Cost-Effective
Savings now and down the road!
Stronger than your traditional mixture. Reduces cracking and rutting.
While we have known for years that adding reinforcing fibers to asphalt would substantially increase the life of that asphalt, it was very difficult to quantify the years and calculate that value for our customers. Recent research has provided more detail about the benefits provided by FORTA-FI. FORTA-FI allows for substantially reduced asphalt thickness while retaining the designed strength objectives. The thickness of asphalt can be reduced 35% on average while maintaining the same performance requirements of a traditional (full) thickness application without FORTA-FI. Case studies developed by Arizona State University utilizing pavement design software [Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG)] detail these savings. This same program also calculates that the longevity increase would be 50% or more, beyond the same thickness of non-FORTAfied asphalt. Only FORTAfied asphalt provides the benefits of immediate savings through reducing thickness or extended life, or both.
Save Now
Use 35% Less Asphalt ThicknessStronger than your traditional asphalt mixture.
Save Down the Road
Lasts 50% LongerReduce cracking and rutting.
Enter Asphalt Price:
Use our Savings Calculator to compare material costs between a traditional asphalt mixture and FORTAfied Asphalt.
Reduced Asphalt Cost:
FORTAfied Asphalt vs. Non-FORTAfied Asphalt
The direct, and immediate cost benefit is easily calculated using the Savings Calculator above, but the total cost/project benefits provided by FORTA-FI are far greater.
Project costs are directly associated with Material Performance and Scheduling. Compare FORTAfied asphalt to any Non-FORTAfied asphalt.
| FORTAfied Asphalt | vs. | Non-FORTAfied Asphalt | ||
| w/less thickness | w/standard thickness | w/standard thickness | ||
| Strength | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Service Life | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Fatigue Life | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Rutting Resistance | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Shoving Resistance | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Crack Propagation Resistance | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
| Erosion (Pot Holes) Resistance | Equal or Greater | Greater | vs. | Equal |
Additional Savings when Using Less Asphalt Thickness
| • Fewer trucks needed per job | • Extended life |
| • Fewer man hours to place and compact |
• Less resurfacing through life of project |
| • Less project time |
• Fewer interruptions to traffic |
| • Simpler scheduling |
• Less time during interruptions to traffic |
