New guideline for structural components made from precast hollow-core slabs according to DIN EN 1168
New verification method for flexible support
The judgment issued by the European Court of Justice on 16 October2014 in Case C-100/13 means that, since November 2016, the DIBt has no longer been in a position to grant national technical approvals for prestressed-concrete hollow-core slabs. Approvals that have not yet expired can be used, on a voluntary basis, for verifying compliance with the requirements stipulated in applicable codes and standards. Most of the approvals granted for prestressed-concrete hollow-core slabs will expire at the end of 2019. For the last two years, the German Committee for Structural Concrete (Deutscher...
