Motivation
During the last few years, the construction industry is seeing a trend towards the development of new high-performance materials featuring tailor-made properties (Fig. 1). New materials...
The introduction of new high-performance composite materials into general building practice is the main driving force for innovations in the construction industry at present [1]. However, they can...
The carbonation of concrete and mortar can cause reinforcement corrosion. Therefore, the resistance to carbonation of concrete is an essential parameter for the evaluation of the durability of...
The political and social interest in reducing greenhouse gases has an influence on the developments in the construction industry too. This applies in particular to concrete construction, which...
For some years, concrete manufacturers have increasingly been reporting on problems with clay contaminations in aggregates resulting in higher dosages of superplasticizers, in particular, of...
Currently the durability aspects of concrete structures are regulated in the standards in a descriptive way. Depending on the exposure class, specified by the designer, in the concrete stan-dard...
Trafficked pavements, for example on roads, paths, places, areas of congregation and storage areas, are, as a rule, constructed with asphalt, concrete or segmental pavers, depending on the expected...
Every now and then, the wind carries not only the tinkling of cowbells but also a hum over the pastures near Ellhofen in the Allgäu. The sound is coming from the compacting stations in the factory...
Growing emphasis on the concept of sustainable construction is having a substantial effect on materials: they must be able to combine structural strength, energy efficiency, and low environmental...
LL-100 of Maleki is a one-component aqueous impregnation containing silicate. It reacts with the Ca(OH)2 to a silicate, stable substrate matrix that is resistant to acid. In addition, LL-100 forms...
