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Building physics in the course of time
Editorial from Bauphysik 2/2011
Gerd Hauser
At the end of the 1960s even civil engineers and experts were unfamiliar with the term building physics. Since then this discipline provides an essential contribution to the design, usage and changes in usage as well as the reconstruction and demolition of buildings.
Theoretical Verification of Existing Solutions on Lateral Loading of Masonry Infill Walls
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Tammam Bakeer
The present contribution is the first part of a research work aimed to check the infill masonry walls according to the new German wind code. An assessment for the existing design methods of masonry walls under lateral loading has been performed based on definition of the upper bound values of moment bending coefficients.
Experimental and theoretical investigations on infrared reflective insulation
from Bauphysik 1/2011
Gerd Hauser, Matthias Kersken, Almuth Schade, Herbert Sinnesbichler
Some manufacturers of IR-reflective insulation products claim, that their products feature a high insulation quality that cannot be described by traditional methods of building physics. In situ measurements are carried out to verify. Two different roof systems are investigated parallel: one with mineral wool, the other with IR-reflective insulation.
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Coastal Projects takes over 26 % of Seli
from Geomechanics and Tunnelling 1/2011
The Indian construction company Coastal Projects Ltd. took over 26 % of the shares in the Italian construction and mechanical engineering company Seli – Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulica S.p.A. for 17.85 m € at the end of January 2011. Both companies intend to collaborate on projects in South Asia and particularly in India, above all in the large development projects to be expected soon.
Bautechnik 2011 - On our own behalf: News for the new year
Dirk Jesse, Editor-in-Chief
After five issues since our change in editors last August, the phase of initial training and concept development is nearing its end. The new year is a good occasion to inform you about upcoming changes in our journal Bautechnik.
The Simplon Pass Then and Now - a "Highway" once publicized in Paris as the "Queen of Alpine Roads"
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Paul Caminada
Paris in 1805: for political reaons, the Simplon pass is publicized widely using banners and newspaper articles. The glory of Napoleon Bonaparte as "builder of the highway" had to be commended properly - and indeed, the Simplon Pass quickly became an important attraction for travellers in Europe.
The Eurocode 2 for Germany - Impacts on Precast Concrete Constructions
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Mathias Tillmann
The accelerating harmonization of European technical standards does not only concern the product standards, but also the standards for the design of structures. Whereas most European countries have implemented the European design standards during 2010, in Germany the application of the structural Eurocodes will be mandatory not until 2012.
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