Precast prestressed concrete floor slabs (prestressed concrete hollow core floors) are primarily used in industrial and commercial construction, in residential construction, for garages and schools....
Due to the production process, structural components made of spun concrete feature a rotationally symmetric hollow section as well as a very low-porous concrete structure. In combination with using...
Edition 06/2011 of DIN EN 1520 is the second generation of this European standard. It was intended to replace the previous version of 2003, which, in the opinion of the German regulatory authorities,...
Load-bearing structures are subject to many load changes owing to not primarily static actions, such as traffic loads on bridges or loads caused by forklift trucks. In this case, verification against...
It is very expensive to use currently available construction methods to build free-form concrete shells. As a result, many designs are not implemented due to shortage of funds, but replaced with...
During the last 30 years reinforced concrete used in façade systems was more and more replaced by steel, glass or wood. Reasons for the fact are unwanted surface damages owing to concrete spalling as...
Concrete block road surfacings are an established alternative to concrete and asphalt surfacings, in particular in inner-city areas, since they enable simple and rapid construction and are of high...
In cities and local communities, unwanted graffiti on façades, bridges and other surfaces has become a major nuisance whose removal is posing big challenges to local authorities and property owners....
The need for improving energy efficiency of buildings and the request of building owners for the highest possible comfort require using energy in a resource-conserving way as well as concepts for...
The range of possibilities available for coloring concrete products with the great number of pigments now available enables a truly colorful product spectrum. At the same time, though, there is now...
