Two new checklists in the code of practice collection

The DafStb code of practice “Concrete floor slabs and roofs made of precast hollowcore slabs,” with date of issue January 2023, has been published by Beuth-Verlag in Berlin in three parts: Part 1:...

Structural precast components are primarily used in conventional industrial and commercial construction. They form the system of load-bearing members of buildings, including roof trusses, restraining...

The Fachvereinigung Deut­­scher Betonfertigteilbau e.V. (FDB; German Association for Precast Construction) has revised its Code of Practice on Fire Safety and renamed it to “FDB-Merkblatt Nr. 7...

For prestressed precast concrete elements used in structures with predominantly cyclic loading, for example craneway girders in industrial structures or precast girders in bridge constructions, design...

1. Introduction Upon the official introduction of Eurocode 2 (DIN EN 1992-1-1 [1], hereinafter referred to as EC2), several German states, including Bavaria, Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia,...