

Project Details:

Location: Penn DOT District 11-0 Allegheny County

Owner: PennDOT District 11-0

Engineer: PennDOT District 11-0

Producer: Lane Construction Corporation

Contractor: Donegal Construction Company

Tonnage: 600

Fiber: FORTA-FI® WMA

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

Potholes

Winter is gone, Spring has sprung and Pothole fishing is in season. Potholes continue to haunt us even after winter is a thing of the past.  Potholes are an example of asphalt failure. The problematic pothole is caused when water penetrates the the underlying soil structure.  As traffic continues to pass over the road way it weakens the soil and the asphalt starts to crack. These surface cracks allow more water and elements such as salt and chemicals to continue to break down the asphalt and create a hole in the pavement.

Potholes not only cause a bumpy ride to and from our destinations, but potholes cause damage to our cars. The damage to our cars can be costly.  Costs that arise from potholes are not only felt directly from our wallet for car repairs, but also can be attribute to our tax dollars going to repair these nuisance holes.  With municipality, state and government budgets shrinking and more roadways being neglected, it is certain the pothole headaches will not be going away soon.

Typically potholes are repaired in defense to the already existing hole.  Road workers are often out patching and repairing our roadways in early Spring after the harsh elements of Winter. Typically, workers will apply a cold patch to a small pothole to fix the issue.  For larger, car swallowing, potholes road crews need to be called in to apply hot asphalt to fix the larger problem.

One solution to battle potholes is to be on the offensive and create a better asphalt mixture when the roadway is being paved. FORTA-FI® high tensile strength fiber for asphalt in roadways perform better and last longer than traditional asphalt placements.  FORTA-FI® fibers distributed throughout the asphalt paving material increases the strength and durability of the roadway while helping to resist premature cracking and rutting.  Going Longer... Going Stronger with FORTA-FI®.

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

Asphalt Overlay

Before

After

The challenge was how to best, and most cost effectively, replace the crumbling 37 year old parking lot at the Sparkles Roller Rink in Hiram, Ga. One answer would have been to use 1” of a well-known 2-layered repair system plus 1” of standard HMA topping placed in two lifts. The answer that both the owner and Jay Herzog with Blackjack Paving agree upon however, was something different. Their solution was to place a single 2” lift of typical HMA topping, but to add FORTA-FI® HMA fiber-reinforcement.

FORTA-FI® has been proven to add more than 50% to the life of all different types of asphalt, and has shown great success in eliminating or minimizing the block cracking and sunken areas that plagued this project. The labor time on this project was cut in half, offsetting the cost of FORTA-FI®, and enabled the contractor to schedule additional projects. The next morning, a tour bus unexpectedly used the freshly paved parking lot to make a U-turn. Afraid of damage, Jay immediately inspected the area and found no sign of rutting or even tire marks. It was clear to him that this FORTAfied® asphalt clearly acted better than he expected, and they are confident they made the best decision.

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

Project Details:

Location: Hiram, GA

Project Owner: Jeff Couey 

Tonnage: 600 

Engineer/Specifier: Blackjack Paving, Sealing & Striping 

Asphalt Contractor: C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. 

Owner Type: Commercial 

Project type: Overlay, Asphalt Base 

Reason for use: Increase Longetivity, Reduce Cracking, Rutting, & Raveling 

Fiber used: FORTA-FI® HMA 

School Asphalt Parking Lot

Kiski Upper Elementary, a STEM school (with curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering and math), is the result of a $20 million renovation and enlargement of the former North Washington Elementary school in Export, PA. In order to extend the life of the pavements around the school the architectural firm
of Canzian/Johnston & Associates specified FORTA-FI® into the existing designs. The parking lots were constructed using a 1 1/2" 9.5 mm wearing course and the bus loop which encompasses the school was paved with a 3" 9.5 mm wearing course, both utilizing FORTA-FI® HMA.

Project Details:
Location: Export, PA
Owner: Kiski Upper Elementary
Engineer: Canzian/Johnston & Associates
Producer: TPC Asphalt Supply
Contractor: A. Folino Construction
Tonnage: 1,400
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

Interstate 81 - Lackawanna County, PA

Penn DOT District 4-0 placed the first interstate pavement using FORTA-Fl® in the summer of 2013. A test section using fibers was incorporated into a stretch on I-81 in Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania. Two inches of pavement were milled off and replaced with two, two inch sections of PG76-22, one section with and without FORTA-FI®.

Project Details:
Location: Lackawanna County
Owner: Penn DOT District 4-0
Engineer: Penn DOT District 4-0
Producer: Popple Construction
Contractor: Popple Construction
Tonnage: 6,000
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

"Thinlay" Asphalt

Penn DOT District 3-0 is testing pavement preservation treatments. A four mile stretch of SR 220 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania was broken into three sections. The southbound lane received a microsurfacing treatment and the northbound lane was divided into two- two mile sections. Each section received a one inch thinlay using PG76-22 with one of the sections incorporating FORTA-FI® fibers. The intentions of the project is to see an improved strength and longer lasting pavement using FORTA-FI® within the asphalt pavement mix. Penn State University will be monitoring the conditions of the test sections for the next three years.

Project Details:
Location: Jersey Shore, PA
Owner: Penn DOT District 3-0
Engineer: Penn DOT District 3-0
Producer: HRI, Inc.
Contractor: HRI, Inc.
Tonnage: 1,000
Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

Jackson Hole Airport

The Jackson Hole Airport is located at the base of the spectacular Teton Mountains, and is located entirely within Grand Teton National Park.  FORTA-FI® was used in a 1 ½” (38MM) porous friction course on the runway 1/19 rehabilitation Project.  This airport had several unique attributes that demanded a reinforced asphalt mixture.

The airport location accumulates 300” of snow annually.  The snow plowing in the past has caused the previous pavement to ravel.  Accompanied with temperatures that can swing from-40°F to 41°F in the winter months, and annually from 40°F to 104°F in the summer months.

The Jackson Hole Airport has 35,000 flights annually with over 300,000 enplanements.  The runway elevation of 6,450 feet causes planes to land at higher speeds.  The runway length 6,300 feet is relatively short for higher speeds and larger aircraft.  The airport itself can accommodate both smaller and larger planes, such as 757’s and A320’s. 

Project Details:

Location: Jackson, WY

Owner: Jackson Hole Airport

Engineers: Jacobs, Denver, CO

Contractor: HK Contractors, Idaho Falls, ID

Fiber: FORTA-FI® HMA

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

State Route Paving Project

Pennsylvania State Route 2020 was a full depth replacement of existing composite pavement which carries ADT of 18,799 with 5 to 27% truck traffic.  The truck traffic on this road consists of semi-truck traffic to and from landfill and warehouse facilities.  The base course used consisted of PG 64-22, 25mm, 6” depth, HMA, 30 million ESAL SUPERPAVE mix, with PG 76-22, 19mm, 3” depth HMA intermediate course, 30 million ESAL SUPERPAVE mix.

Project Details:

Owner: PennDOT

Location: District 6-0, Bucks County, PA

Engineer: PennDOT District 6-0

Producer: Barrette Asphalt, Inc.

Contractor: HRI, Inc.

Tonnage: 43,000

Fiber Reinforcement: FORTA-FI® HMA ¾”

For more information, Please visit:www.forta-fi.com

REDUCING ASPHALT THICKNESS

One of the many great features of FORTA-FI® fiber-reinforcement for asphalt is the flexibility it gives engineers in the design of roadways, airfields, parking lots, and trails.  Asphalt thickness can be reduced by up to 35% in some cases simply by adding 1 lb. of FORTA-FI® fiber per 1 ton of asphalt.  Imagine the potential cost savings possible by reducing the amount of asphalt material used in a full-depth reclamation project by 10-35%! 

The three-dimensional strength of FORTA-FI® in your job-mix formula provides toughness and durability in the asphalt placement to help it resist premature cracking and rutting.  The fibers are added at the production plant, and no modifications are necessary to traditional asphalt paving practices.  FORTA-FI® is an affordable way to reinforce asphalt while stretching your paving dollars.  Contact FORTA® Corporation at (800) 245-0306 to learn more about Going Longer…Going Stronger with FORTA-FI®!  

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

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014

Please visit FORTA® at our Booth

Central Hall #51826

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

FORTA® can be found this year in Central Hall.  Look for the gold and black booth in Central Hall #51826.  Stop by and learn more about using FORTA-FI® to save money, increase asphalt durability, and reduce rutting.

