Reinforcement technique

Installation of reinforcement and concrete

The regulations familiar until now on the installation of concrete and reinforcement – most recently gone into effect as exclusively valid for Germany as set forth in [1] – remain essentially unchanged, even now in light of the next heavily European-oriented generation of regulations. The – again “new” – standards for execution of concrete structures will then be DIN EN 13670:2011-03 [2] and DIN 1045-3:2012-03 [3]. There is accordingly no real need for drawing attention to basically new contents; instead, we should concentrate on regulations that have previously been somewhat “neglected.” With...

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Punching shear reinforcement with increased bond resistance

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Issue 08/2010 Reinforcing elements for connecting structural members

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Issue 03/2011 Design models

Design of reinforced concrete corbels

Corbels are widely used in reinforced concrete construction, particularly in precast skeleton structures and factory buildings. They serve as supports to beams, slabs, stairs, crane runways etc. In...

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Issue 02/2014 New DAfStb Guideline

Strengthening of concrete members with adhesively bonded reinforcement

The strengthening of structural frameworks has become a major construction task amid the increasing degree of conservation and refurbishment of existing buildings and structures for sustainability...

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Issue 08/2015 StoCretec

Structural reinforcement: New approvals, more options

The new national technical approvals granted for the Sto S&P FRP systems of StoCretec and S&P Clever Reinforcement, Frankfurt am Main, enhance the range of application for the systems using shear...

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