Concrete became the most commonly used building material in the world due to its versatility, its moldability, its load-bearing capacity and its durability. Correspondingly, special emphasis is also...
Every day thousands of square meters are newly sealed or renewed. These days, road surfaces are selected largely according to technical road construction requirements; in inner-city areas, design...
The existing challenges in urban development owing to heavy rainfall, urban heat islands and long drought periods will be enhanced due to the consequences of climate change in the future. The concept...
Particularly in precast construction, which is characterized by its cost effectiveness, high-quality production alternatives, including self-compacting concrete, open up a wide range of opportunities...
According to the records of the German Meteorological Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst; DWD), the summer of 2022 was the sunniest, third-hottest and fifth-driest ever since weather documentation began....
Apart from many advantages as against reinforcement steel, the high materials costs are a crucial disadvantage of carbon reinforcement. Therefore, it is reasonable to develop manufacturing methods...
The ultra-high performance fiber building material, a pure mineral concrete matrix in combination with steel fibers, is one of the standardized and common building materials in Switzerland. On the...
Due to its advantages, carbon-reinforced concrete has already provento be a valuable alternative to conventional concrete constructions and offers great potential for construction in a...
Concrete is one of the most versatile construction materials of our time. As structural building material it is comprehensively standardized and regulated. But concrete often also serves for designing...
The high demand for construction materials, together with large overall quantities and limited availability, have an increasingly adverse impact on eco-systems and lead to loss of land....
