TY - CONF A1 - Akindahunsi, A. A. A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Uzoegbo, H.C. A1 - Iyuke, S.E. ED - Uzoegbo, H.C. ED - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - The influence of starches on some properties of concrete N2 - Starches and its derivatives are known to exhibit viscosity modifying characteristics. In an ongoing work, the influence of com and cassava starches on some properties of concrete such as compressive strength, heat of hydration and creep are examined. Various percentages (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 %) of starches by weight of cement were added to concrete mixes prepared in the laboratory. Preliminary results of compressive strengths showed that both starches have some positive impact (e.g. there was 5.3 % increase in strength due to a 1 % addition of com starch by weight of cement in comparison to the control while cassava starch of the same percentage gave 4.9 % increase in strength) at certain percentages of starch addition to concrete at 28 days. The creep and hydration results shows the starch additions compares well and in some instance performs better. T2 - ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 28.01.2013 KW - Starches KW - Concrete KW - Compressive strength KW - Heat of hydration KW - Creep PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9815360-3-4 SP - 637 EP - 645 AN - OPUS4-27756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Barthel, Maria A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Uzoegbo, H.C. ED - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Concrete pavers for the mitigation of the urban heat island effect T2 - ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 2013-01-28 KW - Urban heat island effect KW - Earth-moist concrete KW - Concrete multilayers pavers KW - Water storage KW - Self-cooling pavement PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9815360-3-4 SP - 953 EP - 960 AN - OPUS4-27769 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Barthel, Maria A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Mitigation of the urban heat island effect by self-cooling concrete pavers N2 - Worldwide an increasing migration from rural to urban regions can be observed. Hence cities are growing and as a result the building density and the land sealing rise. Concrete as commonly used building material in urban structures provides a high heat storage capacity. Therefore the microclimate in cities has become warmer than in the surrounding areas. This phenomenon is called Urban Heat Island Effect. To mitigate this situation a large scale application of self-cooling concrete pavers is an approach to reduce the urban heat island effect. Making use of evaporation enthalpy, this new type of pavements counterbalances the absorption of solar radiation and the subsequent transfer of heat to the surrounding environment. The typical double-layer structure of concrete paving stones can be maintained. The mass concrete acts as a water storage layer and is covered by a permeable face concrete. As the different requirements of these layers demand different concrete mixtures, they are developed and optimised for their respective functions. This paper presents some suitable no-slump concrete mixtures that combine a sufficient compressive strength as well as good water transportation properties for the above mentioned approach. KW - Pavement KW - Urban heat island KW - No slump concrete KW - Fibers PY - 2013 SN - 2225-0514 SN - 2224-5790 VL - 4 SP - 35 EP - 39 PB - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-29931 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kumaran, G.S. A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Florea, M.V.A. A1 - Nibasumba, P. ED - Uzoegbo, H.C. ED - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - A study on sustainable energy for cement industries in Rwanda N2 - Rwanda is a landlocked country in the East Africa. It is surrounded by Uganda, Tanzania, Congo and Burundi. Rwanda is a fast developing country and it spends most of its revenues to import fossil fuels from either through Mombasa Port in Kenya or Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania because the energy production in Rwanda is not sufficient for its development. Transporting the fuels from these ports, add on to the cost of all materials, cement industry being no exception. There are three cement companies in Rwanda. The cement industries could not run in full production due to the shortage of fuel. Moreover, Rwanda is importing all the construction materials such as steel, roofing materials, etc from its neighbouring countries. This increases the cost of construction and the common man find difficult to own a house. In order to sustain the energy needs of Rwanda, different sources of energies should be focused. They are Peat, Geothermal, Methane gas, solar, wind, waste materials and Municipal wastes. Without affecting the environment, there is an urgent need to find a solution on sustainable energy in Rwanda. This paper discusses about the possible sources of energy in Rwanda which will improve the energy sustainability and turn the economy of Rwanda. T2 - ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 28.01.2013 KW - Biomass KW - Cement production KW - Peat KW - Energy sustainability PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9815360-3-4 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. SP - 1169 EP - 1175 AN - OPUS4-27766 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ramge, Peter A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Uzoegbo, H.C. ED - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Effect of the storage of cement on early properties of cementitious systems N2 - As soon as cement is mixed with water, the hydration reaction starts to set of. The progression of the hydration process is governed by the amount and the availability of water and its possibility to access the unhydrated cement grain surfaces. For a total hydration cement theoretically requires water amounting approximately 0.38 of its own mass. Nevertheless, due to the cement’s highly hygroscopic nature, already the moisture in the ambient air can cause first hydration reactions to set in upon the cement grain surfaces. Such pre-hydration processes have an effect on the cement's properties. Dpending on the specific conditions during the storage the significance of the impact on certain properties can vary. If cement is consumed soon after production and is transported only short distances in a silo wagon to its final destination for immediate use without further stock transfer, the effects are rather negligible. However, if cement is delivered in bags, transported over long distances, shifted serval times and stored for longer time periods until it is finally consumend, these effects can be quite severe. Due to the actual logistical situation with comparably few cement plants, large delivery distances and partially less developed infrastructures, the latter scenario pictures the situation for the most cases in Africa quite well. In order to verify the relevance of the pre-hydation for practical application, a series of tests was conducted at the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM). The influence of the cement storage on gresh and hardened concrete properties was investigated for different concrete and mortar types. The investigations show that the impact of the storage conditions is more pronounced for specialized concretes with high sophisticated optimized mixture compositions containing admixtures. Nevertheless, the effects also occur for ordinary concrete and should not be ignored. T2 - ACCTA - International conference on advances in cement and concrete technology in Africa 2013 CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 28.01.2013 KW - Cement KW - Storage KW - Ambient conditions KW - Hydration KW - Pre-hydration KW - Atmospheric humidity PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9815360-3-4 SP - 339 EP - 347 AN - OPUS4-27757 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Radlinska, Aleksandra A1 - Nmai, Charles A1 - Buregyeya, Apollo A1 - Shicong Kou, Wai Lok Lai T1 - Why does Africa need African Concrete? An Observation of Concrete in Europe, America and Asia - and Conclusions for Africa T2 - International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete in Africa CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 2013-01-28 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-28461 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Mixture Proportioning for Rubustness of Concrete Properties T2 - ACCTA 2013, Pre-Conference Workshops CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 2013-01-25 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-27674 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Admixtures for Innovative Concrete - Rheological Basics and Rhelogy Modifying Admixtures T2 - ACCTA 2013, Pre-Conference Workshop CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 2013-01-25 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-27675 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Rheological Optimisation for Flowable Mixture Compositions Specified for African Boundary Conditions T2 - International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete in Africa CY - Johannesburg, South Africa DA - 2013-01-28 PY - 2013 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. AN - OPUS4-27676 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Eine einfache experimentelle Methode zur qualitativen Bewertung des Einflusses beliebiger Polycarboxylatether-Fließmittel auf die Rheologie/A rapid experimental method to qualitatively assess the influence of arbitrary polycarboxylate ether superplasticizers on the rheology T2 - 22. Kolloquium und Workshop "Rheologische Messungen an mineralischen Baustoffen" CY - Regensburg, Germany DA - 2013-03-06 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29919 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -