The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures with CFRP strips (Carbon fibre reinforced plastics), plates or CF sheets offers major advantages over conventional reinforcing measures with steel:...
In these times, where living space is becoming increasingly scarce, architects and construction engineers are challenged to build multifamily, row, and double houses that offer style, safety, and...
Elematic meets the growing demands for quality and verification in precast production by introducing a new automatic casting system. The Comcaster makes quality control management of wall production...
At this year‘s bauma in Munich, Jordahl GmbH presented a new product for the precast concrete industry: The toothed strap. The JVB-V system joins together precast concrete elements quickly and...
BASF inaugurated its new production plant for concrete admixtures in West Bengal, India. With its sixth construction chemicals plant in the country, BASF will meet the increasing demands for high...
1. Introduction
It is well-documented that fresh mortars mostly behave as Bingham fluids [2]. Accordingly, a majority of studies have essentially focused on investigating two rheological parameters:...
“Transparency is a prerequisite for improved meetings in construction project groups. When sharing information in the cloud based and platform independent format, collaboration works smoother and...
Since early March of 2016, the German federal government has addressed its planned residential housing offensive with a 10-point program. One crucial point of the action plan is promotion of urban...
Building with solid single-leaf walls is an especially cost-efficient construction method. It saves time and resources and ensures high levels of living comfort at low cost. The modular block system...
The new edition of the “Mauerwerk” catalog from the German company Porit GmbH offers well-prepared information on all aspects of masonry made of Porit autoclaved aerated concrete. It serves a...
