Austrian Society for Construction Technology (ÖBV)

Guideline: Utilization of tunnel excavation material

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Cover of the guideline

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With the guideline “Utilization of tunnel excavation material,” the Austrian Society for Construction Technology (ÖBV) wants to contribute to the harmonization of the different modes of action in the Member States of the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association, EFTA) and provides details on the general legal framework conditions, possible utilization and disposal options (aggregates for concrete products, such as precast prats for tunnel segments, annular gap mortar, structural layers etc.), structural and environmental aspects of quality assurance (possible geogenic...

Issue 03/2014 ÖBV

Guideline: Repair of building structures made of concrete and reinforced concrete

A continuous further development of rules and regulations made it necessary to update the guideline for Maintenance and repair of buildings structures made of concrete and reinforced concrete of...

Issue 02/2021

DAfStb guideline on “Structural concrete members with non-metal reinforcement”

Developments in the field of non-metal types of reinforcement are emerging both in Germany with the C3 project (e.g. [1]), technical approvals and pilot projects, and in Europe with the...

Issue 08/2013 Stocretec

M3-mortar for concrete repair

The continuously increasing loading of structures resulting from the effects of weathering and pollutants is adding importance to concrete repair. The choice of a suitable concrete substitute system...

Issue 03/2025

Categorization of permissible GHG emission limits relative to built structural frameworks according to the DAfStb guideline

Constructing and decommissioning buildings, particularly their structural frameworks, generates enormous greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As structural engineers, we thus make a major contribution to...

Issue 09/2012

The future of quality assurance for structural concrete components

As of 1 July 2013, in accor-dance with the Construction Products Regulation that will enter into force on that day, all testing and certification bodies must be newly recognized and notified. In...

BFT 10/2015