Strengthening structural concrete members by augmenting cross-sections or gluing supplementary reinforcement onto surfaces or into slots yields benefits resisting service loads. Since members are...
Model-based 3D structural software (BIM software) has been available to builders, planners, building contractors and the trades for some years now. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a digital,...
At times, concrete has been regarded as being cold and not very creative. But now this construction material is no longer used only for building massive structures, but is often employed by architects...
BackgroundThe notion of “modern” or contemporary concretes is used as a reference to concretes with relevant PCE-based plasticizer ratios. Nowadays, such types of concrete are used not only for...
Nowadays, concrete mix design and production almost exclusively rely on deterministic approaches. This means that the mix design process fails to take account of fluctuations in the properties of raw...
Why do prefabricated small sewage treatment plants designed for a tertiary treatment step (EN 12566-7) require special attention in practice?Plant modules used for the third treatment stage are...
On November 15, the new production hall with office building was officially opened at Kraft Curing in Lindern at a ceremony attended by 100 invited guests. After 17 months of improvising and working...
In response to needs in the marketplace, the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) have issued a joint document to alleviate confusion...
Dear readers,The new year also traditionally brings new year’s resolutions and goals. The absolute evergreens: stopping smoking, doing more sports, finally losing weight. But much is planned also in a...
In November, the second BFT Technical Forum took place at the Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany. This year‘s topic: mixing technology. The industrial exchange under the heading „The perfect...
