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Carriers in construction
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Mauerwerk - not just a German journal
Mauerwerk - sounds German is German, but not always in German. Frequently we publish articles in English in order to provide our English readers with important and interesting information regarding masonry.
For example: we offered information on the Service life of the building stock of Switzerland, the CIB Commission W023, the Role of thermal mass in the sustainable design of Australian housing, the performance of masonry buildings under wind loads and the theoretical verificatrion of existing solutions on lateral loading of masonry infill walls.
fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010: a landmark in an ongoing development
Find here the editorial from Joost Walraven (Convenor of fib SAG5) and György L. Balázs (President of fib 2011–12) about the fib Model Code for Concrete Sturctures.
Mauerwerk 2/13: New Article in English available
Reinforced Concrete-Gap-Element against earthquake - experimental and numerical study
In this article it will be shown how masonry walls with arranged notched reinforced concrete beams behave as a typical bearing wall in a masonry building. A special pseudo-dynamic algorithm was developed in order to simulate the boundary conditions of the masonry wall in a building and during an earthquake closely to reality.
A large proportion of damage as well as loss of health and life in earthquake case occurs due to failures on masonry structures. Unreinforced masonry, as common in many countries, naturally has limited resistance to earthquakes because tensile stresses and forces cannot be absorbed as in reinforced concrete and steel structures. For this reason, attempts have been made using various methods to improve bearing capacities of masonry in the case of earthquake. One of these attempts is the use of a reinforced concrete beam with corner notches (Concrete-Gap-Element). In practice, the Gap-Element can be easily connected with use of normal mortar on the concrete slab. The ease of manufacture and application of the Concrete-Gap-Element in masonry walls provide a cheap and simple method for improving the seismic capacity of a masonry building in practice.
Featured on Structurae: New Waal Bridge at Nijmegen
On April 20th the 285 meter long tied arch for the new Waal bridge at Nijmegen in the Netherlands was put into place on two barges. The event was made into an entertaining event by the city. More than 10,000 visitors are said to have watched the process during the day. Structurae was also there for this unusual event and photographed various stages of the move.
The bridge is also a nice example for European cooperation. The design was done by Belgian engineer Laurent Ney along with Dutch architecte Chris Poulissen. The Dutch and German joint venture is made up of BAM Civiel and Max Bögl while Belgian firm Sarens was responsible for moving and lifting the arch into place.
Prague Metro
Article from Geomechanics and Tunnelling 02/2013
Authors: Ing. Otakar Hasík, Ing. Jiri Růzicka
The Prague Metro today forms a very reliable backbone of the Prague mass transit system. The network consisting of three radial lines (A, B and C) with interchanges in the city centre developed gradually. The paper is devoted to engineering solutions for tunnels and tunnel construction methods. The first section describes the origins of the system in the 1970s and its history through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The New Austrian Tunnelling Method arrived in the modern era. The first applications of the method were primarily associated with the construction of the fourth extension of Line B (Metro Line IV.B, followed by the 4th operating section of Line C (Line IV.C). The design work for this part of the metro network was probably the longest and most difficult and it resulted in extremely interesting technical solutions. The main part of the paper is dedicated to the current development of operating section V.A, which commenced in the autumn of 2009. The section is 6,134 m long and contains four stations, of which three are being built by mining methods.
Urban tunnels in the Czech Republic
Article from Geomechanics and Tunnelling 02/2013
Authors: Ing. Alexandr Butovic, Ing. Pavel Sourek, Ing. Vlastimil Horák
Urban road tunnels have only been built in four towns in the Czech Republic. Their purpose is mostly environmental, with construction being enforced by ever growing requirements for environmental protection. Currently there are twelve urban road tunnels operating in the Czech Republic: six in Prague, four in Brno and single tunnels in Liberec and Jihlava. The Blanka complex of tunnels in Prague is currently under construction and will become the longest tunnel in the Czech Republic in 2014.
Kuhlmann, Ulrike (ed.)
Stahlbau-Kalender 2013
Eurocode 3 - Anwendungsnormen, Stahl im Industrie- und Anlagenbau
April 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-02994-7
In April, the new Stahlbau-Kalender (Steelwork Yearbook) appears. The Steelwork Yearbook provides a guideline for correct calculation in the entire field of steel structures, and reliably documents and comments the current state of steelwork standards.
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Girmscheid, Gerhard
Bauprozesse und Bauverfahren des Tunnelbaus
April 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03047-9
In April, the third edition appears of the book Bauprozesse und Bauverfahren des Tunnelbaus (Construction Processes and Construction Methods in Tunnelling). Tunnelling is on the advance worldwide, and this complete manual imparts the best possible design safety and uninterrupted construction progress for every tunneller. The book presents all the methods used in the design and construction of modern tunnels, starting from the geological situation.
Fouad, Nabil A. (ed.)
Bauphysik-Kalender 2013
Schwerpunkt: Nachhaltigkeit und Energieeffizienz
April 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03019-6
The new Bauphysik-Kalender (Building Physics Yearbook) appears in April 2013 with the main themes being sustainability and energy efficiency. In addition, the current standard DIN V 18599 is commented at first hand for the practice. This year's yearbook also explains and compares various certification systems and building energy standards.
