Railbeton

Specialized yet flexible

Railbeton has a clear focus on manufacturing precast products for use in transport infrastructure. This family-run business is standing its ground on the market by providing a wide product range whilst demonstrating its ability to innovate and to ­ensure utmost flexibility.

In spring this year, the public debate over the condition of the German transport infrastructure reached a new climax. In unprecedented agreement, both experts and the media considered roads, bridges and railways to be in disastrous condition. They claimed that the German infrastructure was “being run until it falls apart”. Thus, the associated competitive edge the country had been enjoying over many years was bound to vanish.

Less than six months later, at the end of July, Deutsche Bahn (DB), the state-owned German railway operator, issued a press release to comment on its consolidated...

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Issue 03/2025

Repair and new construction using precast UHPFRC elements in the Deutsche Bahn railway network

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Issue 02/2016 Transferability of laboratory test results

Determining freeze-thaw resistance of precast products for road pavements under real-life conditions

Since February 2005, the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete pavers had to be determined in the modified slab test in accordance with DIN EN 1338. Some clients favor the CDF method even though there...

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Issue 10/2020

Noise barrier walls and more made by innovative concrete producer in Upper Lusatia

Betonwerk Schuster GmbH see themselves as a reliable producer and supplier of concrete noise barrier systems, customized precast concrete elements, concrete manhole systems, wastewater treatment...

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Issue 07/2018

Safety barrier element and safety barrier for protecting transportation infrastructure

(10) DE 10 2007 059 873 B4 (22) 12.12.2007 (43) 25.06.2009 (45) 03.05.2018 (57) Schutzwand- element (1) zur Sicherung von Verkehrswegen, insbesondere zur temporären Siche­rung im Bereich von...

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Issue 02/2019 Production, aspects in construction practice and concrete technology

Dürnbach bridge pilot project – Germany’s first precast railway bridge made of UHPC, part 2

Conception and design of the railway bridge (Tegernsee-Bahn) in Dürnbach were reported in part 1 of the paper. Part 2 provides additional information on the production of the bridge at the precast...

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