Beams and columns precast reinforced concrete

Precast reinforced concrete beams and columns are the load-bearing members of a building frame — of halls, office buildings and multi-storey residential blocks. We produce them in normal-weight concrete of classes C20/25–C50/60, with compressive strengths from 25 to 60 N/mm² and reinforcing steel with a 500 MPa yield strength. The products fall under EN 13225 and carry the IBMB MPA TU Braunschweig certificate under system 2+.

Cross-sections and reinforcement are selected to carry the design loads with the shortest possible installation time. Mould-based production delivers the same geometry in the first and the last element of a series, which translates into fast, trouble-free assembly of the structure on site.

These elements appear in enquiries as concrete beams, ready-made reinforced concrete beams, structural concrete columns and ready-made concrete columns — all of these terms refer to the precast elements described on this page.

Beam and column elements are produced in accordance with the harmonised standard EN 13225:2013, under assessment system 2+ and certificate 0761-CPR-1149 issued by IBMB MPA TU Braunschweig.

EN 13225:2013 · Assessment system 2+ · Certificate 0761-CPR-1149 · IBMB MPA TU Braunschweig

A column carries the vertical loads of the whole structure down to the foundation, so its section and concrete class govern the structural grid of the entire building. We produce classes from C20/25 to C50/60, at a characteristic strength fck of 25 to 60 N/mm² — the upper classes are used where the section has to stay slender despite a heavy load.

Reinforcement uses steel with a yield strength fyk of 500 MPa and a tensile strength ftk of 550 MPa. The bar arrangement, section and length follow from the calculation for the particular structure rather than from a standard range — which is why we prepare a quote from the drawings and the structural scheme instead of a price list.

In industrial halls we run columns through the full height of the building, with corbels for crane beams and roof girders cast in at the works. In multi-storey buildings we more often split them into storey-height sections with a joint at floor level.

The elements are covered by harmonised standard EN 13225:2013 and by factory production control certificate 0761-CPR-1149, issued by IBMB MPA TU Braunschweig under assessment system 2+.

A beam carries horizontal loads into columns and walls. In a frame structure it sets the span between supports, and therefore how freely the space under the floor can be arranged.

We produce beams, main beams, rails and girders in the same concrete classes as columns — from C20/25 to C50/60. The section follows the span and the load; at longer spans we use sections of varying depth, matched to the bending moment diagram.

Pockets, steel inserts and fixings for secondary structures are cast into the mould. Their position has a tolerance of ±20 mm in plane and ±10 mm from the face — the values and the measuring rules are covered on the manufacturing tolerances page.

In enquiries this product appears as a concrete beam, a reinforced concrete beam, a precast beam or a ready-made reinforced beam — it is the same structural element.

Frame elements used wherever the structure needs to go up quickly and with repeatable accuracy.

Precast elements are not priced from a per-metre price list — every element is designed for a specific project, and the difference between two projects of the same floor area can reach several tens of percent. So instead of a rate, we explain what actually determines the figure in your offer.

We prepare a quote within about a week of receiving complete documentation: dimensioned floor plans, sections, elevations and the site location with a postcode. The offer covers production, transport and installation — each item is priced separately, so you can see where there is room for savings.

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Technical catalogue, installation manual, declaration of performance and FPC certificate — what design and handover call for.

Send us dimensioned floor plans, sections and elevations — we will prepare an element selection, a schedule and a quote. Preparing a quote takes around a week on average. We deliver and install across Poland as well as in Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Denmark and Sweden.