Conception and design of the railway bridge (Tegernsee-Bahn) in Dürnbach were reported in part 1 of the paper. Part 2 provides additional information on the production of the bridge at the precast...
Ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is characterized by an extremely dense structure and thus very high strengths as well as excellent durability properties. This enables slender...
A number of rulesets for road construction are currently being revised or pending publication. The revised edition of ZTV Pflaster-StB (Zusätzliche Technische Vertragsbedingungen zur Herstellung von...
In July 2018, the Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e. V. (Research Society for Landscape Development and Landscape Construction; FLL) published a fundamentally revised...
The construction industry is currently subject to several trends. Apart from digitization and testing of new contract models based on partnership, serial and modular building are of particular...
The „slab“ – in general, unfortunately encumbered with a negative image, which is predominantly due to sociological circumstances and urban development aspects. A uniform, dull and gray concrete...
In the past, conventional materials normally used for filling the joints between block pavers and slabs were repeatedly found to cause discolorations of concrete paving products. Similar soiling can...
On a global scale, concrete and cement production accounts for more than 6 % of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Substitution of the cement clinker (K) contained in the cement or concrete by appropriate...
At present, DIN EN 197-1 does not define recycled fine aggregates (crushed sands) as main constituent of cement. Cements with ground crushed sand as main constituent are subject to an approval. Apart...
Resource efficiency and climate protection will continue to challenge the method of concrete construction. However, there is no silver bullet in sight. New approaches such as the carbon dioxide...
