3D concrete printing has the potential to achieve a breakthrough in the construction industry. However, a number of challenges need to be overcome. An important step for transferring the 3D concrete...
At the 2015 World Climate Conference in Paris, it was agreed to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions accordingly. Utilizing previously unused industrial or...
The future climate solution must cover our daily requirements by using renewable energy as much as possible. The development of absorbers for storing heat inside building shells plays a major role...
Sustainable mobility und logistics are among the most important future challenges. Currently electric mobility is in the focus with many innovative vehicle solutions. However, transport systems of the...
So far, European standards do not stipulate generally applicable verification rules for the punching shear of slabs made of carbon-reinforced concrete. In addition, regulations on the structural...
The guidelines and standards currently applicable to concrete construction consider the individual processes (design, concrete and execution of the construction work) in separate standards. They are...
In CRC/TRR 280, “Design strategies for material-minimized carbon-reinforced concrete structures”, scientists of TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden...
Concrete is a construction material that comes in a wide range of varieties. Despite industrial production, modern technologies and decades of experience, still today no two parts are the same....
In 2021, discussions took place on various levels within the German Committee for Structural Concrete (DAfStb) on how to transform the challenges posed by the German Act on Climate Protection and the...
The demand for durable bridges with short to medium spans has been increasing in recent years. Concrete is ideally suited for bridges of this kind. For achieving high durability with economical use of...
