As is the case for any building or structure, the design, construction and operation of a parking facility must respond to the specifications and requirements (needs) of the client/user [1]. It is...
Both on a national and international scale, the shear design of reinforced-concrete components with shear reinforcement currently relies on planar truss models. This analysis has to verify sufficient...
Building with sandwich elements means an integrated wall construction that combines all usage-relevant aspects regarding statics, functions concerning building physics, and esthetics. Apart from...
Dear European Colleagues,
For the third consecutive year, I am honoured to write this editorial as president of BIBM, the Federation of the European Precast Concrete industry. Three years mean that my...
Structural engineers are often uncertain about how to deal with the concept of restraint stress. Relevant codes and standards are of no help either. For relevant information, they have to refer to...
What does a waterproof concrete structure achieve?
Building underground is always a big challenge to both designers and construction contractors. For this purpose, key influential parameters must be...
Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear readers:
This year‘s motto of the BetonTage congress „Smart Concretes“ describes a new challenge of the technological development of concretes. Originally the...
On 24 April 2011, the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) came into force and, on 1 July 2013, replaced the previously valid Construction Products Directive in its entirety. The requirements...
Any evaluation or design of an existing structural framework that is not covered by grandfathering or conservation clauses must usually be performed on the basis of currently applicable, officially...
PCE-based superplasticizers are commonly used as concrete additives to manufacture precast elements and ready-mixed concrete. They are mainly used for the production of self-compacting or easily...
