Concrete Logic

By Seth Tandett

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What is the most used manmade material on Earth? You guessed it – concrete. In each episode of Concrete Logic, we will explore one concrete-related topic with the help of industry professionals that are shaping the future of the trade. We’ll talk with suppliers, contractors, architects, engineers, specialists, and even some proponents of competing materials about their views of concrete and their vision of its future.

Episode Date
EP #144: Concrete Isn’t Too Expensive — The System Around It Is
Jan 08, 2026
EP #143: Analog vs. DIGITAL Concrete Formwork
Dec 30, 2025
EP #142 Concrete Moisture Myths Busted
Dec 18, 2025
EP #141: Concrete Data - How to Spot the BS
Dec 09, 2025
EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons
Nov 27, 2025
EP #139: Concrete Reality Check - INDOT Calls Out the Cement Industry
Nov 18, 2025
EP #138: Is Low Rho Concrete the Hidden Key to Cooler, More Efficient Data Centers?
Nov 06, 2025
EP #137: Silica Fume vs. Colloidal Silica in Concrete - Which One Really Performs?
Oct 28, 2025
EP #136: Concrete Profit — 7 Ways Ready-Mix Producers Can Stop Losing Money
Oct 16, 2025
EP #135: Concrete Job Market - 2025 Reality
Oct 07, 2025
EP #134: Concrete vs. Mass Timber – Sorting Fact from Hype
Sep 25, 2025
EP #133: Concrete, Climate, and the Missing Science of Evaporation
Sep 16, 2025
EP #132: Concrete Truth - What the 2024 PLC Report Admits That 2011 Didn’t
Sep 04, 2025
EP #131: AI in Concrete Construction: Threat or Opportunity?
Aug 26, 2025
EP #130: Concrete Failing with Type IL? It Might Be the Admixtures, Not the Cement
Aug 14, 2025
EP #129: What Hoover Dam Concrete Can Teach Us Today
Aug 05, 2025
EP #128: Why Soft Skills Still Matter in Concrete
Jul 24, 2025
EP #127: Why Type 1L Cement Is Causing Concrete Headaches
Jul 15, 2025
EP #126: What the “State-of-the-Art” PLC Report Quietly Admitted About Concrete Performance
Jul 03, 2025
EP #125: Hot Weather, Hot Mess — The Hidden Dangers of Pouring Concrete in High Temperatures
Jun 24, 2025
EP #124: Concrete Design Disasters: What Every Contractor Must Know
Jun 12, 2025
EP #123: WTF Happened to This Slab? Concrete Fail Costs That’ll Make You Sick
Jun 03, 2025
EP #122: How to Eliminate Concrete Cracks —Is Shrinkage Compensating Concrete Worth the Money?
May 22, 2025
EP #121: Robotics’ Impact on Concrete Floors: Are Your Specs Ready?
May 13, 2025
EP #120: Will AI Save the Future of Concrete Construction?
May 01, 2025
EP #119: Is More Limestone the Key to Stronger, Cheaper Concrete? Find Out!
Apr 22, 2025
EP #118: Concrete Petrography Explained
Apr 10, 2025
EP #117: Boosting Concrete Testing Accuracy with the CTAC Program
Apr 01, 2025
EP #116: Why Concrete Fails – The Hidden Truths About Moisture, Salt & Curing
Mar 20, 2025
EP #115: How to Get to the Top in Concrete Construction (C-Suite Insights)
Mar 11, 2025
EP #114: The True Cost of Low Carbon Concrete
Feb 27, 2025
EP #113: Transforming Waste: Synthetic Aggregates and Sustainable Concrete
Feb 18, 2025
EP #112: Ultra High-Performance Concrete - Beyond Bridges
Feb 06, 2025
EP #111: How Do Standards and SCMs Shape Concrete Durability?
