As part of the Brickwork Days of the Southern German brick and tile industry, experts will discuss innovative concepts and solutions for how energy efficiency and ecological assessment will shape the...
The Schütte AG Heisterholz brickworks was one of the most important brick manufacturers in northwest Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. The company has left its mark on the region and the...
An increasing content of kieselguhr was added to a typical, marly clay used for the production of lightweight clay bricks, and the resulting formulations were processed to laboratory bricks. The...
AbstractIn the presented work, the influence of increasing brick flour and concrete rubble additions on the setting behaviour and material properties of fly ash-based geopolymers is investigated. The...
Joachim Deppisch is a household name to most of the regulars at the Würzburger Ziegellehrgang (WZL). Since 1997, he has been organising the most important annual meeting of the German brick and tile...
We say “yes”, it can be done. We clearly realise that this is a very big challenge for everyone involved. Together we need a lot of commitment and courage to achieve this goal.IntroductionAs we...
Stephan Schmidt KG is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding this year. Shortly after the official celebrations in Dornburg in Hesse, we spoke with the managing partner of the family-owned...
AbstractIn the work presented, we investigate what influence the increasing addition of clay brick scrap and concrete rubble has on the setting behaviour and material properties of fly-ash-based...
1 Starting situationClay masonry bricks are construction materials with a long tradition. The further development of their product properties is the subject of a wide range of efforts. To confirm the...
AbstractThis paper deals with the spatially resolved, distributed temperature measurement during microwave-assisted firing of green bodies using fibre-optic sensing. The temperature profiles...
