While a dramatic shortage of oil and gas was predicted some years ago, which gave reason for an enormous increase in energy prices; this is out of question today. Oil and gas is existing in abundance,...
The German Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention Association for raw materials and the chemicals industry (BG RCI) is the statutory accident insurance institution of the concrete industry in...
BG RCI (German Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention Association for raw materials and the chemicals industry) has made a first step towards the harmonization of the different hazard rates of...
Bonding stability of pigments in hardened cement paste
The needle-shaped structures existing in the concrete block are ideal bonding spots for metal oxide pigments such as Bayferrox iron oxide...
Solar-thermal power plants concentrate incident solar radiation to provide the heat necessary for energy supply from conventional steam turbines. Parabolic trough power plants have until now...
Precast reinforced-concrete components are especially well-suited for erection of wide-spanning, unsupported structures that lead to flexible uses of real property and can be easily converted to other...
Interdisciplinary competitions are an excellent option for an intensive preoccupation of selected target groups with an assignment, which in this case is tightly connected with a product – the...
Large wind power towers measuring up to far over 100 m in height are of crucial significance for efficient wind exploitation and electric power generation. Towers of these dimensions are virtually...
Structural fire design of concrete elements shall be done according to DIN EN 1992-1-2 (Eurocode 2 part 1-2) [1] and DIN 4102-4 [2] in Germany. In annex 2.3/5 of the technical construction regulations...
Great population density means that traffic volume in metropolitan areas is as a rule very high. This leads to high traffic-induced noise exposure, which can have a negative effect on the health and...
