Back at the Hagerbach Test Gallery
- Wolfgang Aldrian
- 20 Dezember, 2021
For more than 15 years, underground construction experts from all over the world have participated in our popular workshops at the Hagerbach Test Gallery in Switzerland. After a ...
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Self-Levelling Cementitious Screed Opens Up New Potential
- Nicoletta Zeminian
- 17 Dezember, 2021
Today, screeds are based on two main technologies: the traditional dry cementitious screed and the anhydrite screed. Application of dry cementitious screeds is labor-intensive and ...
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Reducing CO2 in Sprayed Concrete for Tunnelling Applications
- Wolfgang Aldrian
- 25 November, 2021
Sprayed concrete construction in double-shell lining is a CO2-intensive construction method for tunnel structures. We identify design improvement potentials and propose ...
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10 Ways to Reduce Segmental Tunnel Linings’ Carbon Footprint
- Wolfgang Aldrian
- 6 August, 2021
Segmentally lined tunnels use a large quantity of concrete, with the associated carbon burden that brings. However, rethinking your approach early on can reduce the carbon ...
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Sand Crisis and Recycled Concrete: How Admixtures Open Up ...
- Raphael Breiner
- 30 Juni, 2021
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world – and also the most environmentally discussed. One reason for this is its reliance on sand as a component – the ...
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Boost Performance and Efficiency with MasterCem
- Daniela Schneider
- 29 September, 2020
Cement manufacturers operate in one of the world’s toughest industries and are constantly confronted with the challenge to reduce the clinker factor, improve the quality, increase ...
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Technology for SLS: a breakthrough innovation
- Daniela Schneider
- 7 August, 2020
The Technology for SLS by Master Builders Solutions supersedes conventional techniques by allowing easy processing and quick application of cementitious screeds. RAK-BUD, a Polish ...
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The Benefits of Concrete Admixtures For the Construction ...
- Gianna Pazicky
- 17 Juni, 2020
The construction industry is facing quite a number of challenges: The commitment to sustainable construction requires new solutions; the ongoing construction boom and the shortage ...
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Innovative Admixtures for Deep Foundation Construction
- Raphael Breiner
- 5 Juni, 2020
The standard procedure in deep foundation construction uses bored concrete piles or pile walls. In unstable ground conditions, or where the ground is prone to subsidence, this ...
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MasterFinish: Enhancing Concrete Quality and Sustainability
- Gianna Pazicky
- 8 Mai, 2020
Concrete element production is impossible without suitable cleaning and release agents – to keep the formwork clean and to facilitate formwork removal. IDEAL Beton, a manufacturer ...
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Admixtures for the Port of Barcelona
- José María Vaquero
- 25 März, 2020
Construction projects at ports often involve highly specific requirements: The salt-laden air attacks the concrete, which, nevertheless, has to be able to withstand sustained ...
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