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already said J. H. Pestalozzi, a mastermind and founder of progressive education.

As we are convinced that life is in a constant state of flux and means development, we support our employees in all their plans, especially regarding schooling and further education.

Our dear Katharina Gut was able to attend the specialised academy for media IT and media design for the last two years and last week passed with flying colours.

We sincerely congratulate you, dear Katharina, and are very happy for you!

We are happy too for our amiko marketing team, which will be able to work even better and even more professionally from now on. With your creative ideas and new knowledge we will be able to support our technicians.

In May 2019 we examined 31 bridges for the ASFINAG alongside the S6 Semmering Expressway, the S35 Bruckner Expressway and the S36 Murtal Expressway. The largest bridge turned out to be the “Murbrücke Grünhübel” with a total area of 8000 m2. It could only be examined at the weekend in the course of a complete road block. Another challenge meant the heavy traffic at the junction of Bruck an der Mur, which almost only consists of bridges.

An interesting aspect of these examinations were the different designs of the bridges (like corrugated profile passage, reinforced concrete framework, beam/plates cross-sections as well as arched bridges and prestressed concrete hollow-boxed-constructions). The rest of the bridge inspections will take place in summer/autumn 2019 – in particular the engineering structures above the railway track systems.

inspection arched bridge S6, Bruck, ASFINAG by amiko

long shot bridge S6, Bruck, inspection by amiko for ASFINAG

view on bridge examination amiko S6, ASFINAG

ASFINAG bridge inspection S6, arch bridge Bruck, amiko bau consult

bridge inspection amiko for ASFINAG on S6, Styria

amiko inspection reinforced concrete bridge S6, Bruck, for ASFINAG

ASFINAG Styria, bridge inspection Bruck by amiko bau consult

The bridge inspections are finished on-site.

From 1st to 25th April 2019 we inspected 20 bridges for the ASINAG (national motorway and express highway financing public company) - East on the A2 (Graz). The total area of the bridges amounts to 50.574m2. The largest bridge has a total

ASFINAG styria bridge inspection amiko bau consult

ASFINAG bridge examination by amiko on A2 motorway

detail bridge inspection ASFINAG on A2, amiko

In our point of view sport generally is good and important for everyone. Above all sportive group competitions are a perfect combination of team spirit, team work and determination combined with harmony and fun. Sport brings together people, fraternises and is a source of joie de vivre and quality of life.

Therefore we will support several events and clubs with a helpful donation this year:

fire brigade Blons for the 16th coupling cup
Dipsydoodles for the inline hockey cup
sportsclub Pirates in Feldkirch for their 2nd Bubblesoccer tournament
vaulting group Blumenegg with an annual contribution for their youth support
austrian handicapped sports association with an annual contribution for their support of sporting activities for handicapped people
austrian school sports support for the commercial academy and the commercial school in Bludenz

You are welcome to visit the competitions, share the thrill and have a party!

Today the groundbreaking ceremony for the building works at the new motorway junction Bludenz/Bürs takes place. The new access- and exit ramps will be built after the demolition and new construction of several bridges and nearby buildings. Our team at amiko has been awarded the contract to figure out new solutions for the design calculation check of all structural buildings (bridges, retaining walls).

After many hours of work and smoking heads we are happy to present our new website to all our customers and interested parties.

Better structured, more informative and modern - our website not only offers a good overview of our range of services and company philosophy, but also shows an up-to-date list of references.

Have fun browsing through it!

Here are a few of our latest projects of public customers, which we will be working on in January 2019:

Municipality of Altmünster: bridge inspection of bridge over the Aurach
Controlling of torrents and avalanche protection Upper Austria - West: static development of three bridges
County Government of Vorarlberg, department of road constructions: reinstatement works of “Frutz-Bridge”
ASFINAG (national motorway and express highway financing public company), Vienna: tender planning and implementation planning A14, junction Feldkirch - Frastanz
ASFINAG (national motorway and express highway financing public company): tunnel inspection Mixnitz, S35, Brucker express highway
International Rhine construction management - Austria: dismantling service railway bridge, Mäder

…we would like to wish all our customers, colleagues and partners on this occasion.

May the new year be full of enriching experiences so that we can develop ourselves, grow with our challenges and successfully complete all the work ahead of us.

Due to the recent masses of snow we want to have a look at this subject from a statically point of view. How much snow can a flat roof/saddle roof bear? When do I have to start shovelling it off?

Unfortunately there are no universal answers. The snow load, which has to be taken into account for statically calculations, depends on the region, the sea level and in Austria is regulated by the “ÖNORM B 1991-1-4”. The snow load for your location can be inquired at a structural engineer office or the responsible building authority (municipal office).

As the volume weight of snow can vary (powder snow, wet snow, corn snow) the actual snow load can only be found out by weighing. In order to do so one takes a “snow pillar” and weighs it. This way the weight per square meter can be converted. It can simply be done by putting down a tube in the snow right to the rooftop. Then the snow pillar (and the joint ice) has to be weight. Divide the weight by the tube’s surface and you will get the load of the snow concerned.

By observing deformations of the supporting structure or crack widths in the concrete it can be estimated, whether the structure has got reserves or not. Striking deformations are a sign of heavy wearing at the supporting structure. The actual bearing capacity can only be figured out by calculation. In this case please consult a structural engineer, master builder or the site supervisor of your house. The bearing capacity for wood- and steel formwork can be found out quite easily. Only for reinforced concrete structures with unknown reinforcement content no recalculation can be carried out.

If the snow load and the bearing reserves show that the snow on a roof needs to be shovelled off, then please be careful! Never underestimate the danger of falling down. There may be additional hazards like being swept away by sliding snow or slipping on patches of ice. Therefore we highly recommend professional aid, e.g. the local fire brigade.

Every year again our amiko Christimas do becomes a real family gathering when all employees of our branch offices and home office outposts come together. This happened too on 14th December 2018 in the restaurant Rössle in Braz (A).

The colleagues from Upper Austria didn’t bring any snow with them but still we had a great time. First we chatted away in the beer garden, enjoying hot cider and a warming fire – at least until the ladies started to feel a little bit cold even so.
In a lovely atmosphere we savoured the excellent meal and one or two glasses of wine.

Once more Manuela played Santa and presented all employees with vouchers and the donation of each a goat for a farming family in Burundi. It is good to know that in all our abundance the true spirit of Christmas isn’t forgotten: to help those in need and to meet your beloved ones/your colleagues.