23rd IAKS Congress for the Design, Construction, Modernization and Management of Sports and Leisure Facilities

22. - 25 October 2013 in Cologne

The international forum for experts in sports and leisure facilities. IAKS expects over 500 participants from over 40 different nations. These include architects, engineers, clients, designers, local-authority decision-makers, technical and operative management, sports federations and clubs and the European trade press.

fibUK seminar on developments in structural concrete

This half day event (sponsored by Laing O’Rourke) will feature eminent practitioners speaking on subjects ranging from off-site manufacture to service life design, and recent technical developments to practical case studies. Date: 6. November 2013 Location: Institution of Structural Engineers, London.

Design for service life: implementation of fib Model Code 2010 rules in the operational code ISO 16204

Technical Paper from Structural Concrete 01/2013

Author: Steinar Helland

CEB/FIP Model Code 1990 (MC-1990) did represent the technology and focus some 20 years ago. However, it soon became evident that the document had some notable lacunas. In 1995 the general assemblies of the two organizations endorsed CEB/FIP bulletin No. 228, extensions to MC 1990 for high-strength concrete, and in 2000 a similar extension to MC 1990 for lightweight aggregate concrete as bulletin No. 4. The fib approved bulletin No. 34 Model Code for Service Life Design (MC SLD) in 2006.

All these three additions have since matured and are now incorporated in the new fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 (MC-2010).

Special Publication: 13. Structural Engineering Award 2013

The number 13 is sometimes considered as bad karma, named the unlucky number. It was the first number ever drawn in the German "6 from 49" lottery, although – according to statistics – also the number that is drawn least often by quite a way.

Special Issue Euopas lange Tunnel (The longest tunnels in Europe) published

Tunnelling has developed surprisingly quickly. This is demonstrated particularly well by the longest rail tunnels in the World, which are currently under construction in Europe. This special issue describes eight important tunnel projects from quite different perspectives – projects from Norway, from the classic tunnelling countries of Switzerland and Austria and from Italy.

Design for SLS according to fib Model Code 2010

Technical Paper from Structural Concrete 02/2013

Authors: György L. Balázs et al.

Structural Concrete - Sample Copy

Structural Concrete, the official journal of the fib, provides conceptual and procedural guidance in the field of concrete construction.

Bio-inspired kinetic façade for the thematic pavilion “One Ocean” EXPO 2012 in Yeosu, Korea

Article from Bautechnik 07/2013

Authors: Jan Knippers, Hauke Jungjohann, Florian Scheible, Matthias Oppe

Mining Report Special Issue

cover story: The art of working efficiently fitting-out three gravity-fed coal bunkers consecutively is described in the article ‘Three bunkers at a single stroke’.

Professor Jacob Wardenier reaches 70

Prof. Dr. Ir. Jacob Wardenier, known to his colleagues and friends worldwide as Jaap, is 70 years old on 27 May 2013.

With the groundbreaking innovations at the pinnacle of his achievements, he still continues unabatedly with research and publications as well as continuing with his thriving consultancy work.