TY - JOUR A1 - Recknagel, Christoph A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan T1 - Joint sealing systems for pavements - A new approach towards a performance related evaluation of capability and durability N2 - Joint sealants influence decisively the performance and service life of pavements although they account for only a small fraction of the total investment. Motivated by the damages observed and the resulting, increasing maintenance efforts, the Federal German Government recognizes the need for performance-evaluated joint sealing systems with improved capability (fitness-for-purpose) and durability. A literature study showed that an identification of the actual mechanical system behavior under realistic loads as well as a prediction regarding the durability (fatigue, climatic effects) of joint sealing systems are either completely lacking in most of the relevant evaluation methods or have only been incompletely addressed previously. Furthermore an imbalance between commonly used test methodologies and the actual development status of modern modified sealing materials exists, i.e., the current test methods are not effective in evaluating the performance of tailor-made products. In this paper, the authors suggest a methodology to overcome the present situation. In contrast to the existing, predominantly empirical evaluation and selection of joint sealing materials and systems for pavements, the new approach is defined by verified performance under relevant and superimposed loads. This new approach is expected to allow a more engineered joint design. In addition to the adaptation of performance-oriented material identification tests, a special focus was placed on the development and installation of a complex test facility for the investigation of the service capability and durability of joint sealing systems in building constructions in general. This paper presents an attempt at the realization of this approach for pavement joints with the help of our new joint sealant test equipment utilizing a specific, adapted load function, which comprises cyclic movements (slow and fast acting), as well as crucial climatic exposures. The test data and its interpretation are discussed. For example, the actual mechanical behavior of the various joint sealing systems as well as the relevant maximum loading of cohesive and adhesive bonds can be deduced and used to differentiate between systems. Furthermore, information gained allows discrimination of products within the various joint sealing systems. The test results will also enable numerical simulations, e.g., of different joint designs or materials by finite element analysis. The fatigue behavior is detected by analysis of cycle-dependent changes of the mechanical system characteristics. The evaluation methodology further allows investigation of the degradation mechanisms of specific system failures and, thus, enables service life prediction by reproducing the performance of the complete system under realistic conditions. Constructional defects and material flaws can be activated and detected by the performance-related test methodology, thus identifying possible corrections to material selection and application procedures. The potential of the proposed evaluation methodology is discussed for several thermoplastic and reactive joint sealing systems. KW - Pavement joints KW - System evaluation KW - System test method KW - Superimposed loading KW - Performance KW - Mechanical characteristics KW - Capability evaluation KW - Durability evaluation KW - Cohesive failure KW - Adhesive failure PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1520/JAI101961 SN - 1546-962X VL - 6 IS - 3 (Paper ID JAI101961) SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - American Society for Testing and Materials CY - West Conshohocken, Pa. AN - OPUS4-19356 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Recknagel, Christoph A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan ED - Wolf, A. T. T1 - Joint sealing systems for pavements - A new approach towards a performance related evaluation of capability and durability N2 - Joint sealants influence decisively the performance and service life of pavements although they account for only a small fraction of the total investment. Motivated by the damages observed and the resulting, increasing maintenance efforts, the Federal German Government recognizes the need for performance-evaluated joint sealing systems with improved capability (fitness-for-purpose) and durability. A literature study showed that an identification of the actual mechanical system behavior under realistic loads as well as a prediction regarding the durability (fatigue, climatic effects) of joint sealing systems are either completely lacking in most of the relevant evaluation methods or have only been incompletely addressed previously. Furthermore an imbalance between commonly used test methodologies and the actual development status of modern modified sealing materials exists, i.e., the current test methods are not effective in evaluating the performance of tailor-made products. In this paper, the authors suggest a methodology to overcome the present situation. In contrast to the existing, predominantly empirical evaluation and selection of joint sealing materials and systems for pavements, the new approach is defined by verified performance under relevant and superimposed loads. This new approach is expected to allow a more engineered joint design. In addition to the adaptation of performance-oriented material identification tests, a special focus was placed on the development and installation of a complex test facility for the investigation of the service capability and durability of joint sealing systems in building constructions in general. This paper presents an attempt at the realization of this approach for pavement joints with the help of our new joint sealant test equipment utilizing a specific, adapted load function, which comprises cyclic movements (slow and fast acting), as well as crucial climatic exposures. The test data and its interpretation are discussed. For example, the actual mechanical behavior of the various joint sealing systems as well as the relevant maximum loading of cohesive and adhesive bonds can be deduced and used to differentiate between systems. Furthermore, information gained allows discrimination of products within the various joint sealing systems. The test results will also enable numerical simulations, e.g., of different joint designs or materials by finite element analysis. The fatigue behavior is detected by analysis of cycle-dependent changes of the mechanical system characteristics. The evaluation methodology further allows investigation of the degradation mechanisms of specific system failures and, thus, enables service life prediction by reproducing the performance of the complete system under realistic conditions. Constructional defects and material flaws can be activated and detected by the performance-related test methodology, thus identifying possible corrections to material selection and application procedures. The potential of the proposed evaluation methodology is discussed for several thermoplastic and reactive joint sealing systems. KW - Pavement joints KW - System evaluation KW - System test method KW - Superimposed loading KW - Performance KW - Mechanical characteristics KW - Capability