Some legal questions about the use of high alumina cement

Abstract

The legal issues raised by the use of a particular product or construction material have their references in complex administrative guidelines which take into account the corresponding technical control. Such guidelines develop with the time as the technical and scientific knowledge shapes new ideas. In the case of defects in construction which can be attributed to the use of the material in question, the legal effects reach the field of civil or, where appropriate, penal responsibility. This article analyzes different questions related to the case of the use of high alumina cement. Thefocus is limited to explaining the State of the art during the period in which the material was used to manufacture precast construction elements. The article brings a current view of the legal effects on the civil field through three reference regulations.