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...
Additive manufacturing has evolved in recent years from its origins of rapid prototyping to a future-oriented production technology. Fully functional construction elements are today already being...
A large number of new bridges need to be built in conjunction with maintaining and expanding the transport infrastructure in Germany. Precast construction can make a major contribution to achieving...
According to ECJ judgment in case C-100/13 delivered on October 16, 2014, the Federal Republic of Germany is no longer allowed to impose additional requirements on the use of construction products...
DUCON (DUctile CONcrete) merges a high-strength concrete design with a three-dimensional micro-reinforcement to create an innovative, ductile, extremely load-resistant high-performance concrete. This...
The implementation of version EN 12566-3:2005+A2:2013 fundamentally changes the requirements applying to the durability of small wastewater treatment plant and the materials of their tanks.Until now,...
According to present-day requirements, modern masonry buildings made of lightweight concrete blocks must be perfectly designed as far as architecture, statics, energy efficiency as well as sound and...
