Like many other machine-building businesses, MAP./Emil Prinzing & Söhne GmbH had originally been established as a small smithy in 1913. After the Second World War, the company had identified the...
In this study, interlocking paving blocks were used for the reconstruction of a street over a length of 500 meters. Results appear to confirm a reduction in photocatalytic activity due to the presence...
History of high performance concretes with silica fume High performance concretes made with silica fume, based on the model of high density, established themselves in the past decades long before...
Aerated concrete products play a major role as heat insulation materials. This is due to the many favorable characteristics of these materials, such as their low density, good insulation parameters...
Steelfibers are more and more frequently used in structural concrete members since they increase the ductility of the concrete matrix by providing the brittle construction material concrete with a...
In other European countries, “transport aids” manufactured by the precast businesses themselves are often used in addition to series-produced transport anchor systems. The use of these two types...
To investigate the ASR in structural concretes and the alkali reactivity in fresh concretes as well as in concretes containing various additions, cements, etc., only the aggregate, among other things,...
This procedure is also known as Feldrappe’s method for excess solution [1]. The hydroxide ion concentration and/or the change induced by the reactions of the partners is determined as the...
The closed stock corporation “Markucˇiai” is one of the largest Lithuanian manufacturers of standard and custom precast elements (Fig. 1). Drawing upon over 50 years of experience, the precast...
In the Benelux countries, however, the financial benefit of SCC for standard products has been recognized and implemented in precast plants early on. In the meantime, SCC has become increasingly...
