Issue 02/2018Distinguished guests at the 62nd BetonTage,
The present program for the 62nd BetonTage impressively shows that the application possibilities for concrete as a construction material are virtually unlimited, especially in industrial...
„Prefabrication – the future of building“ is the trend-setting theme under which the organizers of the BetonTage congress invite to the meanwhile 62nd industry gathering held every year in Neu-Ulm,...
The James Simon Gallery, the sixth building on the Museum Island in Berlin, connects the remaining museums with each other. The precaster Dressler Bau delivered the precast architectural concrete...
At the last general meeting in September 2017, Prof. Rolf Breitenbücher was elected Chairman of the German Committee for Reinforced Concrete. He takes over from Prof. Jürgen Schnell, who had held the...
Worksheet A 127 is currently under revision, analogously to the already completed DWA-A 161. The aim of this paper is to discuss briefly the most significant changes in DWA-A 127-1, which correspond...
The judgment that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued against Germany on 16 October 2014 will change German construction legislation. To implement the ECJ judgment, the Building Codes of the...
Implementation of Design Principles a) and c) of the new WP Guideline on Water-Impermeable Concrete Structures [1] calls for rethinking the structural design involved, extending from pure dimensioning...
The revised edition of Worksheet DWA-A 139 includes the supplementary notes and further explanations on DIN EN 1610 “Construction and testing of drains and sewers” (Einbau und Prüfung von...
Dealing with and maintaining the infrastructure in a sustainable manner eventually is an intergenerational task, which the public sector only inadequately fulfils owing to several reasons – as...
