The durability of building materials plays a crucial role in the construction of sustainable buildings or structures. This is where concrete can exploit its strengths to the full. For this reason, a...
On-site quality control for concrete is well established in reinforced concrete construction. Simple standard tests, which can be carried out by a lot of material testing institutes, allow for an...
Since December 2014, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been funding the “WiTraBau – Wissenstransfer im Bauwesen” (Knowledge Transfer in the Construction Industry) project...
At present, high-strength and ultra-high performance concretes gain more and more in importance across the world. They are characterized by an optimized packing of the particles as well as by...
The growing number of heavy rainfall events sensitizes citizens and local authorities even more. Locally extreme precipitations, without any appreciable prior warning, lead to high damages to...
The Mehlem brook has a catchment area of about 18 km². The flow in the brook amounts to generally around 50 to 200 l/s. In July 2010, an extreme event occurred with a less than 1000-year frequency,...
To ensure a work’s fitness for purpose, reference is made to generally accepted engineering practices, which are thus crucial in determining the contractually owed work. There is, however, no common...
Stringent requirements for bridge structures due to rising traffic volumes, accompanied by the age structure of bridges in Germany, are calling for fast construction of new and replacement structures....
Rationale
Cast concrete stone is a product that originates from cast-in-place terrazzo. There are two different manufacturing methods:
1. Conventional production
2. Concrete block technology...
The lecture picks up on the topic of aggregate characterization. The most common mineral raw materials for cast stone production will be presented – from basalt to granite and to quartz.
What are...
