Holcim (Switzerland) AG

Building material for demanding building construction

The 18th Holcim Concrete Conference hosted at ETH Zurich dealt with the new challenges in concrete construction such as high-strength columns, modular construction systems as well as slender and prestressed structures. Concrete even meets the highest requirements in demanding building construction by means of sophisticated mixtures, new kinds of materials and project-specific properties.

The most important amendments to concrete standards concerning dimensioning, execution, building materials, testing and maintenance as well as codes of practice about rust-proof reinforcing steels, recycling...

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