Learn more about:

·         Cost-effective way to add strength and durability to asphalt

·         Design projects with thinner lifts of asphalt when fiber is specified in the job

·         Fiber reinforced asphalt is affordable

·         Help with reflective-fatigue-thermal cracking

·         Adding fiber is easier than you think

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

Thinking "Outside the Box" With Fiber

Government administrators, road superintendents, and transportation engineers get asked the same question on a regular basis, "When are you going to do something to fix MY street?"  We all know roads need periodic maintenance and repaving, but today's budget restraints mean certain asphalt paving projects get pushed back year after year.  How can our government officials keep up with the constant demand to pave more miles with less available money?

Consider thinking 'outside the box' and adding high-tensile strength fiber to your asphalt mix.  Studies conducted by the Arizona State University National Center on SMART Innovations showed that FORTA-FI® fiber-reinforced asphalt can increase the service life of some asphalt pavements by over 50%, or allow for thickness reductions in some asphalt roadway designs without sacrificing service life expectations.  Going stronger…going longer with FORTA-FI® is an affordable option for successful street projects, without breaking the budget.  

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

Lunch and Learns 2014

The FORTA-FI® seminar will present educational information on the benefits of fiber-reinforced asphalt. The key benefits discussed will include extending asphalt life of more than 50% and reductions of asphalt thickness up to 35%. Both domestic, international projects, and research will be sited to validate these claims, and to further demonstrate the ease of produce-ability and construct-ability. FORTA-FI® can meet the challenges on a transportation/highway system to meet economic growth objectives for the future, in spite of ever decreasing budgets.

This lunch and learn is specifically designed for architects, engineers, contractors and owners in mind to educated the benefits of fiber reinforced asphalt.  The seminar is free to qualified groups and presented within the lunch hour.  

Please contact: knastasi@fortacorp.com to schedule your continuing education course for 2014. 

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

PennDOT Trials Asphalt Fiber Technology

In the January/ February 2014 edition of Asphalt Pavement Magazine published by the National Asphalt Pavement Association, an article titled “PennDOT Trials Asphalt Fiber Technology” discusses PennDOT’s partnership with FORTA Corporation to study their fiber-reinforcement technology to improve Pennsylvania roads through pilot projects that were approved by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

With PennDOT’s desire to better the roads on a limited budget, their Next Generation program involves resources focused on efficiency, cost reduction, and improved asphalt performance.  FORTA’s patented blend consists of aramid and polyolefin fibers that are evenly distributed throughout an asphalt mix for longer life and stronger performance. Studies conducted at Arizona State University have shown that FORTA-FI^® can reduce pavement thickness while adding strength and resilience.

PennDOT has been conducting a variety of pilot projects such as backcountry roads, bridges, and high traffic zones while studying side by side comparisons of FORTAfied^® asphalt pavement and conventional asphalt pavement. According to the article, PennDOT has utilized FORTA-FI^® for reinforcement of intersections to reduce rutting and shifting of the asphalt. After eighteen months, the fiber-reinforced asphalt is performing as guaranteed due to the aramid fibers spreading force evenly throughout the asphalt pavement layer decreasing strain and deformation on the roads.

            PennDOT’s goal is to continue with opportunities to extend the life of Pennsylvania roads within their budget. The field-testing from PennDOT’s pilot projects are showing positive reinforcement and benefits from the aramid and polyolefin fibers within the asphalt pavement. According to PennDOT’s Evaluations & Research Unit, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) panel is looking into setting standards for utilizing “fiber-based additives in asphalt materials” sometime this year.

Ozybko, Natasha. "PennDOT Trials Asphalt Fiber Technology." Asphalt Pavement Jan. 2014: 26, 27, 29. Print.

To read the full article, please visit: http://www.forta-fi.com/pdfs/asphalt_pavement_magazine_article1.pdf

ADDING FORTA-FI FIBER AT THE ASPHALT PLANT

If you haven't specified or already used FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fibers in an asphalt project, you may have questions about adding the fiber at the asphalt production facility.  There are a variety of ways to introduce FORTA-FI® into the job-mix formula, as long as the proper dosing rate (1 lb. of fiber per 1 ton of asphalt) is maintained throughout the production cycle.

Three-dimensionally reinforcing asphalt with FORTA-FI® can be as simple as manually adding it (pre-packaged in 1 lb. bags) at the RAP chute in drum plants or into the pug mill in batch plants.  The heat and mixing action inside the plant allow the FORTA-FI fiber to distribute throughout the mix.  The fiber can also be manually blown into the drum plant without the bag using a simple Little Shot air vortex system, or kept in the bag at a batch plant using the Big Shot method.

