The arch bridge in Grünwald
The bridge over the river Isar near Grünwald was the first bridge to be designed and carried out by Emil Mörsch in his capacity as technical director of Wayss &…
Initial tests on helically reinforced columns
In March 1904, Wayss & Freytag AG acquired the French patent for helically reinforced concrete (spiralumschnürter Beton) (Béton fretté) from Armand…
The Monier brochure
In winter 1886/87, Freytag & Heidschuch oHG, Neustadt a. d. Haardt, and G. A. Wayss & Cie, Berlin, at that point of time still separately operating companies, carried out…
The first prefabricated reinforced concrete piles
The first prefabricated reinforced concrete piles, the production of which was to be a further mainstay of Wayss & Freytag AG for more than 70…
Shear tests on T-beams and continuous beams
In 1906, the company carried out extensive tests on T-beams and continuous beams in Neustadt an der Haardt, the focus of which were the acquisition of data…
The company health insurance and the staggered daily allowance
At the time the company was founded, workers’ social insurance in Germany was incredibly bad compared to today’s standards. The working…
Matthias Koenen
Matthias Koenen (1848 – 1924) is considered to be the „spiritual father“ of reinforced concrete construction in Germany. After his studies at the Berlin Bauakademie (academy of…
The Wayss & Freytag oHG
At the end of 1893 Conrad Freytag and G. A. Wayss, who had left the Beton- und Monierbau AG, repurchased the company Freytag & Heidschuch with retroactive effect from…
Foundation of the "Deutscher Ausschuss für Eisenbeton" in Berlin
The „Deutscher Ausschuss für Eisenbeton” („German Committee for Reinforced Concrete“) was founded on January 9, 1907 and has its head…
Freytag and the Deutsche Beton Verein
On December 5, 1898 Deutsche Betonverein (DBV) (German concrete association) was founded in Berlin. One of the founders was, of course, Conrad Freytag. Until…
