Mineral-impregnated carbon-fiber composites (MCFs) constitute a new type of reinforcement for construction. While inheriting the advantages of existing carbon-fiber reinforcements, which are composite...
The processing of cement-based building materials is at the technological core in the construction and maintenance of structures. Although formability in the fresh state offers almost unlimited...
The product range of lightweight-concrete and concrete block masonry includes both heavy, high-strength blocks for interior walls, party walls, and double-skinned, additionally insulated (ETICS)...
A significant amount of the used concrete volume is applied to slab structures where shear design is often determinative of the dimensioning. Since applying shear reinforcement to slabs is elaborate,...
In the production of precast elements, special focus is given to optimizing early strengths. High early strengths are a prerequisite for two-shift or three-shift operation with the corresponding...
The acoustic properties of wooden-beam and concrete ceilings differ systematically. More specifically, the sound reduction factor of a (cementitious) floating screed on a wooden ceiling is...
The April 2005 version of DIN 4149 continues to be the officially applicable German standard for load assumptions and the design and execution of buildings for earthquake resistance. Although the...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) digitally generates and stores relevant data pertaining to a building or structure directly in the design and construction phases. In addition, it creates a virtual...
Stable markets? Something like this does not exist.What we can learn from the case of Readymix. Do you still remember the Readymix brand name? One of the really big brands in the field of ready-mixed...
BuildingIn 2018/19, a new office building was constructed at the original headquarters of the Kühne + Nagel logistics group in Bremen. Its predecessor completed in the 1960s was demolished because it...