Larger tonnage projects may require the use of computer-controlled fiber metering devices, such as the Hi-Tech Asphalt Solutions line of 4KF and 10KF machines.  This equipment is designed to accurately dose 1 lb./1 ton increments of fiber into asphalt material, and the fiber is conveniently packaged in 700 lb. boxes to minimize handling and staging requirements. 

From driveways to super highways, regardless of the size of the asphalt paving project, you can Go Stronger...Go Longer by adding FORTA-FI® to the mix!

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

TIME, MONEY & SERVICE LIFE

An extra year or two of service life on a paving placement can mean big savings!  Pavement preservation is a constant issue with state DOTs, county engineers, city managers, and private owners as they struggle to control costs.  When to patch?  When to crack seal?  When to mill and replace?

Consider three-dimension-ally reinforcing your next asphalt placement with FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fiber!  FORTA-FI® can help your asphalt project resist premature thermal, fatigue, and reflective cracking as well as rutting.  Affordable and simple to add at the production plant, millions of FORTA-FI® fibers mix throughout your job-mix formula to add strength and durability to roadways, airfields, parking lots, and cart/bike/walking paths.  The reinforcing properties of FORTA-FI® can mean extended service life for your project, and when it comes to asphalt paving time equals money!

Join the growing roster of customers who are discovering the difference high-tensile strength fiber makes in extending the service life of your asphalt placements.  

For more infromation, please visit: www.forta-fi.com

VALUE ADDED & FIBER REINFORCED

Engineers and architects design projects using innovative ideas and products while focusing on delivering outstanding value to their clients.  In some cases firms help to offset their professional fees by incorporating 'cutting edge' concepts into the project designed to reduce operating costs and deliver value back to the owner 'over time.'  You probably never considered a construction material like asphalt could be used in this manner, but it most certainly can!

FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fiber for asphalt helps roadways, airfields, parking lots, driveways and bicycle/walking trails perform better and last longer than traditional asphalt placements.  Millions of FORTA-FI® fibers distributed throughout the asphalt paving material increases the strength and durability of the mat, while helping it resist premature cracking and rutting.  FORTA-FI® can also allow for thinner placement designs, saving money upfront on material costs while still achieving similar design life.  Going Longer...Going Stronger with FORTA-FI® is an affordable way to add value to your next asphalt project, and there are many ways in which 100% recyclable asphalt material meets your green building goals!

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

BUILDING GREENER ROADWAYS & PARKING LOTS WITH FORTA-FI

If you are a project owner, an engineer, or an architect involved in a green building project, have you considered ways to make your access roads and parking lots both greener and longer-lasting?  How about using an innovative fiber-reinforcement for asphalt product that can allow you to reduce material thicknesses without compromising design life? 

FORTA-FI® is a cost-effective way to three-dimensionally reinforce asphalt placements (roads, parking lots, sidewalks) to help them resist premature aging and the ravages of thermal, reflective, and fatigue cracking.  Millions of high-tensile strength aramid fibers in FORTA-FI® add strength, toughness, and durability to every ton of asphalt used in a typical asphalt project design, and thicknesses may be reduced up to 35% with similar design life!

FORTA-FI® can easily be blended into most job-mix formulas right at the asphalt production facility.  Both drum plants and batch plants can add FORTA-FI® at a rate of 1 lb. of fiber per 1 ton of asphalt, and no modifications are required to standard paving and compaction practices. 

Going Longer…Going Stronger with FORTA-FI® is a unique way to innovate your project design, reduce your material costs, and minimize your carbon footprint!  Porous asphalt mix designs can be fiber-reinforced, too!   

Consider using FORTA-FI® to reduce the amount of material needed for the hardscape areas in your design! 

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

Welcome

Welcome to FORTA® for Asphalt Blog.

This blog will be dedicated to featuring projects that utilize fiber for reinforcing asphalt.  Additional information will feature tips and suggestions for adding fiber to your asphalt projects.  Special features will outline testing, awards and feature tips for asphalt projects.  Additional information will be provided on upcoming trade shows we will be attending.

Please feel free to follow the blog for the latest updates and projects utilizing fiber for asphalt reinforcement.  We look forward to hearing any success stories on your paving projects utilizing asphalt fibers.  Please e-mail any questions or information requests to: fortaforasphalt@gmail.com.  

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