DYCKERHOFF

Cement delivered to major project for international
cutting-edge research

Fig.: GSI Helmholtzzen., T. Middelhauwe

The dimensions of the FAIR particle accelerator are huge, even from the bird’s eye view

Fig.: GSI Helmholtzzen., T. Middelhauwe

Figure: GSI Helmholtzzentrum, G. Otto

The tunnel slab of the first segment is being poured at night

Figure: GSI Helmholtzzentrum, G. Otto

The FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) particle accelerator facility located in Darmstadt, Germany, is one of the world’s largest construction projects for international cutting-edge research. Its dimensions are huge: 2 million m³ of earth need to be moved overall, which is equivalent to the volume required for building 5,000 single-family homes. 600,000 m³ of concrete will be poured – eight times the volume cast in the Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena soccer stadium.

Dyckerhoff and HeidelbergCement have entered into a consortium agreement to jointly deliver about 80,000 metric tons of...