Issue 03/2021

Is there at all such a thing as an absolute all-around concrete, dear readers? This is exactly the topic to which our guest author Christian Brensing dedicates his contribution on infra-lightweight...

The objective of the EU project SeRaMCo (Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products), which is now nearing completion, is to increase utilization of recycled constituents in concrete...

Quantities of residual concrete occur daily in production and during transport of concrete: for example, from cleaning the mixing plant and the truck mixer, or from the concrete that is returned from...

Increasing competitive pressure as well as upcoming opportunities for diversifying on the Northern Ireland market made Acheson & Glover (AG) decide in favor of investing in a versatile in-line aging...

With the takeover of SH Stonetec, SR Schindler is not only adding an important service supplier in the value-added segment, but also the leading service partner of Schauer & Haeberle machines. Right...

Rampf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of molds for the concrete products industry, is restructuring its sales organization. Carmen Stockburger will oversee the entire sales and marketing...

Mesh mold prefabrication is an innovative patented technology that combines formwork and structural reinforcement into one robotically fabricated construction system. Thanks to the fruitful...

A new star has risen above a former barracks site to the northwest of the Bavarian city of Augsburg in Germany. The so-called Urban Star is a sprawling star-shaped sculpture made of colored and...

The Department of Architecture at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Art in Germany is known for its creative handling of concrete as construction material. Here, teachers again and again...

The rehabilitation of railway bridges is generally focusing on one central objective: In order to reduce disruptions of the rail traffic to a minimum, the line closures, during which the rail traffic...

The latest Eurobend development, the innovative 5G rotor straightening system, is now being used in the new generation of Syntheton straightening and double bending machines. Having set new standards...

Based in the town of Sasbach in Baden, the Bürkle Group has been a producer of concrete elements for over 60 years – including wall and slab elements as well as customized precast elements such as...

The National Port Administration (ANP) commissioned a consortium of the companies Saceem and Grinor with this project requiring an investment of approximately USD120m, which will be financed by the...

Shortly before his death, Oscar Niemeyer left an architectural legacy in Leipzig with the Niemeyer Sphere. The futuristic concrete sphere was built by Dechant Hoch- und Ingenieurbau GmbH based in...

With its more than 15 years of experience, Hard Precast Building Systems (HPBS) is one of the leading precast concrete companies in the United Arab Emirates and has a workforce of 120 people in total...

Approx. 30 kilometer from Wrocław, the richest Polish city after Warsaw, in the central part of the Lower Silesia region, we find Sroda Slaska which represents the connection point between Eastern and...

In the Norwegian town of Lillehammer, among others, the Olympic Winter Games took place in 1994, which is still shown by many buildings. As a perfect contrast to the residential buildings, using wood...

With the new 2021 version, the Strakon software for structural, reinforcement, cast-in-place and precast design from Dicad has been extended in the areas BIM, architectural and bridge design.

Construction is dangerous. According to Eurostat, 3,500 accidents per 100,000 inhabitants occur in the construction industry every year - more than in any other industry (Source:...

Fast construction progress, excellent indoor living comfort and a high degree of ecological value – these are the demands perfectly met by the KlimaPor precast wall elements made of Liapor lightweight...

Repeatability of chemical admixtures performance is a key factor for successful concrete production and placement. This article presents procedures for the rapid assessment of major raw materials...

(10) DE 10 2019 114 402 A1(22) 29.05.2019(43) 03.12.2020(57) Beschrieben wird ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Beton-elementen (2), insbesondere von Be­tonsteinen und/oder Betonplatten mit zumindest...

(10) DE 10 2019 004 524 A1 (22) 27.06.2019(43) 31.12.2020(57) Die Erfindung betrifft eine Beton­platte (11) für ein Fertigteilgebäude, wobei sie auf einer Sei­te mit einer mit einem Frischbeton...

(10) DE 10 2019 115 260 A1 (22) 05.06.2019(43) 10.12.2020(57) Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine mobile Durchfahrtsperre für Fahrzeuge in Form eines Stadtmöbels aus einem oder...

(10) DE 10 2019 116 519 A1 (22) 18.06.2019(43) 24.12.2020(57) Eine Schalungsvorrichtung (1) zur gleichzeitigen Herstellung mehrerer konzentrisch ineinan­derpassender Betonfertigteile unterschiedlicher...

(10) DE 10 2019 117 141 A1 (22) 25.06.2019(43) 31.12.2020(57) Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Verfahren bzw. eine Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Be­tonsteinen und Betonplatten zu schaffen, die es...

(10) DE 10 2019 208 239 A1 (22) 05.06.2019(43) 10.12.2020(57) Gegenstand der Erfindung ist ei­ne Gussform (10) zur Herstellung einer Keramik-Beton-Ver­bundplatte, wobei die Gussform einen Boden (12)...

(10) DE 20 2010 018 643 U1 (22) 29.11.2010(45) 10.12.2020(57) Fabrik (10; 100) für die formgeben­de Herstellung von vorgefertigten Betonbogensteinen für die Konstruktion von Windgenerator-Stütztürmen,...

(10) DE 20 2019 104 101 U1 (22) 25.07.2019(45) 03.12.2020(57) Wandmodul für Innen- und/oder Au­ßenanwendungen, mit - einer Rahmenkonstruktion (1) und  - mindestens einer flächigen Komponente (2, 6,...

(10) DE 20 2020 105 792 U1 (22) 09.10.2020(45) 24.12.2020(57) Betonfertigwand (1) mit einem Wand­körper (11) aus zwei gegenüberliegenden Flachseiten (7, 8), einer Ober- und einer Unterseite (2; 3)...

(10) DE 20 2020 105 865 U1 (22) 14.10.2020(45) 10.12.2020(57) Lichteinfallsvorrichtung (10) für Keller­räume, die als Betonfertigteil ausgebildet ist und zwei Sei­tenwände (19, 20) aufweist, zwischen...