Volume 99 (2024), Edition 07-08

This study examines whether a simplified contemporary calculation model for damaged points of a reinforced concrete frame node matches the test results. The calculation method determines in advance the final damage caused by earthquake stress in...

The SMS Group bundles its locations on the new campus in Mönchengladbach. The central roof, a transparent Geigerdome with a diameter of 82 metres at a level of 20 metres above ground, rests on altogether 5 office modules. At the new headquarters...

During the restoration of historic reinforced concrete slabs at Tempelhof Airport Berlin, comprehensive planning and construction work is being carried out, which considers extensive preliminary investigations of the existing structure, heritage...

Simulation results are presented to illustrate new methods and models for analyzing irreversible damage processes in wooden structures. The new developments include methods for the simulation of hygro-mechanical long-term loading, of crack...

For the re-analysis and assessment of bridge structures, different approaches are currently used in Germany for the determination of shear capacity. With the proposed shear capacity model for level 2 of the German guideline...

In Austria, the ONR 24810 guideline currently regulates technical rockfall protection. It specifies that rockfall protection measures (at slope scale) should be dimensioned on the so-called design block (V95-V98). The design block method is...