“Structural engineering is the art of molding materials we don‘t wholly understand, into shapes we can‘t fully analyze, so as to withstand forces we can‘t really assess, in such a way that the...
A large number of sewers run through the Düsseldorf city area and convey wastewater and stormwater to several treatment plants.
Every sewer is designed for certain hydraulic parameters to prevent...
Construction products are usually verified by basic requirements as testing the structural stability or the classification into fire protection classes. However, over the last two decades, there has...
As of December 31, 2010, overall 12.07 million of the 12.52 million inhabitants in Bavaria were connected to public sewage treatment plants. This corresponds to a connection rate of 96.4 %....
With Belgium being the guest country of the 59th BetonTage congress, it is the ideal moment to report on an internationally renowned project, being realized by a Belgium company. The Decomo company...
Fire behavior and environmental impacts of building materials are highly technical or scientific issues. But they are also marketing issues.
To promote their products, marketeers oversimplify since...
There is growing awareness in building practice that sustainable building of technically higher quality over and above that required by accepted engineering practice does not necessarily contradict...
Small wastewater treatment plants have developed rapidly over the last few years. Not only the wide range of different systems, but also the distinctive features of the manufacturers increasingly lead...
The lecture is based on a report (“Standortbestimmung der Abwasserentsorgung im ländlichen Raum”, KA 6/2014 – current situation of wastewater disposal in rural areas), worked out by the...
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“Trend is an instrument to describe changes and tendencies taking place in all areas of society.” Following this definition of Wikipedia, then the trends in the field of concrete...
