The design and construction part of the DAfStb Guideline on UHPC replicates the structure of EN 1992-1-1. The verification methods are based on the design principles for reinforced and prestressed...
The BMBF joint research project on R concrete was presented with its objectives, contents, and the first results on the 61st BetonTage congress. On the occasion of the 62nd BetonTage congress 2018,...
Generally speaking, the use of precast elements in bridge construction is a tried-and-tested method, which, in Germany, is usually restricted to combining structural precast elements with cast-in-situ...
The “WooCon” research project – financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of the National Research Program 66 “Resource Wood” and by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of...
Carbonation is the physical and chemical reaction between CO2 and hardened cement paste in the presence of pore water, and in this process carbon from the atmosphere is sequestered. The authors of an...
For several generations now, Portland cements have constituted the basis for the concrete model of success, a building material which, like no other, characterizes our environment and of which...
The amount of energy generated from renewable sources is fluctuating and thus uncontrollable, which is why it must be stored in the building to ensure effective utilization. At the core of such...
Regarding engineering aspects, the use of fibre reinforced concretes in precast construction offers enormous potential because it saves time-consuming and wage-intensive reinforcement works. The...
Attempts have long been made to replace conventional steel reinforcement with suitable alternative materials. In this context, cost-effectiveness has been given special priority. At Augsburg...
On February 16, 2017, the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament) passed the “Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Rechtssicherheit bei Anfechtungen nach der Insolvenzordnung und nach dem Anfechtungsgesetz” (Act...