Jan 28, 2025
EP #110: Revolutionizing Concrete with Biocarbon
Jan 16, 2025
EP #109: ACI 323, The Fast-Approaching Code and Its Impact on Concrete
Jan 07, 2025
EP #108: Concrete Performance vs. Prescriptive Specifications
Dec 26, 2024
EP #107: High-rise Concrete Pumping
Dec 17, 2024
EP #106: Best Practices for Placing & Finishing Concrete Floors
Dec 05, 2024
EP #105: Rethinking Concrete Moisture Testing
Nov 26, 2024
EP #104: Tackling Concrete's Fly Ash Problem
Nov 14, 2024
EP #103: Concrete & the Rise of Blended Cements
Nov 05, 2024
EP #102: Testing Cement: How to Ensure Quality in the Concrete Industry
Oct 24, 2024
EP #101: How to Start Your Journey as a Ready-Mix Concrete Driver
Oct 15, 2024
EP #100: How to Build a Successful Career in Concrete Construction
Oct 03, 2024
EP #099: The State of Concrete 3D Printing
Sep 24, 2024
EP #098: Concrete Challenges: Mastering Water-to-Cement Ratios
Sep 12, 2024
EP #097: The Power of Hyrdogels in Concrete Restoration
Sep 03, 2024
EP #096: Understanding the Maturity Method in Concrete Construction
Aug 22, 2024
EP #095: Carbon Infused Concrete
Aug 15, 2024
EP #094: Exploring the Advantages of Lightweight Concrete
Aug 06, 2024
EP #093: Colloidal Silica: The Nano-Particles Concrete Dreams About
Jul 25, 2024
EP #092: Concrete Contractors Unite: PLC Troubleshooting
Jul 18, 2024
EP #091: Rethinking Time Limits on Concrete
Jul 09, 2024
EP #090: High-Performance Concrete
Jun 27, 2024
EP #089: Will AI Take Over Concrete Mix Design?
Jun 18, 2024
EP #088: Concrete Pumping 101
Jun 04, 2024
EP #087: The Importance of Properly Curing Concrete
May 21, 2024
EP #086: Maintenance, Government Funds and Concrete Bridges
May 07, 2024
EP #085: Dr. Concrete Answers Hokie Queries
Apr 25, 2024
EP #084: The Concrete Path to Stratospheric Success
Apr 18, 2024
EP #083: Laser Scanning’s Role in Concrete Construction
Apr 11, 2024
EP #082: The Art of Concrete
Apr 04, 2024
EP #081: Beyond the Big Bad CO2: Why Concrete is the Hero of Sustainability Stories
Mar 28, 2024
EP #080: Concrete Talks Nuclear Energy
Mar 21, 2024
EP #079: Bridging the Gap - The Concrete Lifeline
Mar 14, 2024
EP #078: The Role of ASTM in Concrete and Flooring - A Comedy of Errors
Feb 22, 2024
EP #077: Concrete Tension - The Strength of Post-Tensioning
Feb 15, 2024
EP #076: Lighten the Load - How to Remove Steel from Concrete
Feb 08, 2024
EP #075: How to Unlearn Everything You Know About Moisture in Concrete
Feb 01, 2024
EP #074: Type IL Cement - A Concrete Conundrum
Jan 25, 2024
EP #073: Hardened by Law - The Future of Concrete Accountability
Jan 18, 2024
EP #072: GPR - Enhancing Concrete Sawing & Drilling Safety
Jan 11, 2024
EP #071: Concrete 3D Printing That Makes $ense
Jan 04, 2024
EP #070: Concrete vs. Microbes: The Battle Beneath Our Streets
Jan 03, 2024
EP #069: Dampening the Risk: Concrete and Moisture Emissions
Dec 21, 2023
EP #068: Banking on a Greener Concrete
Dec 14, 2023
EP #067: Maturity Meters - The Concrete Cylinder Breakup
Dec 07, 2023
EP #066: UHPC, Not Your Grandma’s Concrete
Nov 30, 2023
EP #065: Reclaiming Fly Ash: A Concrete Solution
Nov 22, 2023
EP #064: Nano Concrete
Oct 26, 2023
EP #063: The Future of Concrete is Robotic
Oct 12, 2023
EP #062: Dr. Concrete's Top 5 Concrete Tech
Oct 05, 2023
EP #061: Capturing the Concrete Boogeyman
Sep 28, 2023
EP #060: Concrete's Lightweight Champion
Sep 21, 2023
EP #059: Skate 4 Concrete
Sep 07, 2023
EP #058: Challenging Concrete Trends: AI, CO2 Emissions, & Type 1L
Aug 24, 2023
EP #057: Concrete Chemistry from Cement's Perspective
Aug 17, 2023
EP #056: Concrete's Potential
Aug 10, 2023
EP #055: Concrete Logic Origin
Jul 27, 2023
EP #054: Top 12 Must-Have Concrete Industry Resources Every Contractor Needs to Know!
