Comments on: Spread the word about pervious concrete http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/09/19/spread-the-word-about-pervious-concrete/ Bringing you the voice of the construction equipment owner. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jim Adams http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/09/19/spread-the-word-about-pervious-concrete/#comment-274 Jim Adams Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:19:12 +0000 http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2007/09/19/spread-the-word-about-pervious-concrete/#comment-274 I’m doing some work for a reinforced fiber company and learned that the acceptance of fibers is relatively low. According to Freedonia, fibers were used in less than 13% of the concrete placed in 2005. The benefits seem obvious to me to use fibers instead of wire mesh, but I’m not a concrete contractor. Fibers have been available now for over 20 years. Any thoughts on why they haven’t been adopted at a higher rate by now? It just seems like I’m missing something. Either the fiber suppliers are doing a terrible job getting the message out, or there is something in the field that we don’t know about. I’m doing some work for a reinforced fiber company and learned that the acceptance of fibers is relatively low. According to Freedonia, fibers were used in less than 13% of the concrete placed in 2005.

The benefits seem obvious to me to use fibers instead of wire mesh, but I’m not a concrete contractor. Fibers have been available now for over 20 years. Any thoughts on why they haven’t been adopted at a higher rate by now? It just seems like I’m missing something. Either the fiber suppliers are doing a terrible job getting the message out, or there is something in the field that we don’t know about.

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