Max Giese
{{short description|German engineer and inventor}}
{{hatnote|For the German landscape painter, see Max Eduard Giese}}
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| name = Max Giese
| image = Image:Maxgiese.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Max Giese
| birth_date = 1879
| birth_place = Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, Prussia, German Empire
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| death_date = 1935 (aged 55–56)
| death_place = Kassel, Hesse, Germany
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| occupation = Engineer, inventor
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Life
In 1927, the disadvantages of using a conventional pouring tower led engineers Max Giese and Fritz Hell to the idea of pumping concrete from a concrete mixer directly to the point of use.{{Cite web |title=Сoncrete at the front the Bruges submarine shelter (1917-1918) |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/160492384.pdf|access-date=2022-06-27 |website=core.ac.uk}} In 1928, Giese invented the concrete pump. The reduced water content in the concrete during the pumping process not only saves energy but also allows the material to harden faster and stronger. Gravel or crushed stone were used. It was possible to pump to a height of 38 meters and at a distance of 120 meters.{{Cite web |title=Geschichte des Betons |url=https://www.beton.org/wissen/beton-bautechnik/geschichte-des-betons/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=beton.org}}
In Kiel Max Giese started his own company Max Giese Bau GmbH.
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Category:20th-century German inventors
Category:Engineers from Baden-Württemberg
Category:People from Sigmaringen
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