Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear readers,

It is an honor for fib, the International Federation for Structural Concrete, and for me personally, as the new president, to co-sponsor this event with such renowned and great importance in the field of concrete, which inaugurates its 61st edition this year. As announced by my predecessor in the presidency of fib, Professor Harald S. Müller, our organization is involved in the process of elaborating the new Model Code 2020. This will be a reference document for the development of national or supranational codes. It is a project of extraordinary importance for fib, for the construction...

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Issue 10/2010 Engineering Excellence

fib Symposium Prague 2011

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Issue 05/2024

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it is with honor that I write this short note as President of the Inter-national Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) at this gathering of experts at BetonTage on concrete solutions, taking place...

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Issue 02/2016

60th BetonTage – a success story

Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear readers, Have you ever asked yourself what the reasons for success are? Or have you ever googled the term “success”, which is what most people do nowadays? You will...

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Issue 08/2009 Concrete: 21st century superhero

fib symposium London

Steve Denton, Head of fib-UK opened the session. He was delighted to see so many people from all around the world joining the fib symposium in these times of financial crisis. He especially welcomed...

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