Day 1: Tuesday, 18th February 2014 Tag 1: Dienstag, 18. Februar 2014

Road, landscape and garden construction

32 Long-term test of concrete pavers and joint materials – Infiltration capacity and microclimatic effects
Betonpflaster und Fugenmaterialien im Langzeitversuch – Versickerungsfähigkeit und mikroklimatische Wirksamkeit
Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Scharf

34 Fading concrete block surfaces – Why do black, colored and gray concrete block surfaces appear lighter in the course of time?
Verblassende Betonsteinoberflächen – Warum zeigen schwarze, farbige und graue Betonsteinoberflächen mit der Zeit Aufhellungen?
Dr. Peter Weber

36 It’s the concrete release agent that matters – Maintaining production boards,...

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