Each of us has to make many minor and sometimes even major decisions every day. That can be gratifying, especially when the decisions directly lead to success – and it may sometimes be rather vexing...
On Thursday 13 July 2017, The Concrete Society held its Annual General Meeting at its Headquarters in Camberley, Surrey. William Doherty of Creagh Concrete was elected as Society President for a two...
Textile reinforcements made of carbon are being used more and more in bridge construction, especially for items in precast concrete construction or for repair works. Reinforced concrete, which is...
The sales launch of the new truck mixer generation 05 has begun. An online configurator helps to select many new options and even calculates possible optional payloads. The new truck mixer generation...
Recently, Masa GmbH has commissioned a new factory hall for the distribution of spare parts on the premises in Andernach. The building provides appropriate space and optimum weather protection for...
On June 1, 2017, the so-called “Korbwand” (cage wall) manufactured by Rapperstorfer Automation was officially approved by the German Institute for Structural Engineering (DIBt) in Berlin. The cage...
The Expertise & Construction Day was originally planned to become the central meeting point for the French precast industry. That was the objective when the organizers held their first event in 2015....
One company at the forefront in the promotion and use of architectural precast concrete is Techrete Ltd. Founded in 1985 in Ireland, the company has steadily expanded and in 1995 acquired a UK...
Since 2002, the Innovation Prize for Structural Concrete Products of the Supplier Industry has been awarded at the BetonTage congress. Effective immediately, businesses may submit their entries for...
Schöck AG, the industry specialist based in Baden-Baden, Germany, and Fiberline Composites A/S, Middelfart, Denmark, start a joint venture. Purpose of the undertaking is the further development and...
The construction industry is facing huge challenges as there is a considerable gap to be closed in terms of new residential developments, particularly in urban agglomerations. Furthermore, a major...
By the year 2015 up to 45 % of the gross power consumption in Germany should be covered by renewable resources, for example by solar energy. Part 2 of our series shows how facades, road surfaces and...
The six Italian manufacturers of structural precast concrete elements Truzzi, Betoncablo, GED, C.A. Construzioni Antonioli di Bormio, Esse Solai and Rivoli form a group of companies named Monachino...
CSR Hebel, a leading manufacturer of high-quality Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) in Australia, is expanding its capacity by building a second production line in Somersby, Australia. This...
The non-swimmer’s pool in the outdoor area of the Nettebad in Osnabrück presented itself in dire need of refurbishment. Broken tiles, leaking drains: the basin, which had been completed in 1973, was...
The demand for high-quality mixes is increasing. Meeting this demand is often difficult, if not impossible. The reason for this is that mixing processes, as described in the literature, are always...
Beton-Betz GmbH in Kirchardt near Heilbronn in Germany, a medium-sized company with a workforce of around 80 employees, has manufactured concrete products for building construction and agriculture for...
The plant equipment of many precast concrete factories originates from the 1990s and is based on the knowledge of that time. Rising cost pressures and more and more varied requirements necessitate new...
This year’s “Technical Mission to Italy” offers yet another excellent opportunity for experts from around the globe to cast a glance behind the doors of Italian precast producers and Italian...
An offshoot of Europe‘s leading event for the precast industry, namely the BetonTage congress, will be held as part of The Big 5 show in Dubai for the first time. The offshoot is called „Innovation in...
The idea of regulating traffic on heavily frequented intersections by circular rather than by linear traffic routing is now more than one hundred years old. At Columbus Circle in New York City,...
If surface areas are modernized in historic urban districts, planners frequently fall back on solutions made of natural stones as such solutions are often the perfect complement to the buildings....
Together with the neighboring, larger, city of Heilbronn, Neckarsulm forms a consistently developed urban area. Its over 25,000 inhabitants and about 29,500 jobs make Neckarsulm the largest and...
Rehburger Beton- und Marmorwerk looks back on more than 80 years of company history and, to the present day, has developed to one of the most important manufacturers of cast stone, above all by means...
Owing to a newly patented production process, large diaphragm walls from the company Lithonplus can be manufactured smooth-formed all around and are notably easier to transport, lift, and mount. The...
In Neubrunn, in south Thuringia, Germany, the company Wasa began some time ago, in 2006, with the manufacture of wetcast molds made of polyurethane for high-quality concrete products. Today wetcast...
In Germany “braun-steine” is a market leader in the segment of concrete products of high quality. The company strengthens its innovative power and the perception on the market by systematic product...
Today, great significance is attached to the protection and maintenance of buildings. Buildings of the 1960s and 1970s – including the material concrete used for this – increasingly move into the...
Kärcher is launching a new generation of wet and dry vacuum cleaners with improved automatic filter cleaning (Tact). The NT 30/1 Tact L, NT 30/1 Tact Te L, NT 40/1 Tact Te L and NT 50/1 Tact Te L...
Remmers brings the Betofix R4 SR fiber-reinforced, mineral PCC dry mortar to the market. The mortar can be used for the static repair of concrete structures.The single-component, high-strength dry...
Many labeling products for outdoor use do not provide a long-term solution because they begin to fade, shrink, tear, or detach from the surface and become illegible only after a few years. The...
The Lucerne Lido is regarded as one of the most beautiful lakeside resorts and is located in the very heart of Central Switzerland. The curved building designed by the architects Max Bosshard and...
Immediate data accessibility and, ideally, usability across disciplines is becoming increasingly important for all stakeholders both in the design process and during the use of buildings. Only this...
(10) DE 20 2016 000 828 U1(22) 04.02.2016(45) 27.07.2017(57) Betonbeleuchtungselement, bestehend aus einer Textilkonstruktion mit beliebig vielen gerichtet angeordneten Lichtwellen-leitern,...
(10) DE 10 2016 101 360 Al(22) 26.01.2016(43) 27.07.201757) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Fertigteil (1), mit schalenartiger Erstreckung, zur Errichtung eines Bauwerks (50), umfassend eine erste...
(10) DE 20 2016 101 363 U1(22) 11.03.2016(45) 20.07.2017(57) Formsteinverbundsystem mit (a) einem ersten Ersttyp-Pflasterstein (12.1), der einen Ersttyp-Grundkörper (24), hat, wobei der...
(10) US 2017/0198478 Al(22) 15.06.2015(43) 13.07.2017(57) To provide a prestressed concrete which can be used for non-primary structural members such as general building members by using a chemical...
(10) DE 10 2016 124 853 Al(22) 19.12.2016(43) 13.07.2017(57) Schalungselement für Betonschalungen, mit zwei Schalungs-tafeln (12), die durch Verbindungselemente (18; 18‘) parallel und in Abstand...
(10) US 2017/0204606 Al (22) 29.04.2015(43) 20.07.2017(71) Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Gießen (DE)(57) The invention relates to L-shaped sheet metal parts 21 with an angled longitudinal recess...
(11) PH12017500255 (A1)(57) The invention relates to a concrete construction of modular design, comprising at least two upright precast concrete wall elements (7, 7‘,..., 7m) which are arranged next...
(10) US 2017/0191268 Al (22) 06.01.2016(43) 06.07.2017(57) A pre-stressed concrete body is disclosed. The concrete body is elongated with a first end and an opposite second end. A plurality of...
(10) DE 20 2017 102 813 U1(22) 10.05.2017(45) 20.07.2017(57) Vorrichtung zum abgedichteten Anschluss von Betonwand-elementen, insbesondere Fertigteilwänden, die eine Außenschale und eine Innenschale...
(10) DE 10 2015 122 950 Al(22) 30.12.2015(43) 06.07.2017(57) Verbundanker zum Verankern eines Befestigungselements, enthaltend eine in einem Aushärtprozess aushärtbare chemische Zusammensetzung; und...
(11) AU2016208600 (A1)(57) The invention relates to a formwork element for a formwork system for concrete construction purposes, in particular for integrating into a construction level of the formwork...
(10) DE 20 2017 102 362 U1 2017(21) 20.04.2017(45) 14.06.2017(57) Mauerstein mit einem in den Stein partiell integrierten Geo-gitter auf einer Längsseite des Steins, einem oder mehreren Überständen...
(10) DE 10 2016 124 226 Al(22) Anmeldetag: 13.12.2016(43) 22.06.2017(57) Gitterträger und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung, wobei Scharen von faden- oder garnförmigen Einzelelementen (10) vorgesehen...
(11) EP 3 192 632 A1(22) 04.01.2017(43) 19.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/29(57) A process for manufacturing prefabricated infill panels of the „thermal break“ type for the building industry in a formwork...
(10) DE 10 2015 225 924 Al(22) 18.12.2015(43) 22.06.2017(57) Eine Beton-Schlitzrinne mit einem Rinnenkörper, der einen über eine Längserstreckung des Rinnenkörpers durchgängigen, geschlossenen...
