Concrete Logic Podcast: Building Knowledge and Pouring Wisdom, One Episode at a Time

EP #022 - Adding Fiber to Your Concrete Diet

Over the last couple of years, what decades-old technology did the concrete industry routinely turn to when wire mesh became unavailable and too expensive? 

Synthetic Fibers.

In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, we sat down with Kristin Crawford, Bill Coursen, and Gerry Welch from Forta Concrete Fiber. Forta is a manufacturer of concrete synthetic fibers. Listen to this episode and find out:



• What is a micro fiber? 


• What is a macro fiber? 


• When should these fibers be specified in concrete?

Episode References

Guest: Kristin Crawford | Forta Concrete Fiber | kcrawford@fortacorp.com (mailto:kcrawford@fortacorp.com)

Guest Website: https://forta-ferro.com/

Music: Mike Dunton | https://www.mikeduntonmusic.com (https://www.mikeduntonmusic.com/) | mikeduntonmusic@gmail.com (mailto:mikeduntonmusic@gmail.com) | Instagram @Mike_Dunton (https://www.instagram.com/mike_dunton/)

Host: Seth Tandett, seth@concretelogicpodcast.com (mailto:seth@concretelogicpodcast.com)

Host website: concretelogicpodcast.com (https://concretelogicpodcast.com/)