Fresh concrete composite systems are increasingly being used to seal or waterproof concrete structures. They have proven their worth in construction practice, not least because they permanently ensure...
A purposefully applied supplementary reinforcement can considerably increase the load-bearing capacity of fastenings embedded in concrete under tension load (mode of failure: concrete cone failure)...
Either of these projects is in the focus of the general public, and opinions strongly diverge even within the architectural community. Quite a number of proponents of the reconstruction of the Berlin...
Joint publication of DIN EN 1610 and DWA Worksheet A 139
The publication of the German version of EN 1610:2015-12, Construction and testing of drains and sewers, necessitated a revision and...
Due to the high efficiency and flexibility of semi-precast slabs with lattice girders compared to in-situ concrete structures, the use of these slab systems increase in building and industrial...
The finalized version of the new DIN 4109 standard was published in July 2016. It comprises four parts, of which the so-called product catalog contains separate information for various construction...
In October 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered “that the Federal Republic of Germany violated the obligations arising from Directive 89/106/EEC”. Large parts of Part B of the...
Boris Peter of Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering presents various practical applications of slender concrete structures with textile reinforcement.
The appropriate application of carbon-reinforced...
With introduction of Eurocode 2 in Germany (DIN EN 1992-1-1/NA [1] [2]) in 2012, the punching shear design provisions for flat slabs and column bases were revised compared to DIN 1045-1 [3]....
A manufacturer of TT slabs used for industrial and commercial halls is storing them outside (at the factory premises) for some weeks. Water runs through fine hairline cracks and causes clearly visible...
