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New tool for the lightweight concrete industry

The new earthquake manual

According to present-day requirements, modern masonry buildings made of lightweight concrete blocks must be perfectly designed as far as architecture, statics, energy efficiency as well as sound and fire protection are concerned. For this purpose, the design professionals must have profound specialist knowledge of various areas to enable them to plan and design, in particular, the interfaces and details of the building structure correctly. For German seismic areas, it must be considered additionally that the structural safety under seismic load must be verified in accordance with DIN EN 1998-1...

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Issue 04/2017 SUBMITTED BY: PRECONTECH

Innovation: New seismic connection system for masonry blocks

Many earthquake regions worldwide are built-up with buildings of skeleton frame construction made of concrete or steel, the spaces of which are infilled with blocks. According to the manufacturer, an...

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Issue 02/2016 Specifications and practical examples

Structural precast construction in seismic areas

Design and construction in German earthquake areas had previously been governed by DIN 4149 [1]. This standard will be superseded by DIN EN 1998-1 (Eurocode 8) [2, 3] and the corresponding...

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Issue 02/2020 Regions threatened by earthquakes

Earthquake mortar for lightweight-concrete masonry structures

Walls are intrinsic parts of building structures. For buildings in regions threatened by earthquakes, installation of shear walls is mandatory in Germany, even a legal requirement. However, under...

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Issue 02/2016 Results of recent research

Simplified rules for masonry structures in German earthquake regions –

The presentation is related to recent tendencies and strategies in the European and German code development. In addition to the remarkable modifications in the fields of seismic hazard and description...

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Issue 07/2014 Liapor

Lightweight concrete blocks for commercial building

The fact that lightweight concrete masonry blocks, like SL Plus made by Liapor, do not only fulfill quite particular requirements in respect of residential buildings but also perfectly qualify for...

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