Project Spotlight

Waste Management Tipping Slab – Englewood

FiberForce 750
Topping Slabs
Infrastructure
Exterior

A white semi-truck with an extended flatbed trailer is parked on a large empty concrete lot under a clear blue sky. Trees and construction materials are visible in the background.

A flatbed truck loaded with construction materials is parked on a large, open concrete lot with scattered steel beams and utility poles visible.

A construction site with a crane lifting steel beams, partially installed steel framework, and construction vehicles on a large concrete surface under a clear sky.

Construction site with steel beams, tire tracks on concrete, workers in safety vests, machinery, and partially built steel framework in the background.

Concrete surface with visible tire marks, a central seam line, and some dirt scattered on the ground.

A concrete surface with intersecting vehicle tire marks and small scattered debris; industrial equipment is partially visible in the background.

Tire tracks and scattered clumps of sand on a smooth, light-colored surface.

Concrete surface with visible tire marks and several small patches of dirt scattered across the ground.

A yellow mobile crane is parked on a concrete surface with visible tire tracks at a construction site. Steel beams and construction materials are in the background.

Construction site with heavy machinery on a flat concrete surface, tire tracks visible, and a metal framework structure in the background.

Faint tire and shoe prints are visible on a smooth concrete surface with a thin crack running through the center.

Large empty concrete lot with visible tire tracks, a yellow tow truck on the left, and industrial equipment in the background under a hazy sky.

A hand points toward the edge of a steel beam with multiple holes, casting a shadow on a concrete surface below.

Steel beams and construction materials lie on a concrete slab at a building site, with an apartment complex and trees visible in the background.

Large, mostly empty concrete lot with tire tracks visible on the surface; some industrial materials and vehicles in the background under a hazy sky.

A concrete surface with visible tire tracks, a prominent crack running through the middle, and scattered small debris.

Construction site with steel beams stacked on a concrete surface, a crane on the left, and fence posts in the background under a clear sky.

A construction site featuring a curved concrete retaining wall, scattered building materials, and equipment on the ground. A wooden railing is visible in the foreground.

Construction site with a concrete foundation, scattered materials, wood boards, and a yellow crane lifting steel beams in the background under a clear sky.

A concrete floor with visible cracks, stains, and scattered dirt marks.

A large, empty concrete lot with scattered metal beams and tire tracks, surrounded by fencing and trees in the background.

Large outdoor industrial lot with stacks of metal beams, tire tracks on the ground, and some vehicles in the distance under a clear sky.

Large metal beams cast angular shadows with circular cutouts on a cracked concrete surface under bright sunlight.

Stacks of large steel beams rest on wooden blocks at a construction site, with a flatbed trailer and power lines visible in the background.

A flatbed truck loaded with large coiled cables is parked on a construction site with equipment and materials in the background.

Three large gray metal beams rest on wooden blocks on a concrete surface, casting a shadow. A green trash bin is visible in the background.

A construction site with stacked metal materials, a crane truck, and tire tracks on the ground; apartment buildings visible in the background under a clear sky.

Scope of Work

The base structural slab was reinforced with #8 rebar at 8” on center each way (OCEW) and measured approximately 16” thick. On top of this, a 10”-thick wear slab (topping slab) was placed, reinforced with 5 lbs/yd3 of FiberForce 750 fiber and dosed with E5 internal curing admixture.

The wear slab had a smooth finish with no control joints and only one construction joint across the entire area. The wear slab was poured immediately after the structural sub-slab while it was still plastic—soft enough to leave footprints during placement. Engineers from the project collaborated with Baker Concrete and Brannan Ready Mix to design a mix using FiberForce 750 and other admixtures to extend the life of the topping wear surface in this high-impact waste transfer station.

Location

Englewood, CO
Date

April 2025
Owner

Waste Management of Colorado
Area
Volume

2000 yd³
Engineer
General Contractor
Concrete Contractor

Baker Concrete
Ready-Mix Concrete Supplier

Brannan Ready-Mix

Location

Englewood, CO

Date

April 2025

Owner

Waste Management of Colorado

Volume

2000 yd³

Concrete Contractor

Baker Concrete

Ready-Mix Concrete Supplier

Brannan Ready-Mix

The finish quality was great considering [the inclusion] of macrofibers ... Enough so that we should look at using fibers more often, [particularly for applications] such as warehouse slabs and slabs on metal deck.

Baker Concrete Foreman