Concrete construction quality (CCQ)

A new concept for everyday practice?

For decades, cement and concrete have proven their worth, in particular, because of the fact that the quality control of the production process and use is regulated without loopholes, and it is meeting the requirements on reliable and durable building structures. However, there are doubts in some specific applications, whether all necessary parameters in terms of concrete and construction are described clearly, and whether they are considered in the planning stage appropriately.

Against this background, the analysis of the comments concerning the draft of DIN 1045-2:2014-08 partially revealed...

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