Issue 05/2013

This spring, several manufacturers have promptly presented new face-mix mixers . Visitors to the Bauma trade fair in Munich had a chance to look into...

The protection of the concrete structure is of particular importance for sewage treatment plants: The pollutants that are dissolved in water attack...

This year‘s colloquium „Rheological Measurements on Mineral Building Materials“ was already the 22^nd edition that was organized by the Regensburg...

Growth in Russia and the USA, competitive pressure in Europe and stable consolidated sales figures - this is the conclusion of this year‘s press...

The company founded by Bernhard Vorderbrüggen senior in Verl in Germany that started with the manufacture of pit-fired bricks early 1888 has evolved...

With Strakon 2013 , Dicad Sys­teme GmbH of Cologne, Germany, presents a new version of its structural design, formwork and reinforcement planning...

On the site of the former Hertie House in Essen-Steele, Germany, the erection of a three-story commercial building is currently underway. Thanks to...

About 75 participants of engineering offices and network providers accepted the invitation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Körkemeyer, chair in...

Part of the ongoing rehabilitation measure at the Berta-Kröger-Platz, in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, is the redevelopment for making better use of the...

Controls presented at Bauma 2013 in hall C1, booth 121 for the first time the new Automax range: Automax Classic is a fully automatic unit for...

At the Bauma trade show Uni-technik showed how the use of tablet PCs and smartphones can make precast concrete elements production more efficient....

Designers are often faced with the challenge to find a solution for the transverse force transmission of expansion joints that is flawless as regards...

Bouwcentrale Modern NV located in the Belgium city of Kaprijke has been working in the residential construction sector since 1970. For a long time,...

At this year‘s BAU Trade Fair in Munich, the Hilti company introduced a support system for their HAC anchor channels. It is expected to be on the...

The Rewe Group, a leading European trading company, has been committed to the implementation of a comprehensive sustainability concept for some time...

Spancrete announces Patrick Geenen as its new director of construction services. In this new position, Geenen will focus on implementing the...

The 18^th Holcim Concrete Conference hosted at ETH Zurich dealt with the new challenges in concrete construction such as high-strength columns,...

The use of concrete pipes with a steel cylinder on the inside and wire prestressing has been time-tested worldwide for decades, while the production...

The precast concrete plant of OJSC Zavod ZhBI-6 located in the southeast of Moscow put its third pallet circulation system of Weckenmann...

Because the course of growth continues unchecked, especially for curbstone products and orientation systems for the blind, Profilbeton GmbH invested...

Also in the precast concrete industry, CAD planning is a subject for new discussions time and again. So Beton Fertigteil-Union GmbH & Co. KG was...

In the future, concrete production could increasingly rely on the use of recycled aggregates (see BFT International 04/2013, pp. 78). Part 2 of this article deals with concrete durability and the...

(10) US 2013/0061553 A1 (22) Mar. 13, 2012 (43) Mar. 14, 2013 (73) THE SPANCRETE GROUP, INC., Waukesha, WI (US) (57) A modular concrete building is...

(10) US 2013/0059026 A1 (43) Mar. 7, 2013 (22) Sep. 5, 2012 (76) Johann Schlusselbauer, Altenhof (AT) (57) A method for producing a concrete shaft...

(11) EP 2 565 172 A1 (22) 30.08.2011 (43) 06.03.2013 (71) Sika Technology AG, 6340 Baar (CH) Sika Mexicana SA de CV, 76920 Corregidora/Querétaro (MX)...

(11) EP 2 565 337 A2 (22) 25.04.2011 (43) 06.03.2013 (71) LG Hausys, Ltd., Seoul 150-721 (KR) (57) The present invention relates to a block deck used...