The fresh concrete properties of self-compacting concretes (SCC) are considerably influenced by the choice of coarse aggregate. The principal parameters are in this context the quantitative content of...
The German Scientific Information Service (www.idw-online.de) recently published a report that German researchers have succeeded in substantially increasing the loadbearing capacity of bamboo-concrete...
The price adjustments were necessary due to significantly increased raw material costs. The products affected by the price increase are used as polymers for adhesives, fiberbonding, architectural...
With the BT turnbuckle®. This universal turnbuckle can serve as a safe structural connection between various types of precast components being verifiable in terms of statics and could enormously...
The system was presented to an international audience at bauma 2010. In the meantime, this new patent of Rampf has revolutionized the production of concrete blocks - experts are highly impressed. In...
One of the highlights of the new building is the black façade appearing in a fair-faced concrete free of joints. However, owing to the ambitious architecture with cantilevers of more than twelve...
fib Bulletin 57 is a collection of contributions from a workshop on „Recent developments on shear and punching shear in RC and FRC elements“, held in October 2010 and attended by 72 participants...
The elaborate overall concept required a number of extraordinary measures. For instance, it was required not to disturb the traffic flow of the district road going past the factory. Today, two new...
