Pits and Floors for the Heritage Final Assembly Plant, Ford Motor Company
The Heritage Final Assembly Plant is a modern facility that embraces sustainable design. DeMaria literally laid the ground floor from which the modern plant could be launched.
A floor flatness/floor levelness tolerance of FF35/FL25 was a critical requirement. DeMaria enlisted its own self perform department to install 1,000,000 square feet of floor space. Over 25,000 cubic yards of concrete was poured - 14,000 within the first 12 weeks. Fiber reinforced with metallic hardener, the new floor is perfectly flat and provides a solid base for the assembly equipment that rests upon it.
Process pits were another component. Twenty-four pits, some up to 300 feet long and 18 feet deep, were built within strict tolerances of +/- 1/4 inch over its entire length. Made entirely of concrete, each pit was constructed to withstand the routing of heavy machinery during the vehicle assembly process.
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Project Statistics: |
Cost: |
$7,000,000 |
Size: |
1,000,000 sf |
Location: |
Dearborn, MI |
Type: |
New |
A/E: |
Arcadis |
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General Contracting |
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Project Highlights: |
Fiber reinforced concrete floor |
1,000,000 sf of floor created |
24 process pits created |
Some pits were 300 ft. long & 18 ft. deep |
Over 25,000 cy of concrete |
14,000 yds. poured in 12 weeks |
Largest pour in one week: 1,557 yds. |
Flat floor with a tolerance of FF35/FL25 |
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