Formwork for Circular Walls | Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction
About the Customer
Company: M.F. Ronca & Sons
Project Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Formwork Specialist-Pittsburgh
Mark Dulacy, EFCO Territory Manager
Rick Lynch, EFCO Field Supervisor
John Lust, EFCO Engineer
Project Requirements
63′ (19.2 m) diameter Round Sludge Tank with 21′-6″ (6.6 m) tall walls as well as several traditional structures.
Formwork Used
Project Overview
Construction Updates To Wastewater Treatment Plant
M.F. Ronca & Sons began construction on the $148M Fritz Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Project in the Spring of 2017. The plant services fourteen municipalities in the surrounding Reading, Pennsylvania area. Once completed, the plant will handle 27.4 MG (104 million liters) of sewage per day, serving 130,000 people in the region.
The wastewater treatment plant on Fritz Island, in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, was originally constructed in the late 1800s. In 1929, the city constructed a larger facility on the current site, near Angelica Creek and the Mifflin Arm of the Schuylkill River to handle increased population.
Customer Benefits
Round Concrete Tank Formwork
Quick assemble and cycle even faster using EFCO REDI-RADIUS forms to construct the circular concrete tanks and PLATE GIRDER formwork for the straight walls.
Formwork for Circular Tank Walls
EFCO’s REDI-RADIUS system was used to form the circular walls on the Sludge Tank.
Panel Alignment & Quality Concrete Finish
The EFCO Quick Bolt produces a fast connection, perfect form panel alignment, and superior concrete finish.
