Beauty of concrete structures and usefullness of concrete materials

Authors

  • György BALÁZS L. Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Budapest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66987/EPKO.2026.01

Keywords:

concrete development, C, HPC, LC, FRC, UHPFRC, SIFCON, structure aesthetics

Abstract

There is a considerable development of concrete as a structural material, in view of the codified or non-codified requirements. This development was considerable indicating scientific and practical values. Most important proceedings were: the appearance of prestressing (Feyssinet in 1928), to recognize overall importance of water-binder ratio and that of the packing density, favourable admixtures, appearance of fibres which may positively influence the failure mode of concrete and appearance of FRP, non-metallic reinforcement in order to improve durability. For today many types of concretes as well as reinforcements are available to best fit the requirements for a specific application. Examples are discussed for the early application of concrete and for today.

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Published

2026-06-12

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XXX. Nemzetközi Építéstudományi Konferencia

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ÉPKO

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