The development of high-strength and ultra-high performance concretes (UHPC) has been discussed among experts and promoted for several years now. The short term UHPC refers to concrete grades with...
Background
Contrary to the monolithic design, for segment construction single building units are prefabricated in the precast concrete factory for later assembly at the construction site. Using joints...
Based on the former research of EMPA (Switzerland) carried out in the 80s and works of various universities in Germany (e.g., TU Braunschweig), the first national technical approval for the...
The inside surfaces of pipes have a major influence on the flow pattern in pipelines, which is why they should be as smooth as possible to keep losses due to pipe friction to a minimum whilst ensuring...
As is the case for any building or structure, the design, construction and operation of a parking facility must respond to the specifications and requirements (needs) of the client/user [1]. It is...
Both on a national and international scale, the shear design of reinforced-concrete components with shear reinforcement currently relies on planar truss models. This analysis has to verify sufficient...
Building with sandwich elements means an integrated wall construction that combines all usage-relevant aspects regarding statics, functions concerning building physics, and esthetics. Apart from...
Dear European Colleagues,
For the third consecutive year, I am honoured to write this editorial as president of BIBM, the Federation of the European Precast Concrete industry. Three years mean that my...
Structural engineers are often uncertain about how to deal with the concept of restraint stress. Relevant codes and standards are of no help either. For relevant information, they have to refer to...
What does a waterproof concrete structure achieve?
Building underground is always a big challenge to both designers and construction contractors. For this purpose, key influential parameters must be...