evaluation KW - Durability evaluation KW - Cohesive failure KW - Adhesive failure PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-8031-3426-3 N1 - Serientitel: ASTM Selected Technical Papers – Series title: ASTM Selected Technical Papers VL - 3 IS - STP 1514 SP - 15 EP - 37 CY - West Conshohocken, PA, USA AN - OPUS4-21933 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Recknagel, Christoph T1 - Potential of dynamic-mechanical analysis toward a complementary material and system testing approach for structural glazing N2 - Dynamic-mechanical material analysis as a basis for a general performance exploration complemented by system testing under superimposed climatic and mechanical loading seems to be a promising interdependent test approach addressing the performance behavior of construction sealants under more realistic conditions. With this contribution an attempt is made to adapt dynamic-mechanical material analysis, which has been already successfully validated for different construction types of expansion joint systems in road and bridge engineering, to the field of construction sealants for building façades. Test results from dynamic-mechanical material analysis characterizing the temperature-dependent, deformation-dependent, and frequency-dependent behavior of structural sealant materials are presented and exemplarily discussed for three different sealant products. An attempt is made to address unknown material characteristics in the multi-dimensional loading matrix representing practical use conditions. Furthermore, the applicability of this test approach and its various complex test modes for the exploration of technological performance and especially estimation of fatigue behavior is verified in several examples. Based on this fundamental material exploration, it is planned to complement the dynamic-mechanical assessment methodology by means of system tests on a section of a structural glazing system subjected to a simplified but superimposed loading function. The technical fundamentals and the procedure proposed to develop an adequate system test mode are introduced. The motivation for these investigations is to identify the actual mechanical system behavior under load combinations and for specimens that both closer resemble reality. The objective is to achieve a consistent and interdependent test program complementary to the existing methodology. Finally, the study is meant to initiate further progress toward a performance-related methodology which considers the design, specification, material, and system selection. KW - Sealants KW - Structural glazing KW - Performance assessment KW - Material characterization KW - Dynamic-mechanical testing KW - System test method KW - Superimposed loading KW - Mechanical characteristics KW - Capability evaluation KW - Durability evaluation PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-8031-7557-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1520/STP1545-EB N1 - Serientitel: Journal of ASTM International – Series title: Journal of ASTM International VL - 4 IS - STP1545 SP - 404 EP - 431 CY - West Conshokocken, PA, USA AN - OPUS4-27317 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Recknagel, Christoph A1 - Kaatz, Rico ED - Carbary, L.D. ED - Wolf, A. T. T1 - Exploration and evaluation of the performance and durability of SSG systems by dynamic-mechanical system testing N2 - Structural sealant glazing (SSG) is an impressive technical response to the challenges of modern structural design. The evaluation of fitness for use as well as durability is a precondition for approval of SSG-façades by building authorities because of their special safety relevance. However, the potential of the actual evaluation methodology to reproduce performance as well as durability under real use conditions is generally assessed to be limited. The concept so far is criticized as mainly single-loading and incomplete in comparison to the real use conditions. The exercised separation of the in reality interacting loading effects is assessed as insufficient and inadequate to explore performance. Consequently, the performance and capability of SSG-solutions is only fragmentarily explored. However, the most restricting argument so far is the deficit of the actual test methodology for life cycle prognosis under interacting mechanical as well as climatic loads. Because of the limited acceptance, additional structural design conditions are imposed by the authorities. Besides this restriction, there is also an increasing demand by the authorities, architects, and users for determinable working life cycles, not least under economic aspects. That is why knowledge, particularly regarding SSG-performance and durability, must be expanded. Together with partners representing all branches involved in façade engineering (engineering design, sealant producer, applicator, and cladding company) the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) develops a new system test focused on the substrate–sealant–glass panel interaction. With it, a new comprehensive dynamic–mechanical evaluation methodology already introduced at the fourth Symposium in Anaheim, CA, in 2011 shall be complemented by a performance-related system test. Subject-matter of this contribution is the presentation of a new dynamic–mechanical system test method and its first experimental application on SSG-systems. We describe our approach beginning with the discussion of relevant load effects on sealant joints and with the help of a highly generalized finite element (FE) analysis. Resulting from a parameter study of various load combinations acting on different SSG-construction types, we derive a practicable deformation load function from the decisive load categories taking into account regular as well as extraordinary loads. Assumptions and procedures to quantify their parameter values (regarding the effective direction and order of deformation magnitude affecting the substrate–sealant–glass bond) are discussed. The calculated decisive sealant deformations resulting from the parameter study are validated by simplified mechanical plausibility tests. Subsequently, the transfer of the findings about the substrate–sealant–glass panel bond loading into the design and construction of an adapted system test specimen and the development of a multifunctional test facility is introduced. The multi-functional applicability of the system test device is discussed. On the basis of results during our actual operational checks, first ideas about system performance and durability under superimposed loading are presented. A validation of this new test methodology by comparison to test results of disassembled samples and in situ results is a task for separate research activities. KW - Sealants KW - Structural glazing KW - Performance-oriented test procedure KW - Dynamic–mechanical system test method KW - Superimposed loading KW - Performance evaluation KW - Durability evaluation KW - Performance testing KW - System evaluation KW - Structural sealants PY - 2015 SN - 978-0-8031-7611-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1520/STP158320140064 SN - 2154-6673 N1 - Serientitel: ASTM Selected Technical Papers – Series title: ASTM Selected Technical Papers VL - 5 IS - STP 1583 SP - 235 EP - 264 PB - ASTM CY - West Conshohocken, PA, USA AN - OPUS4-33867 LA - eng 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 -