TY - CONF A1 - Krütt, Enno A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Development of an automated 60 °C Concrete Prism Test N2 - ln most of the ASR-test procedures, the expansion of concrete or mortar specimens is used as an indicator to assess the ASR-potential of an aggregate or a specific concrete mix. For these tests, the specimens are stored in an ASR-provoking environment, where the reaction is accelerated by elevated temperature and humidity. To measure the length change, the storage must be interrupted for at least a few minutes. Düring the 60 °C Concrete Prism Test (60 °C-CPT), the specimens are cooled down to 20 °C for 24 hours, to ensure the same hygrothermal conditions for every measurement. This limits the number of measurements during the test period and may lead to additional effects, that probably influence the expansion development. With a recently developed device, it is possible to continuously monitor the expansion ofprisms without interrupting the ASR-provoking storage. Due to the dense database of this automated test, the results can contribute to a better understanding of the ASR-process. This study compares results of the automated and conventional 60 °C-CPT. Tests of different aggregates showed, that the results of the automated and conventional test are consistent, but the expansions during the conventional test are generally higher. Preliminary results led to the conclusion, that the cooling for the measurements leads to additional expansions. Therefore, a modified threshold should be discussed for the automated 60 °C-CPT. T2 - 16th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete CY - Lisboa, Portugal DA - 31.05.2022 KW - 60 °C-CPT KW - ASR expansion monitoring KW - Automated testing PY - 2021 SN - 978-972-49-2315-4 VL - 1 SP - 789 EP - 799 AN - OPUS4-54553 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Recknagel, Christoph A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob T1 - Structural silicone sealants after exposure to laboratory test for durability assessment N2 - During the service life of structural sealant glazing (SSG) facades, the loadbearing capacity of the silicone bonds needs to be guaranteed. Laboratory Tests can assess the durability of SSG-systems based on mechanical characteristics of the bond after simultaneous exposure to both climatic and mechanical loads. This article studies how the material characteristics of two common structural sealants are affected by laboratory and field exposure. Dynamic mechanical Analysis (DMA) confirms a reduction in the dynamic modulus of exposed Silicone samples. Results from thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering/wide-angle X-ray scattering show differences between the two sealants and indicate no/minor changes in the composition and morphology of the laboratory and field exposed sealants. Mechanical characterization methods, such as DMA, and tensile and shear testing of the structural bond, are shown to be sensitive toward the combined climatic and mechanical loadings, and are hence suitable for studying degradation mechanisms of structural sealants. KW - Aging KW - Analytical methods KW - Fatigue KW - Silicone elastomer KW - Structural sealant glazing PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-527217 VL - 138 IS - 35 SP - 50881 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-52721 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Recknagel, Christoph T1 - Durability Assessment of Structural Sealant Glazing Systems applying a Performance Test Method N2 - During the service life of a Structural Sealant Glazing (SSG) facade, its silicone bond is exposed to climatic, chemical, and mechanical loads. While current durability assessment methods schedule separate test programmes for accelerated weathering and fatigue, the presented test applies mechanical loading and weather cycling simultaneously to simulate 50 years of use. Specifically designed medium-scale system specimens resemble a common SSG-bond. Displacement-controlled sinusoidal load cycles in two load directions subject these specimens to tensile, compression and shear loads. Weathering comprises temperature and humidity cycles, UV-radiation, and application of water and detergent. During testing, the forces transmitted by the system specimens are continuously measured for performance assessment. The resulting system response reveals mechanical performance characteristics like elastic moduli and dissipated energies which decrease during exposure, indicating stress relaxation and degradation. Two common structural sealants were tested. After testing, sections of the system specimens were subjected to tensile and shear tests for mechanical characterisation. Strengths and moduli are notably reduced by combined loading compared to those of reference and weathered specimens. Hardness and visual inspections of the bond correlate with the performance and bond characteristics. The approach introduced in this article provides a basis for life cycle assessment of SSG-systems. KW - Structural sealant glazing KW - Cyclic weathering KW - Mechanical loading KW - Artificial ageing KW - Durability assessment PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-519172 VL - 98 IS - 5 SP - 464 EP - 487 PB - Taylor & Francis Group