The intention of the public procurement law is to meet the procurement need of a public client at an economical price. In which case is the public client allowed to limit his procurement decision to a...
The priority program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) – within the scope of the project “Lightweight building with concrete” – examines the joining of very slender precast construction...
On the occasion of the introduction of Eurocode 2 DIN EN 1992 “design of concrete structures” including the associated national annexes for building construction and bridge construction in 2012...
Concrete can assume nearly any external shape. The same applies to the reinforcement which is not necessarily limited to rectangular patterns or component surfaces. The question is rather, which is...
In the course of the increasingly stricter standards imposed by the German Energy Savings Ordinance (EnEV), reducing the thermal losses of building envelopes is of great significance. In this context,...
High-performance supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) will be required to improve the technical and environmental characteristics of concrete. These SCMs will substitute conventional binders to...
The collaborative research project entitled “R Concrete – Resource-Saving Concrete – The Next-Generation Material” aims to identify ways to permanently remove standardization obstacles in...
Producing concrete as a bulk construction material is associated with several significant environmental impacts, which are mainly attributable to the Portland cement clinker contained in the cement....
Description of building and structural components
This office and commercial building includes seven stories. Its load-bearing structure mainly consists of a seamlessly designed framework comprising...
The design of urban streets must consider not only their traffic function but also requirements for the drainage of built-up areas. The expected effects of climate change require a...
