Okavango River Bridge in Botsuana, Africa - Elephant tusks for the Okavango

Dedicated to Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Grassl for his 70th birthday.

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Martin Grassl / Thomas Benz

The Okavango River in the African country Botsuana leads in a domestic delta. For developing the north-eastern part of the Delta, it is planned to replace the existing ferry service by a static link as a cable-stayed bridge.

Energy and power plant construction

Johann-Dietrich Wörner / Bernhard Milow

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The development of mankind is directly linked to the demand for, and/or the availability of energy.

Case study: Wholesale market for fruit and vegetables plus fresh fish in Bursa/Turkey

From issue 3/2010 onwards, Steel Construction will regularly feature architectonic case studies from the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS). Outstanding projects taken from architectural steel construction will be presented under the heading "Architecture Steel Stahl Acier".

Heinrich Bub Grant

In honor of its founding president, Professor Heinrich Bub, the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) is awarding the Heinrich Bub Grant from the winter semester 2010/2011 onwards.

Closing date for applications: October 18, 2010.

Daring projects through rock and glacier at the end of the 19th century – Challenges under extreme conditions

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Paul Caminada

EU building products ordinance

Download the article from DIBt Mitteilungen 04/2010 for free.

The replacement of the building products guideline 89/106/EWG by an ordinance immediately valid in all EU member states has entered a new phase.

The impact of the code for sustainable homes on masonry house construction in England

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John Roberts

In England masonry remains the predominant form of house construction and accounts for over 80 % of all new dwellings. The rate of replacement of the housing stock in the UK remains low and each dwelling is required to have a viable working life in excess of 100 years.

Wienerberger Brick Award 2010

On April 8, 2010, Wienerberger AG presented the fourth Brick Award. Architecture critics had submitted 260 projects from 32 countries for this year's competition.

Reconstruction of large fires using numerical simulation – The De Punt boathouse fire

On May 9, 2008 a huge fire broke out in a boathouse in the Dutch town of De Punt, leading to three firefighters losing their lives.

Dirk Jesse new Editor-in-Chief of Bautechnik

"...An editorial change means numerous new tasks. Currently, those of us in the editorial team are planning the topics for the coming year and working on a new concept to further develop your journal in a gentle manner..."