The production of concrete currently goes along with pronounced CO2-emissions and an
enormous consumption of (mineral) resources. In response to sustainability requirements …

Concrete is a mass commodity with more than approx. 250 Mio. batches of concrete being
produced every year in Europe alone. Despite this enormous repetition rate, both the quality …

This chapter covers the methods of industrialization and automation for the concrete
prefabrication industry. It focuses on the development of these factories and realized …

A series of incidents in Finland with poor concrete quality related to excessive entrained air
received lots of attention from experts in concrete industry and research, and even became a …

Taking into consideration that the cement market will record an increasing rate of 15-20%,
related to the residential buildings development and to the initiation of large infrastructure …

The global production of concrete, being one of the most commonly utilised materials in the
world, is associated with significant CO 2-emissions and a substantial depletion of mineral …

Based on the knowledge gained from mechanical engineering and research activities in the
context of Industry 4.0, innovative, modular building construction approaches based on flow …

Developments in the automation of construction processes, observable in recent years, is
focused on speeding up the construction of buildings and structures. Additive manufacturing …

Concrete cannot be ignored. More concrete is produced than any other synthetic material on
earth. It is the key material of our infrastructural systems, and together with mortar and other …

Increasing the degree of digitisation and automation in the concrete production process can
play a crucial role in reducing the CO $ _2 $ emissions that are associated with the …