Prestressed Concrete

Find out more about the basics, technical developments and possible applications of prestressed concrete in our following articles.

Issue 05/2025

Automated production and accurate assembly: Challenging bridge project for OSW

Oberhessisches Spannbetonwerk GmbH (OSW) manufactured and assembled 30 prestressed concrete bridge girders up to 40 m in length and weighing almost 100 tons for the replacement of the Margaretensee...

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Issue 05/2025 ENERPAC

Schares uses Enerpac jack-up system for challenging Berlin concrete bridge removal

German heavy lift contractor, Autokrane Schares GmbH, has completed its first bridge project using the company’s new Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system. The compact lifting system assisted in the removal...

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Issue 05/2025 CAPE CONCRETE WORKS

Historic Ceres Bridge widened with Precast Concrete

First built in 1928 to span the Dwars River in Ceres, South Africa, the historic Van Breda Bridge has been widened by Amandla Construction. Completed in 2024, the project entailed the addition of new...

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Issue 10/2024

More than 25 years of progress at leading Chinese prestressed concrete producer

Shanghai Citi Raise Construction Group Co. Ltd. is a large-scale corporate group with a complete industrial chain that covers real estate development, architectural planning and design, general...

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Issue 10/2023

Precast concrete solution instead of timber structure for a new Hamburg landmark

The structural framework of the Edge ElbSide office building in Hamburg includes a slim-floor design composed of precast prestressed concrete floor slabs with composite beams installed flush with the...

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