AN - OPUS4-51917 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krütt, Enno A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Meng, Birgit A1 - Greim, M. A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan T1 - Automatisierte AKR-Prüfung im 60 °C-Betonversuch T1 - Automated ASR Concrete Prism Testing at 60 degrees C N2 - Der 60 °C-Betonversuch ist eine in Deutschland und international verbreitete Methode um die Empfindlichkeit von Gesteinskörnungen und Betonen hinsichtlich einer Alkali-Kieselsäure Reaktion (AKR) zu prüfen. Dieser Beitrag stellt eine neuentwickelte automatisierte Variante der Prüfmethode in einem Minireaktor vor. Dabei werden die Dehnungen von Betonprismen nicht, wie beim konventionellen Test manuell, sondern automatisch in entsprechend ausgerüsteten Prüfbehältern gemessen. Neben einer Reduzierung des Messaufwands bringt die automatisierte Prüfung im Minireaktor weitere Vorteile. Die Dehnungssignale werden, anders als bei der konventionellen Messung, quasi-kontinuierlich aufgezeichnet und bilden das Expansionsverhalten der Prismen detailliert ab. Außerdem bleiben Unterbrechungen der AKR-provozierenden Lagerung aus, die bei der konventionellen Prüfung notwendig sind. Im Beitrag werden die automatisierte und konventionelle Prüfung anhand der Dehnungen von Prismen zweier Gesteinskörnungen verglichen. In Übereinstimmung mit vorhergehenden Untersuchungen sind im Minireaktor gemessene Dehnungen systematisch kleiner als manuell gemessene. Als mögliche Ursache werden Unterschiede im Auslaugverhalten experimentell untersucht. Zur Überprüfung der Einstufung der zwei Gesteinskörnungen erfolgen außerdem Referenzprüfungen in der Nebelkammerlagerung bei 40 °C. N2 - The Concrete Prism Test at 60 °C (60 °C-CPT) is a common method to evaluate the susceptibility of concrete and aggregates to the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). This paper presents a new device for an automated version of the 60 °C-CPT. The system monitors the expansion of concrete prism automatically. Compared to the conventional test method, effort and time consumption are notably reduced. The nearly continuous recording of expansion signals allows for studying of ASR-mechanisms in more detail than the conventional test. In addition, the interruptions of ASR-provoking storage, necessary for manual measurements, are avoided. The presented study compares results of conventional and automated testing of two types of aggregate. In accordance with previous findings, continuously stored prisms generally expand less than the conventionally tested prisms. To find a possible explanation, differences in leaching of alkali from the concrete prisms were quantified. For verifying the alkali-reactivity of the two aggregates, they were also classified in the fog chamber test at 40 °C, the German reference method. KW - Baustoffe KW - AKR KW - 60 °C-Betonversuch KW - Automatische Dehnungsmessung KW - Auslaugung KW - Building Materials KW - ASR KW - Concrete Prism Test at 60 °C KW - Automated expansion measurement KW - Leaching of alkalis PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201900040 SN - 1437-1006 SN - 0005-9900 VL - 114. Jahrgang IS - 12 SP - 911 EP - 918 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-50062 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Recknagel, Christoph T1 - Test methodology for performance assessment of structural sealant glazing systems at superimposed mechanical and climatic loading N2 - Reliable performance of structural sealant glazing (SSG) systems is necessary to utilise advantages of SSG in glass facades. Conventional durability assessment of structural sealant joints is based on separated weathering tests and empirical fatigue testing. This work presents a new test methodology for performance assessment of SSGjoints at simultaneous weathering and two-dimensional mechanical loading. The climatic and mechanical load function were derived from common loading scenarios according to a worst case approach. A System test specimen, resembling a common SSG-joint, was exposed to 24 h of combined loading in a custom-designed test facility. From the recorded mechanical system response, characteristic parameters were evaluated to assess the performance of the system at varying climatic and mechanical conditions. These experimental results reveal effects of ambient conditions, previous loading and deformation Amplitude peaks on the system response. The proposed test methodology opens up for new performance-related approaches in durability testing. KW - Structural sealant glazing KW - Performance assessment KW - Durability testing KW - Hysteresis measurement KW - Superimposed loading PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.106030 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 79 SP - 106030, 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-48871 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Greim, M. A1 - Teubert, O. T1 - AKR-Schadensmonitoring im 60 °C-Betonversuch: Abschlussbericht zum MNPQ-Projekt N2 - Zur Vermeidung der schädigenden Alkali-Kieselsäure-Reaktion (AKR) in Betonbauwerken wird die Alkalireaktivität von Gesteinskörnungen getestet. Der 60°C-Betonversuch ermöglicht eine vergleichsweise schnelle Einschätzung nach fünf-monatiger Testdauer. Dazu