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SWITZERLAND
CONCRETE ROADS, LTD
L=derstrasse 10
CH-5103 Wildegg
CONTACT: W. Wilk, Director
MISSION: To provide expertise on concrete roads, airfields, industrial pavements, and soil
stabilization.
PRIMARY WORK: Research, studies, and assistance to project designers in the above-mentioned
fields; supervision of jobs onsite; and maintenance, testing, and road structural design.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Contributions from association of cement factories and fees for services.
PUBLICATIONS: Bulletin, professional journals, and specialty publications.
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING, LAUSANNE (ICOM)
GCB (Ecublens)
CH-1015 Lausanne
CONTACT: John C. Badoux, Director
MISSION: To provide education and to develop advances in civil engineering technology.
PRIMARY WORK Performs work in steel structures, composite steel-concrete construction, civil
engineering, training, and construction.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: University, government, and fees for services.
PUBLICATIONS: Monographs, scientific papers in journals, Ph.D. theses, list of publications,
and specialty publications.
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH INSTITt~l
FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, LAUSANNE (IREC)
14 av Eglise-Anglaise
1006 Lausanne
CONTACT: Joseph CsilIaghy, Director
MISSION: To provide education and advance technology in economics and social behavior
concerning buildings.
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PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in human behavior, settlements, urban development, economics,
sociological aspects, and construction and management.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: University, government, and fees for research.
PUBLICATIONS: Research results, books, and specialty publications.
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, I^BORATORY
FOR BUILDING MATERIALS SCIENCE, LAUSANNE
Chemin de Bellerive 32
CH-1007 Lausanne
CONIACI: Folker H. Wittmann, Director
MISSION: To provide education and advance knowledge of materials performance and
characterization.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs research on concrete, fracture mechanics, material durability,
prediction of behavior, and testing.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government, university, and industry.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, professional journal articles, and specialty publications.
FEDERAL HOUSING RESEARCH COMMISSION (CRL)
Weltpoststrasse 4
CH-3000 Bern 15
CONTACT: Peter Gurtner, Head
MISSION: To promote and fund research in the housing and building field and to disseminate
findings to the public.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in modernization and rehabilitation, housing, economics, market
analysis, and forecasting.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government.
PUBLICATIONS: Series, research reports, and specialty publications.
SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS TESTING AND
RESEARCH (EMPA)
Ueberlandstrasse 129
Postfach, CH-8600 Duebendorf
Zurich
CONTACT: H. M. Fischer, Public Relations
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MISSION: Central testing and research organization that develops guidelines, standards, and
regulations for building materials and manufactured products.
PRIMARY WORK: Investigations into the chemical and physical properties of buildings and
manufactured materials, fuels, manufactured products and structures; testing of specimens and
structural elements; nondestructive investigations; acceptance tests in accordance with
national and international standards; and research work in the field of new materials.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Fees for services and government.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports and scientific publications In the specific literature.
SWISS FEDERAL INSTIIIlI~ OF TECHNOLOGY
APPLIED STATICS AND STEEL STRUCTURES (BS)
INSTITl~l~ OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (IBK)
INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING MATERIALS, MATERIAL CHEMISTRY, AND CORROSION (IBWK)
NSTITUI1: OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING AND SOIL MECHANICS (IGB)
INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING RESEARCH (IBR)
ETH-Honggerberg
Gebaude HIL
CH-8093 Zurich
CONTACT: P. Dubas, Director, BS
H. Bachmann, Head, IBK
H. Bohni, Director, IBWK
H. J. Lang, Director, IGB
B. Hubert, Director, IBR
MISSION: To provide education and advanced building technology.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs research in structural engineering, steel and wood structures (BS);
structural engineering, reinforced and prestressed concrete, earthquake engineering and
dynamics, informatics (IBK); building materials, concrete, metals, reinforced plastics,
corrosion (IBWK); civil engineering, foundations, soil mechanics, failure analysis, soil
structures, clay mineralogy (IGB); housing, human sciences, renovation, quality control,
energy requirements and conservation, economics (IBR).
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government, fees for services, and industry.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, articles in professional journals, proceedings, technical
recommendations and specialty publications.
SWISS BUILDING DOCUMENTATION CENTER
CH-4249 Blauen
CONTACT: C. Weisser, Managing Director
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MISSION: Central information center for the building industry.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in information documentation systems, data bases on products
and services, and information services.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Subscription fees and fees for services.
PUBLICATIONS: Monthly bulletin, catalogues, product information, files, and specialty
publications.
SWISS INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION (SZS)
Seefeldstrasse 25
CH-8034 Zurich
CONTACT: U. Wyss, Director
MISSION: To promote use of steel for construction.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in civil engineering, materials, standardization, and
information systems; provides advice and training.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Member firms.
PUBLICATIONS: Bimonthly journal and list of publications.
TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND ADVISORY INSTITUTE OF THE SWISS CEMENT INDUSTRY
Lin den str ass e 10
CH-5103 Wildegg
CONTACT: W. Wilk, Director
MISSION: Undertakes research in all fields (other than road construction) of hydraulic
binders, mortar, aggregates, and concrete.
PRIMARY WORK: Advising, consulting, research, and testing in the field of all building
materials containing hydraulic binders.
SOURCES OF FINANCES: Contributions from the Swiss Cement Industry.
PUBLICATIONS: Cement Bulletin, publications in professional journals, and specialty
publications.
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