Day 3: Thursday, 7th February 2013

Concrete in Structural Engineering

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Design of concrete floor slabs – Need for classification of concrete floors to prevent defects

Planung von Betonbodenplatten - Notwendige Klassifizierung von Betonböden zur Vermeidung von Mängeln

Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Ebeling

Constraint actions in building construction – Implications for monolithic structures

Zwangbeanspruchung im Hochbau - Konsequenzen für eine fugenlose Bauweise

Prof. Dr.-Ing Michael Fastabend

Experimental studies on punching shear of individual footings

Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Durchstanzen bei Einzelfundamenten

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Hegger, Dipl.-Ing Carsten Siburg

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