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Carbon-reinforced concrete pedestrian and cycle bridge

Figure: Solidian

The pedestrian bridge in Albstadt-Ebingen goes without any steel-reinforcement or prestressed steel

Figure: Solidian

On 23 February 2016 the Solidian GmbH received the innovation prize for structural concrete products of the supplier industry for the carbon-reinforced concrete pedestrian and cycle bridge built in 2015 – the world’s first fully carbon-reinforced concrete bridge. The Solidian GmbH shares the prize with the Rapperstorfer Automation GmbH (pp. 08-09) and the Dyckerhoff GmbH (p. 10).

In the construction of the award-winning pedestrian and cycle bridge, the specialists from Solidian fully relied on the innovative composite material of carbon-reinforced concrete. Solidian is producer of textile...

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