Reinforcing steel of the 21st century
Figure: Groz-Beckert
Figure: V. Fraas Solutions in Textile GmbH
Figure: Uwe Manzke
Figure: ITM TU Dresden
Figure: V. Fraas Solutions in Textile GmbH
In the recent past, textile research also has developed numerous innovations for the construction sector. Textile reinforcement is said to replace conventional steel reinforcement for newly built buildings by about 20 % within the next ten years.
Rotten bridges, buildings in need of rehabilitation, out-dated appearance: In the eyes of many observers, Germany is dependent on care in structural terms owing to frequently inferior structural conditions not only concerning school buildings, railroad stations or swimming facilities. Weather and time relentlessly wear on reinforced concrete until the reinforcement corrodes, the concrete is spalling and cracking and the entire building component becomes unstable. In searching for alternatives for new buildings, rehabilitation and repair, the focus is directed on an industry that is already...
