Issue 02/2014

Kevin Curtis, Besser Company President and CEO, and Louis Hébert, President/Owner of Automacad Inc. announced that the two companies have established...

Building with sandwich elements means an integrated wall construction that combines all usage-relevant aspects regarding statics, functions concerning...

Dr. Ekkehard zur Mühlen has been appointed as General Manager of MC-Bauchemie as of January 1, 2014. He will be responsible for the commercial area as...

For the Faymonville Group, the Middle East has been a white spot on the map for a long time, mainly because the Group had focused on building up...

In 2013 leading concrete mixer manufacturers have presented new developments. Part II of the article takes a closer look at the systems of Skako and

Problem statement Precast concretes are subject to demanding materials-related parameter requirements as well as to commercial and ecological aspects....

With the so-called “High-Tech Strategy”, the Federal Government aims at assisting Germany to assume a leading role in resolving global challenges. As...

As a result of their spatial load bearing behaviour, shell structures provide high load-carrying capacity whilst being very slender and lightweight,...

Ternesite, in cement technology most commonly known as sulfo-spurrite, has so far been assumed to be almost inert with respect to its reactivity in...

Introduction The problem of load-independent cracking in concrete members is as old as the construction method itself. Cracking is primarily caused by...

The development of cementitious materials exhibiting properties to heal or seal, respectively, cracks is an actual topic, while autogenous healing...

Bonding stability of pigments in hardened cement paste The needle-shaped structures existing in the concrete block are ideal bonding spots for metal...

The newly built factory constructed under the direction of Laumer Bautechnik GmbH impressively demonstrates the development of a business active in...

Rationale Investors increasingly focus on the verification of the sustainability of buildings. For this purpose, certification systems have been...

A new office and commercial building was constructed directly adjacent to the Ohligsmühle suspended railway station in the city center of Wuppertal....

Large wind power towers measuring up to far over 100 m in height are of crucial significance for efficient wind exploitation and electric power...

Precast reinforced-concrete components are especially well-suited for erection of wide-spanning, unsupported structures that lead to flexible uses of...

The Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) has left its mark also on the construction of floors for high-rise buildings. Control of panel heating and...

If the principal asserts a claim against the general contractor on the grounds of delayed completion of the construction work due to a culpable breach...

Assessments of the corrosion resistance of building materials are currently focusing on such fields of application that are associated with biogenic...

Flat slabs made as precast reinforced-concrete slabs with lattice girders and an effective in-situ concrete topping prove to be cost-efficient....

Sustainability continues to be a key socio-economic development trend with particular relevance to the construction and property sectors. In the...

The revision of the standard relating to cladding for external walls has been concluded in the parts DIN 18516-1 (general principles), DIN 18516-3...

PCE-based superplasticizers are commonly used as concrete additives to manufacture precast elements and ready-mixed concrete. They are mainly used for...

As is the case for any building or structure, the design, construction and operation of a parking facility must respond to the specifications and...

Any evaluation or design of an existing structural framework that is not covered by grandfathering or conservation clauses must usually be performed...

Background Using reinforced concrete floors as space for building services becomes more and more common in practice. Conduits are built in the...

Introduction As a result of the introduction of the partial safety concept, the safety factors to be considered in the ultimate limit state design...

While DIN EN 1992-1-1 and the national annex of Germany treat punching shear design for in-situ concrete slabs and centrically loaded footings in...

What does a waterproof concrete structure achieve? Building underground is always a big challenge to both designers and construction contractors. For...

Both on a national and international scale, the shear design of reinforced-concrete components with shear reinforcement currently relies on planar...

Introduction This paper sets out to clarify applicable traffic load parameters because the introduction of new standards and guidelines has resulted...

Concrete has long been used for drinking water applications: the wealth of experience gained in the last few decades shows that the alkaline...

The inside surfaces of pipes have a major influence on the flow pattern in pipelines, which is why they should be as smooth as possible to keep losses...

The development of high-strength and ultra-high performance concretes (UHPC) has been discussed among experts and promoted for several years now. The short term UHPC refers to concrete grades with...

While a dramatic shortage of oil and gas was predicted some years ago, which gave reason for an enormous increase in energy prices; this is out of...

Interdisciplinary competitions are an excellent option for an intensive preoccupation of selected target groups with an assignment, which in this case...

Technical infrastructure has played a key role in architecture as far back as in ancient times, as is evidenced by impressive examples from the time...

Who doesn’t know the problem: the elements are suspended lopsided from transport loops and do not sit snugly in the concrete bed after being moved....

For about 30 years, Precontech International and BVT Rausch GmbH have been offering all common lifting anchor and sandwich anchor systems as well as...

(10) US 2013/0326966 Al (22) 12.06.2013 (43) 12.12.2013 (71) Daniel .J. Willems, Hartland, WI (US); John Nagy, Chenequa, WI (US); Alan Antoniewicz,...

(10) US 2013/0334731 A1 (22) 21.08.2013 (43) 19.12.2013 (71) Anchor Wall Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US) (73) Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.,...