Powerful electric current pulses through the mains of the aluminum smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland. This makes the installation of the reinforced-concrete cable combs risky, because the induction...
Structural joints and wall penetrations are the weak points for pressurized water that many are afraid of when it comes to water-impermeable structural components and waterproof concrete basements....
Large-scale concrete slabs with decorative surfaces become more and more popular. The larger sizes, however, come along with increased weight: higher loads make handling more difficult. A further...
The Japanese company Max Co., Ltd. looks back on a tradition lasting for almost 70 years now. Since 1940, a wide variety of products has been produced and further developed at the headquarters in...
Building structures have to be protected permanently against penetration of water and salts. This can perfectly be obtained by deep hydrophobizing. Impregnation, for example, with StoCryl HG 200 of...
The world has not come to an end. Contrary to all speculations, we are kicking off the new year 2013. Economic crises, financial crises, and euro crises continue. The majority of EU citizens came to...
In a collaboration project between the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM), a computer-based simulation of the orientation of...
Mixing the concrete, transporting it to the job site, pouring it into the formwork, flicking a switch, stripping the formwork – and that’s it: Generations of researchers and concrete technologists...
