Lange overspanningen in geprefabriceerd beton: Een onderzoek naar brugoplossingen om langere overspanningen, tot 100 meter, mogelijk te maken in geprefabriceerd beton

The Netherlands is a densely populated country with a congested road and railway network. Therefore more and more highways are widened and expanded. These wider highways create a demand for bridges which are suited for longer spans. These bridge solutions should constructed with a minimum of hindrance for other traffic. Rijkswaterstaat, also...

Crack widths in HSC: A study into crack width prediction methods for slender HSC balconies

This master thesis covers the research into cracking behaviour of slender high strength concrete cantilevering balconies. The research emerged from Pieters Bouwtechniek Delft and Hi-Con Denmark. They cooperatively designed very slender balconies in ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete. Other engineering firms tend to recreate these...

Optimisation of a high strength concrete plate bridge

Since the first high strength concrete mixtures were designed in the 1970s, a lot of research is performed. Despite the recommendations that were written, full legislative coverage of high strength concrete remained unavailable. The new Eurocodes are also valid for high strength concrete, so the question rises how high strength concrete can be...

Hoge sterkte betonnen schuiven in de stormvloedkering Oosterschelde

De reden van dit haalbaarheidsonderzoek is het corrosieprobleem van de huidige stalen schuiven in de Stormvloedkering Oosterschelde. Tijdens de bouw van de kering bleek het verven van de schuiven een langdurig proces. Zozeer zelfs, dat men dreigde de officiele opening niet te gaan halen. In overleg met de aannemer is toen besloten een andere...