wird die Dehnung von Betonprüfkörpern, die mit der zu testenden Gesteinskörnung hergestellt wurden, manuell alle 28 Tage gemessen. Ein alternatives, an der BAM in den vergangen Jahren entwickeltes Verfahren setzt Dehnungssensoren ein, um kontinuierlich und online zu messen. Ziel dieses MNPQ-Projektes war es ein Messmodul zu entwickeln, welches eine kontinuierliche Dehnungsmessung leicht handhabbar umsetzt. Das von der Firma Schleibinger Geräte Teubert und Greim GmbH und der BAM in Kooperation entwickelte Messmodul lässt sich entweder in die herkömmliche AKR-Prüftruhe, in einen Wärmeschrank oder einen eigens entwickelten Minireaktor einlagern. Die kontinuierliche berührungslose Dehnungsmessung mittels Wirbelstromsensoren hat sich als robust und leicht handhabbar herausgestellt. Im Rahmen des Projektes ausgeführte Messungen untersuchen Einflüsse von gegenüber dem konventionellen Test variierten Testparametern, wie u.a. der Prüfkörperzahl je Behälter und dem ausbleibenden Drehen der Prüfkörper während des Tests. Die kontinuierliche Erfassung von Schallemissionen und Ultraschallgeschwindigkeit erweist sich als interessante Option um ein umfassendes Bild der Schädigungs-, Expansions-, und Hydratationsvorgänge zu gewinnen. Der eingefügte Erfolgskontrollbericht stellt den Projektverlauf dar und zeigt Chancen des entwickelten Gerätes auf. KW - Alkali-Kieselsäure-Reaktion KW - 60 °C-Betonversuch KW - Automatisierte Dehnungsmessung KW - Kontinuierliche Lagerung KW - Geräteentwicklung PY - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/GBV:106750463X SP - 1 EP - 17 AN - OPUS4-47782 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Voland, K. A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Continuous expansion measurement in accelerated concrete prism testing for verifying ASR-expansion models N2 - The susceptibility of concrete structures due to alkali–silica reaction (ASR) can be assessed by means of ASR concrete prism testing at 60 °C, according to RILEM AAR 4.1. There, expansion of concrete prisms indicates alkali-reactivity of the examined concrete mix. This work applies in situ expansion measurement to accelerated concrete prism testing. Automated measuring facilitates both storage without the usually necessary interruptions for manual measurement and acquisition of quasi-continuousexpansion data. A comparative experimental programme showed that conventional testing resulted in stronger expansion and leaching of alkalis than automated testing. Experimental simulation of interruptions, typically associated with manual measurements in conventional testing, could prove the influence of these cooling–heating cycles. Two phenomenological approaches, frequently used for describing reaction kinetics of ASR by linking it to expansion results from ASR-testing, were validated with continuous expansion data of three types of aggregate. Experimental expansion depicted s-shaped curves similar to them of the modelling approaches. However, strong swelling recorded in the beginning of the test was not covered by the model curves. Auxiliary measurement of acoustic emissions and ultrasonic velocity helped characterising mechanisms such as hydration and cracking, which also influence prism expansion. The proposed modification of the measurement procedure provides an extended basis to analyse expansion mechanisms. Regarding data for validation of ASR-expansion models, continuous expansion results are preferable to conventional test results. KW - Alkali–silica reaction KW - Accelerated concrete prism test KW - Automated expansion measurement KW - ASR modelling PY - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-455959 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 51 EP - 79 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-45595 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Voland, K. A1 - Weise, Frank A1 - Meng, Birgit ED - De Schutter, G. ED - De Belie, N. ED - Janssens, A. ED - Van Den Bossche, N. T1 - Online monitoring of the expansion of alkali-silica reaction affected concrete prisms implemented to the accelerated concrete prism test at 60 °C N2 - The accelerated concrete prism test (ACPT-60 °C) facilitates testing of alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates within five months. Manual measurement is usually conducted to determine expansion of test specimen every 28 days. This conventional procedure gives only limited insight to expansion behaviour of ASR-affected prisms. Due to the large time intervals, expansion exceeding the critical value of 0.3 mm/m is likely to be noticed late. Continuous recording resolves this problem and delivers beneficial information on the shape of the expansion curve. Displacement transducers integrated into a special testing equipment developed at BAM put continuous measurement into practice. Additionally, ultrasonic velocity and acoustic emissions are measured in-situ and provide deeper insights into hydration and crack formation processes during the test. Aiming for an automated testing method close to the German guideline, the following technical and methodical challenges arise. Changing of the vertical orientation of the prisms with every manual measurement as standardised cannot be implemented. Furthermore, preliminary results already proved