Contrary to the European standards for vitrified clay, cast iron and plastic pipes, it took much more time to develop the standards EN 1916 (concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fiber and...
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Public awareness of the social significance of building has developed positively, during 2013 as well. In housing construction, in particular, many have recognized that...
Breaches of the competition laws may have serious consequences. First and foremost, there is the monetary fine imposed on companies. This can amount to maximum 10 % of the entire sales volume...
Introduction
The problem of load-independent cracking in concrete members is as old as the construction method itself. Cracking is primarily caused by thermal, hygric and chemical processes as well as...
(10) US 2013/0326966 Al
(22) 12.06.2013
(43) 12.12.2013
(71) Daniel .J. Willems, Hartland, WI (US);
John Nagy, Chenequa, WI (US);
Alan Antoniewicz, Pewaukee, Wl (US);
Paul Staroszczyk, Elkhom, WI (US)...
The Rotoconix mixer supplied by Skako Concrete is available with capacities of 750 l, 1,500 l and 2,250 l. It combines three mixing functions or tools within a single mixer: a high-speed stirrer, a...
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...