In addition to the new provisions amending the construction contracts law, the legislator has also created, in the interests of consumer protection, new provisions on a stricter vendor’s and...
I. Obligation of inspection and notification of defects on receipt of deliveries of pipes and manholesPurchasers have the right and the obligation to inspect goods purchased and to notify of defects...
Maintenance of sewer systems comprising large cross-sections (“large diameters”) is particularly challenging for the operator owing to the high potential of hazard in case of structural failure and...
In recent years, so-called textile concretes have been used as façade elements. Stitched textile fabrics – for the most part manufactured from alkali-resistant glass fibers, carbon fibers, or amid...
Concrete blocks are no longer just square, practical, and gray – we encounter them in a wide range of shapes, colors, and structures. In concrete plants they are fully automatically manufactured,...
Building Information Modeling has arrived in the construction industry – but there is a lack of professionals. For this reason, BIM training providers are experiencing a boom. Which criteria and...
The development of digital concrete printing processes for manufacture of structural concrete components directly at the construction site or in the precast plant is a critical step on the way to...
The use of thermally activated (calcined) clays as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement represents a promising optimization step for ordinary Portland cement in terms of environmental...
Chemical engineer Fulvio Canonico has been managing Wilhelm Dyckerhoff Institute for Building Materials Technology since early in 2017. The WDI is responsible for the entire research and development...
In respect of their material characteristics, lightweight concretes with bulk densities smaller than 2,000 kg/m3 can be subdivided into the structurally dense and porous categories. Production of...