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Weller, Bernhard / Tasche, Silke (eds.)
Glasbau 2013
April 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03039-4
The book Glasbau 2013 (Glass Building Yearbook) appears for the second time in April. Well-known authors have contributed about thirty articles from their long experience in the fields of planning, design, construction and research, and the book is divided into these four fields.
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North/South Metro Line Amsterdam – Shield Transfer System (STS) – a technical innovation for the construction of a metro tunnel in urban environment
Article from Bautechnik 03/2013
Authors: Wolf Friedemann, Jens-Rüdiger Fennker, Marion Schwitte, Frank Otten
The construction of the North/South metro line in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a challenging tunnelling project in an urban environment. Innovation and creativity are needed to enable tunnelling with a mixed shield TBM, which considers the existing ground conditions, the narrow station structures and the densely built-up areas on the surface. A sealing block in front of the station and lip sealing or a short sealing pot within the station are usually used for conventional launch and arrival situations of mixed shield tunnelling in pressurized groundwater conditions. They represent a redundant system for launch and arrival situations. Due to geometric reasons, these sealing systems cannot always be used in the construction of the Metro Line in Amsterdam. Therefore, the innovative Shield Transfer System (STS) was developed. The big advantage of which is that all the required launch and arrival sealing systems can be installed inside the stations. The transfer of the TBM through the stations, including the lifting over the steps (heights of up to 1.65 m), is an essential feature of the STS. The following article describes the construction of the STS from a static and constructional point of view and is explaining the differences with respect to conventional launch and arrival situations.
Geomechanics and Tunnelling Issue 02/2013
Cover Story: Work is under way in Prague on the fifth section of Metro Line A (V.A). This section has a length of more than 6,000 m and includes the building of four stations in addition to the tunnelling works. Three of the stations, like Petriny station shown in the cover photo, are being built underground as single-vault stations (see page 125–137).
Topics of Geomechanics and Tunnelling 02/2013:
- Underground construction engineering
- Urban tunnels
- Railway tunnels
- Prague metro
- Motorway tunnels
- Czech tunnelling abroad
Steel Construction Issue 01/2013
Cover Story: It is a substantial contribution to Dresden’s inner city: The “Centrum Gallery“ with its honeycomb-looking façade (coil-anodized aluminum Novelis J73A) leaves its mark on the town-scape.
The concept was developed by the Dutch architectural practice T+T Design in cooperation with the Dresden architect Peter Kulka and Amsterdam-based De Architekten Cie. They placed great emphasis on environmental compatibility and sustainability by carrying out numerous environmentally friendly measures – one of the main reasons for the prestigious BREEAM Excellent rating. (Photo: Novelis)
Topics of Steel Construction 01/2013:
- New chances and developments of Eurocode 3
- Canadian seismic design of steel sheds with flexible roof diaphragms
- New research into the design and behaviour of racking systems
- Deformation of thin-wall structures due to impacts and blasts
- Torsional restraint of sandwich panels for resisting beam buckling
- Structural steel construction in Southern Africa
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Ernst & Sohn's Young Talent Prize Awarded to 2012 Graduates
As in the past year, Ernst & Sohn has awarded the Young Talent Prize to this year's finest graduates in civil engineering in tight cooperation with universities and technical colleges.
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Steel Construction publishes peer-reviewed papers covering the entire field of steel construction research. Official journal for ECCS members.
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E&S Dictionary
New version of our online construction dictionary: E&S Dictionary 2.0
The online construction dictionary (German-English/English-German) for structural engineers and architects was revised at the beginning of the year. As of 11 January you may use it free of charge even without being a registered user, i.e. you can search for construction-related terms without registration or login.
Special functions (e.g. personal entries and notes) for which registration is required will, however, remain as is. Thus there is no change for already registered users – except for the name. It's no longer called „Terms“ but instead „E&S Dictionary“.
The new URL is therefore: www.ernst-und-sohn.de/en/es-dictionary
Development does not end with these changes, however. This specialized dictionary containing roughly 38,000 terms at the moment – mostly relating to structural engineering – is constantly being updated and expanded to other subjects. We will keep you posted on a regular basis.
BEng, CEng, MSc, MICE, . . . - an analysis of Anglo-Saxon business-cards
Download the article from Bautechnik 3/2010 for free
Reinhard Kulick
Business-cards from business partners often contain a number of abbreviations following the name - especially if the person comes from a country which is either British or characterized as British. This article describes the meaning behind of “Robert Smith BEng(Hons) PhD CEng MICE MIStructE”.
Firstly it is pointed out that academic professions in the construction industry are not directly comparable between Germany and Anglo-Saxon countries, secondly the education and professional development are influenced significantly by professional institutions and, thirdly the abbreviations are either academic degrees or grades of memberships in professional institutions. As an example the education and professional development of a civil engineer and the resulting business-card are described.
Attached are empirical formulas which will enable the far reaching decoding of business-cards from business partners from or related to the construction industry.
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