true that cooling and heating cycles, as necessarily associated with each manual measurement, can evoke additional expansion. Therefore, interrupted and continuously measured expansions reveal systematic differences, indicating the necessity to adjust the threshold expansion value for automated testing. Results presented in the paper: Different types of reactive aggregate have been tested applying continuous and manual expansion measurement to the concrete specimens. Development of continuously measured ultrasonic velocity and acoustic emissions of the aggregates tested diverge significantly while the expansion curves vary in shape and maximum strain. Prisms produced from a slowly reacting aggregate do not exhibit noticeable crack formation. It shows that comprehensive measuring helps describing and distinguishing ASR-damage mechanisms. Models of ASR-induced expansion, available in the open literature, so far are validated with discontinuous data hardly tracing the modelled curve. Continuous measurement improves validation and further model development. T2 - XIV DBMC - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Alkali-silica reaction KW - Accelerated concrete prism test KW - Continuous monitoring KW - Expansion modelling PY - 2017 SN - 978-2-35158-159-9 VL - PRO 107 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. AN - OPUS4-40499 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Voland, K. A1 - Weise, Frank A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Online Monitoring of the Expansion of Alkali-Silica Reaction Affected Concrete Prisms Implemented to the Accelerated Concrete Prism Test at 60 °C N2 - The accelerated concrete prism test (ACPT-60 °C) facilitates testing of alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates within five months. Manual measurement is usually conducted to determine expansion of test specimen every 28 days. This conventional procedure gives only limited insight to expansion behaviour of ASR-affected prisms. Due to the large time intervals, expansion exceeding the critical value of 0.3 mm/m is likely to be noticed late. Continuous recording resolves this problem and delivers beneficial information on the shape of the expansion curve. Displacement transducers integrated into a special testing equipment developed at BAM put continuous measurement into practice. Additionally, ultrasonic velocity and acoustic emissions are measured in-situ and provide deeper insights into hydration and crack formation processes during the test. Aiming for an automated testing method close to the German guideline, the following technical and methodical challenges arise. Changing of the vertical orientation of the prisms with every manual measurement as standardised cannot be implemented. Furthermore, preliminary results already proved true that cooling and heating cycles, as necessarily associated with each manual measurement, can evoke additional expansion. Therefore, interrupted and continuously measured expansions reveal systematic differences, indicating the necessity to adjust the threshold expansion value for automated testing. Results presented in the paper: Different types of reactive aggregate have been tested applying continuous and manual expansion measurement to the concrete specimens. Development of continuously measured ultrasonic velocity and acoustic emissions of the aggregates tested diverge significantly while the expansion curves vary in shape and maximum strain. Prisms produced from a slowly reacting aggregate do not exhibit noticeable crack formation. It shows that comprehensive measuring helps describing and distinguishing ASR-damage mechanisms. Models of ASR-induced expansion, available in the open literature, so far are validated with discontinuous data hardly tracing the modelled curve. Continuous measurement improves validation and further model development. T2 - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Building Materials KW - Alkali-silica reaction KW - Accelerated Concrete Prism Test KW - Continuous monitoring KW - Expansion modelling PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40495 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Alkali-Kieselsäure-Reaktion in Beton - Entwicklung eines Prognoseverfahrens N2 - Zur Vermeidung der schädigenden Alkali-Kieselsäure-Reaktion in Betonbauwerken wird die Alkalireaktivität von Gesteinskörnungen im Vorhinein getestet. Der 60°C-Betonversuch ermöglicht eine vergleichsweise schnelle Einschätzung nach fünf-monatiger Testzeit. Dazu wird die Dehnung von Betonprüfkörpern, die mit der zu testenden Gesteinskörnung hergestellt wurden, manuell alle 28 Tage gemessen. Ein alternatives, an der BAM in den vergangen Jahren entwickeltes Verfahren setzt Dehnungssensoren ein, um kontinuierlich und online zu messen. Die Dehnungskurven sind eine gute Grundlage sowohl für die Prognose vom Expansionsverhalten während des Tests als auch für die Validierung von Expansionsmodellen. T2 - 3. Workshop im Themenfeld Material zu den Schwerpunktthemen "Laufende Projekte und neue Aktivitäten" CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 12.10.2016 KW - Baustoffe KW - Alkali-Kieselsäure-Reaktion PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-40156 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -