In his welcoming speech of the 18th ibausil conference held in Weimar, Professor Dr.-Ing. Horst-Michael Ludwig addressed two of the major trends in building materials research: One of them comprises...
The exhibitors at the Big 5 in Dubai had hardly set up their booths when they already discussed their participation at the trade fair Saudi Build, scheduled to open its gates only six days later. Some...
Damage to dynamically loaded structural concrete components was investigated at the Institute of Building Materials Research at RWTH AachenUniversity (ibac). Despite their high compressive strengths,...
In Wörgl, Austria an apartment complex is built that is, by request of the building owner, completely planned and designed as a BIM model (BIM - Building Information Modeling) including structural...
With the new Booster product range Sauter Plersch AG has set new standards in concrete processing. Fully condensing plants are more efficient due to technical innovation, and also achieve a higher...
It is only 43 m long but unique all over the world: the new storm sewer at Hofmühlenstraße in the town of Stephanskirchen close to Rosenheim (Germany). The inspectable double sealings between the...
In a cooperative project, AEG Haustechnik and Lithonplus Steinmanufaktur have developed a perfectly matching bond system, focusing on keeping pavements reliably free from ice and snow in winter.
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CRH Structural Concrete Europe and Tekla enter into a strategic partnership. In future, CRH makes use of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) software Tekla Structures in order to improve the...
Mimi Rainero Coles, Sales and Business Development Manager with Permatile Concrete Products Co. in Bristol, Va., has been appointed National Precast Concrete Association’s (NPCA) 48th Chairman of...
Concrete elements freshly made need continuous ventilation to avoid discoloration of the surfaces owing to differences in the drying process. That is precisely what Reuss-Seifert, one of Europe’s...