Custom true-to-scale structural component tests
Potentials for the precast industry
High-performance materials need to be used to an increasing extent if the construction industry intends to truly respond to global issues such as resource conservation, sustainability, primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Besides other aspects, this trend increasingly involves testing of structural components under exceedingly high test loads that come very close to in-service conditions. For this purpose, the Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety (iBMB) at TU Braunschweig and the Braunschweig Materials Testing Institute are currently installing a...
