Concrete is exposed to external chemical attack in various areas of application. This can seriously impair the durability and performance of a structure. The reactive component of the concrete to...
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Based on a research project conducted by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG - German Research Foundation) that had been concluded already, ten punching shear tests were carried out on...
By the publication of the lists of technical building regulations in the German Federal States, most parts of the Eurocodes with their national annexes (such as the Eurocodes 2 (EC2) [1, 2] for the...
In structural engineering ceilings affect both the building technique and the economic construction. Using precast prestressed hollow core slabs meets the demands of modern design and construction to...
For the past 50 years, Pfeifer has been supplying industrially manufactured lifting anchors to the precast construction industry. Thread systems originate in the development of an anchor sleeve and a...
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Reinforcing steel in coils – Current specifications and new developments
Betonstahl im Ring - Aktuelle Anforderungen und neue Entwicklungen
Dr.-Ing. Michael Schwarzkopf
Precast floor...
Can entitlements to benefits be effectively
excluded in the future?
The use of provisos governing the discretionary nature of payments and their revocation in employment contracts aims to exclude a...
Since the early 1990s, concrete tanks for three-compartment septic tanks have been manufactured of quality-controlled reinforced-concrete components using concrete grade B 45. After 25 years in...
Working with and at the European standard for small wastewater treatment plants EN 12566-3 for seven years, amending it the first time in 2009 and adding a second amendment, that will be published in...
Two-way precast floor slabs require an overlapping joint of the load carrying reinforcement in both directions. As the overlapping reinforcement lies within the in-situ concrete, special detailing of...
