New binders and surface technologies

Prospects in concrete technology

With a world-wide annual production of more than 10 billion m³ and the respective surfaces, concrete has been the most frequently used building material all over the world for more than a century. This will also be true in future due to the fact that the constituents of concrete are available almost everywhere and because of its synergistic behavior in combination with reinforcing steel and its excellent price-performance ratio. Concrete does not only contribute to meet the highest structural requirements in terms of load-bearing capacity and durability, but concrete innovations even more...

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Issue 02/2014 Why do black, colored and gray concrete block surfaces appear lighter in the course of time?

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Issue 04/2017 SUBMITTED BY/EINGEREICHT VON: NANO-X GMBH

Innovation: Multifunctional coating for concrete

In reality, concrete and concrete surfaces are subject to a large number of influences that lead to technical, functional or visual deterioration of precast elements or concrete products. These...

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Issue 02/2020 DYCKERHOFF

Open façade made of white concrete with titanium dioxide

With the construction of the new branch building in Oberriet located in Eastern Switzerland, Raiffeisenbank Oberes Rheintal has shown courage in innovative architecture. The building designed by the...

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Issue 02/2018 Clean cities by means of photocatalysis

Less nitrogen oxides, more beautiful surfaces

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