Building Frames - Aspects of the development of reinforced concrete in Berlin
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.70537Keywords:
Construction History, Historic Reinforced Concrete, Frame Structures, Calculation Development, BerlinAbstract
In the beginning building with reinforced concrete meant building rather experimental structures. As experience grew over the years, a first design theory by Matthias Koenen published in 1886 was gradually improved. By 1910 the mixture of concrete was still adjusted according to the structural element or the intended load bearing capacity, but both the form and positioning of reinforcement as well as the structural calculation became more unified. By presenting selected case studies of early reinforced concrete frame structures from Berlin the paper aims to highlight this crucial period of the evolution of reinforced concrete. Furthermore, it will show by analysis and evaluation of archival material and additional findings made during onsite investigations that the calculation and construction techniques in use around 1900 did not necessarily rely on the latest structural calculation methods. These statically redundant structures are still in good shape and in use today.
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