TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Astorg, Adéle A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. T1 - Rheological properties of microsilica and sodium aluminate based one-part geopolymers compared to ordinary Portland cement N2 - One-part (“just-add-water”) geopolymers are a new dass of mineral binders that are produced without the use of alkaline activating Solutions. Compared to conventional geopolymers, i. e. those activated by highly alkaline Solutions, much less is known about the one-part geopolymers ’ microstructure and with regard to their rheology. In this work, the rheology of one-part geopolymers, produced from microsilica and sodium aluminate, with several SiO-flACOiratios and two different water/binder-ratios (w/b) were investigated qualitatively with a viscometer (mortar measuring cellj. Absolute values of plastic viscosity and yield stress were determined with a double gap measuring cell. In addition spread flow tests were conducted. The aim was to classify the early behavior of geopolymer pastes and to compare it to ordinary Portland cement (CEM 142.5 R) pastes. At moderate to high shear rates, the measured flow curves cotdd be fltted well by the Bingham model. With increasing silica content the yield stress increased. Up to a certain SiOi/Al2O3-ratio viscosity also increased with increasing silica content; however, at higher silica/alumina-ratios the viscosity decreased again. Higher w/b-ratios caused lower yield stresses and viscosities. Compared to Portland cement pastes, most of the considered geopolymers were signiflcantly stiffer. The results were further Interpreted in terms of pore solution viscosity and volume-based water to binder ratios (w/b) of the geopolymer pastes. T2 - 5th International Conference Non-Traditional Cement & Concrete CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 16.06.2014 KW - Alkali-activated binders KW - One-part geopolymers KW - Rheology PY - 2014 SN - 978-80-214-4867-4 SP - 71 EP - 74 AN - OPUS4-31159 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan T1 - SCC: a solution to the challenges of concrete construction in Africa N2 - Concrete can play a major role in overcoming the challenges of construction in sub-Saharan Africa where various factors negatively affect the quality and durability of concrete structures. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a practical solution to separate concrete properties from these parameters. Conditions on most African construction sites militate against producing high-quality concrete; SCC’s exceptional workability outweighs any of its limitations. This article examines how to introduce robust, reliable, cost-efficient SCC into practice as a pre-mixed dry compound incorporating local materials like natural pozzolans, cassava starch and lignosulphonate. PY - 2014 SN - 1560-2710 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. SP - 16 EP - 20 PB - Hypenica AN - OPUS4-32301 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Haamkens, Frank T1 - Shewhart- und CUSUM-Kontrollkarten zur gleichzeitigen Prozesssteuerung und Konformitätsbewertung - Neue Nachweisverfahren der Konformität in der zukünftigen EN 206 N2 - Im Hinblick auf die Konformitätsbewertung der Druckfestigkeit von Beton wird es in der für 2014 geplanten Fassung der EN 206 signifikante Änderungen geben. Neben den bisher bekannten Verfahren werden auch sogenannte Kontrollkartensysteme als Konformitätsnachweis zugelassen. Dabei können beliebige Kontrollkartensysteme verwendet werden, sofern nachgewiesen werden kann, dass der maximale Durchschlupf (Average Outgoing Quality Limit, AOQL) 5 % beträgt. Im informativen Normenanhang werden zwei grundlegende Verfahren, das sogenannte Shewhart-Verfahren sowie das CUSUM-Verfahren (Cumulative Sum) beschrieben, welche beide die Forderung an das AOQL erfüllen. Kontrollkartensysteme sind eigentlich Werkzeuge zur Prozesssteuerung. Sie können effektiv dabei helfen, die Produktion technisch, ökonomisch und ökologisch zu optimieren. Allerdings sind Kontrollkarten deutlich komplexer in der Anwendung als die bisher normativ erfassten Methoden. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die neuen Verfahren und deren Besonderheiten anhand von Beispielen vor. Darüber hinaus werden der Zusatznutzen bei sachgerechter Anwendung im Vergleich und Vor- und Nachteile zu den bisherigen Verfahren dargestellt und diskutiert.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With regard to the conformity assessment of the compressive strength of concrete, there will be significant changes in the EN 206, which is scheduled for publication in 2014. So called control chart systems will be approved supplementary to the existing methods. Any control chart can be used as long as the system can grant an average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) of 5 %. The informative appendix of the standard presents two fundamental control chart methods, the so called Shewhart method and the CUSUM method (cumulative sum), both of which fulfill the required AOQL. Control card systems are actually tools for process control. They can effectively help to optimise production processes technically, economically, and ecologically. However, control charts are much more complex to use than the methods known from the recently applied standard. This paper presents these new methods and their characteristics using examples. Furthermore, the additional benefit of these systems is illustrated and advantages and disadvantages are discussed in comparison to existing methods. KW - Konformität KW - Kontrollkarten KW - CUSUM KW - Shewhart KW - Qualitätssicherung KW - EN 206 KW - KUSUM KW - Conformity KW - Control charts KW - Quality control KW - AOQL KW - Bauausführung KW - Baustoffe KW - Allgemeines PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201400007 SN - 0005-9900 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 109 IS - 6 SP - 417 EP - 427 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-30949 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - EN 206:2014: Cusum method or mean value criterion? / EN 206:2014: Kusum-Verfahren oder Mittelwertkriterium? N2 - Für die Anforderungen an Beton für Gebäude und higenieurbauwerke gilt seil Juli 2014 die EN 206:2.014 anstelle der EN 206-1:2000. In diesem Zusammenhang werden .sogenannte Kontrollkarten für den Konfonnltätsniiehweis zugclassen. Die EN 2.06:2.014 bezeichnet die Verwendung ilcs Mittelwertkritcriuins als Methode B und die Verwen düng von Kontrollkarten als Methode C. Kontrollkarten auf Basis von kumulativen Summen (Kiisum) sind sehr effektive Methoden zur Produktionsstcuerung. Die Anwendung wird In BS 5703-2:2001 geregelt. In England. Südafrika und Australien sind Kusum-Kontrollkartensystcme int Alltag der Betonherstcller etabliert, allerdings dient deren Anwendung nicht dem konkreten Konfbrmitätsnachweis, sondern der Abstimmung einer stabilen und zugleich wirtschafllichcn Produktion. Eine Einführung von Kusum-basierten Kontrollkarten für die Konformitätsbewertung wirft insofern die berechtigte Frage auf, ob das Nachweissystem gleichwertig mit dem bewährten Mittelwertkriterium ist. Im vorliegenden Artikel sollen zunächst kurz die Funktionsweise und die Vorteile von Kusum-Kontrollkarien dargcstclll werden, bevor eine vergleichende Bewertung von Kusum-Mcthode und Mittclwcrtkriterium dun hgelührl wird. KW - EN 206:2014 KW - Cusum method KW - Mean value criterion PY - 2014 SN - 0373-4331 SN - 1865-6528 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 80 IS - 12 SP - 24 EP - 31 PB - Bauverl. CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-33576 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Effects of the characteristics of high range water reducing agents and the water to powder ratio on rheological and setting behavior of self-consolidating concrete N2 - To design robust self-consolidating concrete (SCC) for various environmental conditions, it is essential to understand the relevant mechanisms that control the flow performance. This paper depicts how high range water reducing agents (HRWRAs) interact with clinker and hydration phases, and it discusses the important role of the charge density of polycarboxylic HRWRAs in the way the rheology is affected. Based on the rheometric investigations on SCC mixture compositions with different water to powder ratios (w/p) and observations of their pastes' Vicat setting times, the study shows that increasing charge densities of the HRWRA and decreasing w/p reduce the flow retention and have lesser retarding effect on the setting. Based on the test results and discussions optimization procedures for the mixture composition and the HRWRA modification are suggested to achieve optimized performance for varying environmental situations and highest robustness for specific conditions. KW - Polycarboxylate KW - HRWRA KW - Robustness KW - Rheology KW - Self-consolidating concrete PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20130094 SN - 2165-3984 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - ASTM International CY - West Conshohocken, Pa., USA AN - OPUS4-30388 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Influences of superplasticizer modification and mixture composition on the performance of self-compacting concrete at varied ambient temperatures N2 - The fresh behaviour of self-compacting concrete (SCC) at varying temperatures differs from that of normal vibrated concrete. This is because the rheology of SCC depends not only on degree of cement hydration, but also on the adsorption of superplasticizers – mostly polycarboxylate based polymers (PCE) -, which is affected by the time and hydration progress. Due to the variety of PCEs and mixture compositions for SCC a prediction of the rheology at varying temperatures is complicated. The charge densities of PCEs as well as the water to solid ratio in the paste are identified to be the main decisive parameters for robust fresh concrete properties. Rheometric concrete investigations with different SCC mixture compositions and varied anionic charge densities of the PCE were conducted. SCC which is rich in powder components showed robust performance at low temperatures while SCC with low powder content was favourable at high temperatures. High charge density PCE pointed out to be very robust at low temperatures but at high temperatures it significantly reduced the flow retention. Low charge density PCE could not generate self-compacting properties at low temperatures but retained the flow performance over sufficiently long time. Based on considerations about particle interactions and adsorption mechanisms of PCEs, the relevant processes are explained and options for the development of robust mixture compositions for individual temperature ranges are itemised. KW - Polycarboxylate ether KW - Temperature KW - Rheology KW - Mixture composition KW - Self-compacting concrete PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.12.004 SN - 0958-9465 SN - 1873-393X VL - 49 SP - 111 EP - 126 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Barking, Essex AN - OPUS4-30552 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Quality Control in Concrete Production - Introduction of control chart systems and the new concept according to EN 206 T2 - Public Seminar at the University of Dar es Salaam CY - Dar es Salaam, Tansania DA - 2014-10-28 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-32332 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Frisch- und Festbetonprüfungen - ausgewählte Hinweise aus der Prüfpraxis T2 - Fachtagung "Prüfen und Erhalten von Stahlbeton" CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2014-10-09 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31688 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Zum Einfluss von Fließmitteln auf die frühe Zementhydratation T2 - Vortragsreihe der Fakultät für Bauingenierwissenschaften der TU Graz CY - Graz, Austria DA - 2014-10-02 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31687 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Cement proficiency testing scheme for Africa T1 - Programm zur Eignungsprüfung von Zement in Afrika N2 - The German BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in collaboration with the German Metrology Institute (PTB) are organising an Africa wide Proficiency Testing Scheme for the year 2014 on the testing of cement. The Pan-African Cement Proficiency Testing Scheme PACE-PTS is the second Africa-wide proficiency testing scheme after a first transaction in 2012/2013, where 26 private and public constniction materials testing laboratories from 20 African nations were registered. The testing Programme comprises testing of the major Chemical and physical properties of cement. The testing is conducted according to EN 196. The PACE-PTS is open for private and public laboratories in Africa and the registration is open until March 15, 2014. PY - 2014 SN - 0373-4331 SN - 1865-6528 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 80 IS - 3 SP - 4 PB - Bauverl. CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-30828 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -