Steel Structures and Heritage

Editorial from Stahlbau 6/2011.

Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Lorenz

Assessing, preserving and strengthening existing structures have become important tasks for civil engineers in research, education and practice and have sustainably been furthered by the now significant economic relevance of converting buildings for re-use.

Civil engineers call for better conditions for participating in competitions

In a recently published resolution engineers in the construction industry called for improvements in the conditions of participation for engineers when entering competitions.

Official farewell for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Stritzke

At the end there were standing ovations for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Stritzke. The initiator and driving force of the Dresden bridge symposium bade his team goodbye and passed the reins on to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Curbach, Director of the organizing Institute of Concrete Structures at Dresden Technical University.

Use of latent heat accumulators in masonry constructions to conserve energy

Download the article from Mauerwerk 03/2011.

Sebastian Ortlepp, Regine Ortlepp

Phase change materials in the chambers of perforated bricks can increase the heat capacity of the unit. Due to this, an additional storage of thermal energy can be achieved. The daily fluctuations of indoor temperatures can be reduced by such thermal storage, whereby more favorable climatic and physical conditions can be reached.

Strengthening of Listed Historic Steel Structures: Overhaul of Viaduct and Stations of the Elevated Railroad Line No. 2 in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

Download the article from Stahlbau 06/2011.

Michael Fischer, Werner Lorenz

Preservation and strengthening of listed structures is a civil engineering field likely to cause conflicts. The cultural significance of these edifices imposes the obligation to fulfil heritage requirements. However, load-bearing capacity, fatigue resistance and cost-effectiveness still need to be ensured.

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VDI Study: Germany remains a top center of technology

Germany will remain a wordwide leading center for technology and innovation in the future. A prerequisite, however, is that future political decisions are based on technical solutions. Among the sectors where German industry leads is e.g. renewable energy.

World championship 2011 lottery

Place your bet on the world champion 2011 and win a textbook from Ernst & Sohn.

60th Birthday of Professor Dr.-Ing. Karl Josef Witt

On 23 May 2011 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Josef Witt, Professor of Soil Engineering at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, celebrated his 60th birthday.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Eurocode 2!

A lecture by Dr.-Ing. Frank Fingerloos at the Fachbuchhandlung Lehmanns in Berlin.
14 June 2011, begins at 20:30, Admission: 4 €, reduced rate: 2 €