Building in the context of existing structures:

Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) has approved textile-reinforced concrete of the Tudalit brand, which is the first-ever national technical approval granted to textile-reinforced concrete....

The strengthening of structural frameworks has become a major construction task amid the increasing degree of conservation and refurbishment of existing buildings and structures for sustainability...

Climate change is the biggest challenge both for current and future generations. For the construction industry, this means, in concrete terms, that we need to increase resource efficiency. Several...

Reinforced concrete is an excellent composite material. It is used for the construction of buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels, and many other structures. Conventional structural steel can corrode,...

Re-analyses of existing reinforced-concrete buildings or structures often reveal shear resistance deficits. This is primarily due to higher loads, for instance owing to heavy-truck traffic or...