A Reliable Foundation for Students of Today and the Future
Location: Redding, California Dates Poured: January–March 2025, 2025Fortera provided 15 metric tons of ReAct® to Simpson University for the new Business, Technology, and Engineering Building, which will be home to the Maurice & Marianne Johannessen Veteran Success Center (VSC) and STEM program facilities, that include some new engineering and technology labs.
Concrete Poured (451 m3)
CO2 Reduction
“The footing concrete poured just like our traditional mix designs. For slab-on-grade, placement and finishing were very similar to mixes containing fly ash. Saw cut control joints held an edge better than typical fly ash mixes, and we’ve observed no abnormal cracking to date.”
Brian Kamisky, President of SK Construction / Wards Concrete
Mix Design
Cement: 90%
ReAct: 10%
Aggregate: Gravel / Natural Sand
Total Cementitious Material: 541 lb/yd3
W/CM: 0.55
Slump: 4″ (10.2 cm)
Air: Non-Air-Entrained
Design Strength: 3,000 psi (21 MPa)
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