Jul 20, 2023
EP #053: Colloidal Silica: Concrete's Next SCM
Jun 29, 2023
EP #052: Concrete Phoenix Rises
Jun 22, 2023
EP #051: Polished Concrete Exposed
Jun 15, 2023
EP #050 - Polishing Concrete 101
Jun 08, 2023
EP #049 - Unveiling Concrete Innovators
Jun 01, 2023
EP #048 - Concrete Combat
May 18, 2023
EP #047 - Concrete Hotline
May 04, 2023
EP #046 - Concrete: Work on your Ground Game!
Apr 27, 2023
EP #045 - EPA NOx Out Concrete
Apr 20, 2023
EP #044 - Concrete & Type IL Cement: No Turning Back
Apr 13, 2023
EP #043 - Concrete Antibiotic
Mar 30, 2023
EP #042 - Concrete & Contracts
Mar 23, 2023
EP #041 - Typical Concrete Vapor Barrier Detail Defies Science
Mar 09, 2023
EP #040 - Concrete Logic: Patent Pending
Mar 02, 2023
EP #039 - Concrete Labor Reduction Act: Steel Fibers
Feb 23, 2023
Bonus EP: Buckeye Concrete
Feb 17, 2023
EP #038 - Is Cement Conspiring Against Concrete?
Feb 16, 2023
EP #037: Straightedge Concrete
Feb 09, 2023
EP #036 - Glue Water is a Concrete Culprit
Jan 26, 2023
EP #035 - Bobcat Concrete
Jan 12, 2023
EP #034 - Amped-up Concrete
Jan 05, 2023
EP #033 - Concrete AI
Dec 15, 2022
EP #032 - Concrete & The IRA
Dec 08, 2022
EP #031 - Cobra Concrete
Dec 01, 2022
EP #030 - Concrete like Pokemon Go
Nov 17, 2022
EP #029 - No Dredging Necessary, Concrete
Nov 10, 2022
EP #028 - Searching for Concrete Truth
Nov 03, 2022
EP #027 - Concrete Buys Wood
Oct 27, 2022
EP #026 - Stop Wasting Concrete
Oct 20, 2022
EP #025 - Concrete Euphoria
Oct 13, 2022
EP #024 - Speaking of Concrete
Oct 06, 2022
EP #023 - Carbon Neutrality & the Concrete Cowboy
Sep 29, 2022
EP #022 - Adding Fiber to Your Concrete Diet
Sep 22, 2022
EP #021 - Supporting Concrete for 1,900 Years
Sep 15, 2022
EP #020 - Ain't Nothin' More Sustainable than Concrete
Sep 08, 2022
EP #019 - The House Concrete Built - Part 2
Sep 01, 2022
EP #018 - The House Concrete Built - Part 1
Aug 25, 2022
EP #017 - Iron Out the Concrete
Aug 11, 2022
EP #016 - Bury the Recession in Concrete
Aug 04, 2022
EP #015 - Concrete that Doesn't Hold Water
Jul 28, 2022
EP #014 - Concrete that Likes to Repeat Itself
Jul 21, 2022
EP #013 - Concrete Logic & Add Ten Gallons Concrete Podcast
Jul 14, 2022
EP #012 - Concrete History is Human History Part 2
Jul 07, 2022
EP #011 - Concrete History is Human History Part 1
Jun 30, 2022
EP #010 - Concreting with Robots in the Sky
Jun 16, 2022
EP #009: Concrete Gets Hydrophobic
Jun 09, 2022
EP #008 - Bougie Like Concrete In The Styrofoam
Jun 02, 2022
EP #007 - Concrete Cylinders Are So Immature
May 26, 2022
EP #006 - Brushing Your Teeth with Concrete
May 19, 2022
EP #005 - Bankin' on Concrete
May 12, 2022
EP #004 - Look Ma! Concrete with No Cracks!
May 05, 2022
EP #003 - Concrete with a Twist of Lime(stone)
Apr 28, 2022
EP #002 - What Coke & Concrete Have in Common
Apr 19, 2022
EP #001 - There's Not Enough Time for Concrete
Apr 07, 2022