Dear Readers,What kind of a year was 2021? From the point of view of BFT International, much was as always: We have published twelve issues of our regular edition plus special issues for you. As...
“Building more sustainably with concrete” is the heading under which the 66th edition of the BetonTage congress will take place from 22 to 24 February 2022 at Congress Centrum Ulm/Hotel Maritim. The...
The leading position of Danish robot 3D construction printer company Cobod International A/S is further cemented day by day as more buildings are made with the 3D construction printers from Cobod....
In the year 2021, Dyckerhoff looks back on 90 years of history of its white cement production. Since first appearing on the market in 1931, Dyckerhoff Weiss has evolved into an internationally...
Subsequent adaptions for increasing the flow rate in the existing sewer system also necessary in the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital of Düsseldorf because of the declining water consumption. For...
Dragados UK & Ireland, a construction branch of the Spanish ACS Group, is using mixing technology from BHS-Sonthofen to produce concrete in the £350 million expansion of Aberdeen Harbour in Scotland....
There is currently a lack of basic knowledge regarding the structural behavior of ultra-light mineral foams used in precast sandwich walls. To close this gap, this article discusses and analyzes...
The single-span railroad crossing over the Nürnberg – Schirnding railroad line in Hersbruck, in Middle Franconia, Germany, spans Keller Street. The railroad crossing was erected in 1900 with a...
The newly constructed Karlsruhe Tax Office building excels with its compact design and high degree of structural detail, with its most striking feature being its architectural-concrete façade grid....
Vladivostok is around 6,500 km from Moscow as the crow flies, Russia‘s gateway to the Pacific and an important hub on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Creating attractive housing is one of the state‘s main...
Challenging framework conditions call for intelligent solutions. Many manufacturers of AAC products then either focus on extending their initial range of products or on improving production sequences....
Hollow core slabs are prestressed and precast concrete elements, manufactured using long line steel casting beds. They are typically 1200mm wide (but can range from 600mm – 2400mm) and between 150mm –...
Olthof Groep BV in Sappemeer, the Netherlands, is a family business owned by the Olthof brothers. They have grown into a major player in the production of concrete, precast concrete elements,...
The company Celulcon is a renowned producer of autoclaved-aerated concrete (AAC) in southern Brazil. Its market share is rising continuously, resulting in the need to utilize all optimization...
(10) DE 10 2020 001 613 A1 (22) 11.03.2020(43) 16.09.2021(57) Um das Einschalen von plattenförmigen Betonfertigteilen zu beschleunigen, wird ein Setzgerät vorgeschlagen, bei dem ein Rundmagazin (2)...
(10) DE 10 2020 105 824 A1 (22) 04.03.2020 (43) 09.09.2021(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Fassadenplattenanker (01) zur justierbaren Verankerung von Beton-Fassadenplatten (02), bestehend aus einem...
(10) DE 10 2020 105 885 A1 (22) 05.03.2020(43) 09.09.2021(57) Zum Verstärken eines Bauwerksteils (1) aus beispielsweise Beton schlägt die Erfindung vor, beispielsweise eine Stahlplatte als...
(10) DE 10 2020 106 843 A1 (22) 12.03.2020(43) 16.09.2021(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schalungssystem (1) aufweisend wenigstens eine erste Schalungseinrichtung (2) und eine zweite...
(10) DE 10 2020 108 172 A1 (22) 25.03.2020(43) 30.09.2021(57) Schalung zur Herstellung von Betonfertigelementen mit Überständen, insbesondere Noppen oder Pyramiden umfassend- zwei Seitenteile mit...
(10) DE 10 2020 108 785 A1 (22) 30.03.2020(43) 30.09.2021(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Betonstein (1), insbesondere in Form eines im Verbund verlegbaren Flächen-elementes zur Erstellung eines...
(10) DE 10 2020 203 108 A1 (22) 11.03.2020(43) 16.09.2021(57) Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verbindungselement zum kraftschlüssigen Verbinden von Betonbauteilen an einer Fuge. Das...
(10) DE 10 2020 203 116 A1(22) 11.03.2020(43) 16.09.2021(57) Verbindungsvorrichtung (1) zum bevorzugt querkraftschlüssigen Verbinden von Betonbauteilen, insbesondere Betonfertigteilen, umfassend...
(10) DE 20 2021 103 443 U1 (22) 28.06.2021(45) 02.09.2021(57) Vorgefertigter Block zur Verwendung im Bauwesen, umfassend einen vorgefertigten Hauptkörper (100), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an zwei...
(10) System zum Verbinden von Betonfertigteilen(22) 12.07.2021(45) 02.09.2021(57) System bestehend aus einer Kombination von Trocken- und Nassfugen zum Verbinden von Betonfertigteilen, die großen...
(10) US 2021/0277650 Al(22) 05.03.2021(43) 09.09.2021(57) A connector and a method of manufacturing a connector are provided for joining a precast concrete structure and a support structure such as a...
(10) US 2021/0285174 Al (22) 11.03.2021(43) 16.09.2021(57) Seawalls and methods for making seawalls are disclosed. A seawall may include a concrete footing, with a first plurality of anchorages...
(10) US 2021/0293023 Al (22) 08.01.2021(43) 23.09.2021(57) A method and system for forming a post-tensioned concrete slab using a post-tensioning concrete anchor. The system may comprise a connector...
(10) US 021/0293036 Al (22) 07.01.2021(43) US 021/0293036 Al (57) A liner for a form is provided. The form allows for the creation of a precast concrete wall to be formed. The liner allows a building...
(10) WO 2021/182795 Al(22) 04.03.2021(43) 16.09.2021(57) The present invention relates to a construction method for an underwater concrete block structure, wherein a concrete block structure is...
