This dissertation originates from an investigation about the arising of the modern, German building expertise involving the use of concrete, which develops during the first three quarter of the 19th century against the backdrop of a general modernisation process, and moving from the observation of more advanced building techniques in France, Italy, Holland and the United Kingdom. Early uses of modern concrete in Germany essentially concern the construction of foundations underwater and in marshy soils. Between the end of the 18th and the begin of the 19th century, some traces are to be found in the mixtures of pebbles and mortar that are used as filling materials in the so-called well foundations, which consist of underground circular walls...
The Italian architectural heritage of the early part of the Twentieth century is characterized by th...
Before the general acceptance of Portland cement as the main binder for concrete in the late 19th ce...
Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman...
This book describes for the first time ever, the rise of the modern art of building with concrete in...
The interest of German building masters towards hydraulic binders grows at the third decade of the 1...
The modern use of concrete developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from the interest in...
The interest of German building masters towards hydraulic binders grows at the third decade of the 1...
By studying approximately a century of cement and concrete in Switzerland, this project examines the...
[EN]Despite being thought of as a modern material, concrete has been in use for thousands of years. ...
Beton gehört heute zu den wichtigsten Baumaterialien im Garten- und Landschaftsbau. Gemessen an dies...
Before the general acceptance of Portland cement as the main binder for concrete in the late 19th ce...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-162)The st~subject of t:his paper is the historical a...
Although concrete is not traditionally considered an historic building material, the first example ...
Some aspects of the European development in concrete construction are highlighted. First, a standard...
Starting in August 1917, a large submarine shelter was erected in the German-occupied port of Bruges...
The Italian architectural heritage of the early part of the Twentieth century is characterized by th...
Before the general acceptance of Portland cement as the main binder for concrete in the late 19th ce...
Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman...
This book describes for the first time ever, the rise of the modern art of building with concrete in...
The interest of German building masters towards hydraulic binders grows at the third decade of the 1...
The modern use of concrete developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from the interest in...
The interest of German building masters towards hydraulic binders grows at the third decade of the 1...
By studying approximately a century of cement and concrete in Switzerland, this project examines the...
[EN]Despite being thought of as a modern material, concrete has been in use for thousands of years. ...
Beton gehört heute zu den wichtigsten Baumaterialien im Garten- und Landschaftsbau. Gemessen an dies...
Before the general acceptance of Portland cement as the main binder for concrete in the late 19th ce...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-162)The st~subject of t:his paper is the historical a...
Although concrete is not traditionally considered an historic building material, the first example ...
Some aspects of the European development in concrete construction are highlighted. First, a standard...
Starting in August 1917, a large submarine shelter was erected in the German-occupied port of Bruges...
The Italian architectural heritage of the early part of the Twentieth century is characterized by th...
Before the general acceptance of Portland cement as the main binder for concrete in the late 19th ce...
Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman...