TY - CONF A1 - Ünal, Murat A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Development of a polymer-modified lightweight mortar for the repair of exposed concrete facades on historic buildings T2 - XVII. ERMCO congress (Proceedings) N2 - Reinforced concrete buildings are frequently damaged by cracks, spalling and corroded reinforcement bars. The present article focuses on the damage analysis of one of the first buildings in Berlin that was constructed using reinforced lightweight concrete, which makes it historically important. The compressive strength, carbonation depth, location and diameter of reinforcement bars as well as moisture and salt profiles were determined. The carbonationinduced corrosion of the reinforcement bars represented the main damage of the building. Certified repair mortars with lightweight aggregates (LWA) do not exist on the German market. Therefore, an appropriate repair mortar was developed in accordance with DIN EN 1504 and the German guideline for the repair and protection of concrete structures (RL-SIB). On the one hand, historic preservation requirements, such as: colour of the mortar, possibilities of surface patterning, maximum preservation of the original substance and reversibility of any Intervention must be met. On the other hand, technical requirements of the relevant Standards must be achieved. The developed mix was designed to resist the identified causes of deterioration. Thermal strains within the repair mortar and between the repair mortar and the Substrate influence the crack formation and thus the durability. Therefore, special attention was paid to the bonding and shrinking behaviour of the concrete repair System. By using polymers, both hardened mortar properties and durability were influenced positively. T2 - XVII. ERMCO congress CY - Istanbul, Turkey DA - 2015-06-04 KW - Lightweight concrete KW - Repair mortar KW - Historic building KW - Architectural use KW - Polymers KW - Shrinkage PY - 2015 SN - 978-605-84253-0-9 SP - 306 EP - 314 AN - OPUS4-33607 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -