Current climate change scenarios assume not only a temperature increase but also a growing number of torrential rain events. Automatic flood protection systems installed at the entrances and...
The main function of concrete curing is to minimize premature evaporation of water across the concrete surface. Concrete can achieve the desired strength and durability characteristics only if a...
Walls are intrinsic parts of building structures. For buildings in regions threatened by earthquakes, installation of shear walls is mandatory – in Germany, even a legal requirement. However, under...
In recent decades, around 215,000 km of public sewer and drinking water networks have been laid in the underground of Bavaria’s towns, cities and municipalities. The public pipeline network generally...
Adding steel to the concrete matrix is a long-established method that is at the same time necessary because concrete exhibits a high level of compressive strength but only limited tensile strength,...
Carbon-reinforced concrete is suitable for a number of applications, including façades, walls, columns, beams, floor slabs, and modular buildings, as well as for repairing and upgrading existing...
Putzmeister Engineering GmbH, Ed. Züblin AG and HeidelbergCement AG have formed the cross-sector 3D@Site consortium, joining forces to make 3D printing suitable for use on the construction site. For...
The digital transformation brings about a wide range of challenges and raises questions we would never have asked in the first place. For instance, even nowadays, employees in various departments of...
Approvals for the new development of raw materials operations are rarely, if at all, obtained, and difficult and lengthy approval procedures have to be allowed for the extension of existing...
Within the scope of the project “Lightweight concrete construction with LAC+,” a new construction method of modular combinable wall and floor elements with a high degree of prefabrication is being...
