In recent decades, the requirements for existing bridge structures increased significantly due to the strong growth of traffic volume and in particular due to the higher total vehicle weights. As a...
Easy-to-process concretes (LVB) of flowable consistency (consistency classes F5 and F6) are especially suitable for manufacture of construction elements with complex geometry and a high percentage of...
Concrete construction is currently still responsible for approx. 5 – 7 % of global greenhouse-gas emissions. A noticeable reduction of these emissions can be achieved by reducing the Portland cement...
The new December 2020 version of the DBV Code of Practice on “injection hose systems and swellable fillers for construction joints” [1] again aims at planners, contracting parties and building...
The Interreg NWE SeRaMCo (Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products) EU research project – involving eleven international partners from industry and research and a total funding amounting...
Carbon-reinforced concrete is a composite material that has been studied extensively since 2014 within the landmark “C³ – Carbon Concrete Composite” research project [1] funded by the Federal Ministry...
Heliostats are collectors designed for point-focusing concentrated solar power plants. A large number of heliostats concentrate the incoming solar radiation onto a receiver located at the top of the...
The wide variety of different designations given to high-performance concretes, such as UHPC, UHPFRC, DFRCC, SHCC, RPC etc., reminds to biblical language confusion. Their approval procedures are no...
BIM models are usually not available as a basis of design for the redevelopment of existing structures. Capturing technologies such as laser scanning, photogrammetry or mobile mapping systems are...
Vibrating block machines require particular attention because their appropriate operation determines the productivity of the entire plant. During production, anomalies may occur on concrete products....
