TY - JOUR A1 - Kruschwitz, Sabine A1 - Munsch, Sarah A1 - Telong, Melissa A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Bintz, Thilo A1 - Fladt, Matthias A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig T1 - The NMR core analyzing TOMograph: A multi-functional tool for non-destructive testing of building materials JF - Magnetic Resonance Letters N2 - NMR is becoming increasingly popular for the investigation of building materials as it is a non-invasive technology that does not require any sample preparation nor causes damage to the material. Depending on the specific application it can offer insights into properties like porosity and spatial saturation degree as well as pore structure. Moreover it enables the determination of moisture transport properties and the (re-)distribution of internal moisture into different reservoirs or chemical phases upon damage and curing. However, as yet most investigations were carried out using devices originally either designed for geophysical applications or the analysis of rather homogeneous small scale (< 10 mL) samples. This paper describes the capabilities of an NMR tomograph, which has been specifically optimized for the investigation of larger, heterogeneous building material samples (diameters of up to 72 mm, length of up to 700 mm) with a high flexibility due to interchangeable coils allowing for a high SNR and short echo times (50 - 80 m s). KW - Fire spalling KW - Moisture transport KW - Concrete KW - Cement hydration KW - Sensitivity KW - Supplementary cementitous materials KW - Frost salt attack PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-573755 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrl.2023.03.004 SN - 2097-0048 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 207 EP - 219 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-57375 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Mota, Berta A1 - Ramirez Caro, Alejandra T1 - The action of aggregates on concrete rheology JF - CPI - Concrete Plant International N2 - Most factors acting on concrete rheology work at an extremely small-scale level. Influencing factors in the millimetre or centimetre area are essentially restricted to sand and aggregates. The latter, however, make up 50 to 70% of the total volume of most concretes – a fact often ignored in research on controlling concrete processing properties. Whereas suitably chosen concrete admixtures and additives can influence rheology in a very targeted manner, sand and aggregates are less suitable for controlling rheology but nonetheless contribute to the rheology of the Overall system. The actions of sand and aggregate can impose themselves upon the actions of admixtures and additives and, in unfavourable circumstances, even render them redundant. For this reason, any results concerning the processability of binding agent systems can only be transferred to concrete with great care. It is important to better understand the action of sand and aggregates in order to be able to harmonise them in such a way that they complement the action of superplasticisers positively, instead of working against them. Savings on costs can also be made by this targeted fine-tuning. KW - Rheology KW - Aggregates KW - Viscosity KW - Yield stress KW - Concrete PY - 2018 VL - 3 SP - 42 EP - 49 PB - ad-media GmbH CY - Cologne AN - OPUS4-47045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Start of round-robin test for cement testing in Africa / Start für Ringversuch zur Zementprüfung in Afrika JF - BFT international KW - Africa KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Proficiency testing KW - Round robin PY - 2012 UR - http://www.bft-international.com/de/artikel/bft_2012-08_Start_fuer_Ringversuch_zur_Zementpruefung_in_Afrika_1468912.html SN - 0373-4331 SN - 1865-6528 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 08 SP - 54 EP - 55 PB - Bauverl. CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-26429 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Sonebi, M. A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Rheology modifying admixtures: The key to innovation in concrete technology - a general overview and implications for Africa JF - Chemistry and Materials Research N2 - Innovative admixture technology has significantly widened up the ränge of possibilities of concrete engineers. For many decades the water to cement ratio (w/c) was the major influencing factor for the performance of concrete. Due to the need to adjust a consistency, which still allowed reasonable workability, the w/c was typically significantly higher than technologically reasonable. Rheology modifying admixtures Support adjusting the concrete consistency largely independent of the w/c. It was only after the invention of the first superplasticizers that modern concrete technology significantly evolved in terms of flowability, strength, and durability, and only due to the steady evolution of the technology modern innovations, such as Self-Compacting Concrete, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete, or Engineered Cementitious Composites were made possible. Today’s superplasticizers are extremely versatile and can be adjusted to individual technologicalspecifications. However, the other side of the coin of versatility is that cementitious Systems incorporating superplasticizers have become more sensitive against environmental influences, such as the environmental temperature, which may cause unwanted effects or demand for supplementary admixture use such as stabilizing admixtures. Hence, concrete mixture composition with admixtures demands for a high level of expertise and offen there is lack of awareness about the mode of Operation of rheology modifying admixtures among concrete technologists. The paper gives a comprehensive overview about rheology modifying admixtures such as superplasticizers or stabilizing agents, and how they can be used depending upon the application in the most favourable way. Based on experiences with the sub-Saharan African concreting boundary conditions, which exhibit many challenges in terms of environmental boundary conditions and construction site logistics, conclusions are finally drawn, how admixtures can be used in the most beneficial way to improve the concrete casting Situation. KW - Rheology KW - Admixtures KW - Concrete KW - Superplasticizers KW - Polycarboxylate ether KW - Viscosity modifying agents PY - 2013 SN - 2224-3224 SN - 2225-0956 VL - 5 SP - 115 EP - 120 PB - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-30948 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Optimising the rheology of concrete for sub-Saharan African boundary conditions / Optimierung der Rheologie von Beton für Rahmenbedingungen in Subsahara-Afrika JF - BFT international N2 - Die Zement- und Betontechnologie in Afrika hat keine ähnlich lange Tradition wie viele Länder der nördlichen Hemisphäre. In vielen afrikanischen Ländern ist die Bauindustrie jedoch von Wachstum gekennzeichnet und hier werden Zement und Beton zukünftig zweifelsohne an Bedeutung gewinnen. KW - Africa KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Proficiency testing KW - Round robin PY - 2012 SN - 0373-4331 SN - 1865-6528 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. VL - 78 IS - 09 SP - 60 EP - 67 PB - Bauverl. CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-27338 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Knowledge transfer and quality assurance - key factors for the future prospects of building with cement in Africa / Wissentransfer und Qualitätssicherung - Schlüsselfaktoren für die Zukunftsperspektiven der Bauweise mit Zement in Afrika JF - ZKG international KW - Africa KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Proficiency testing KW - Round robin PY - 2012 SN - 0949-0205 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 65 IS - 9 SP - 34 EP - 38 PB - Bauverl. BV CY - Gütersloh AN - OPUS4-26535 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 - Interactions of polysaccharide stabilising agents with early cement hydration without and in the presence of superplasticizers JF - Construction and Building Materials N2 - Polysaccharides are incorporated into cement based Systems in order to modify the rheological properties. Typically, cellulose ethers, sphingan gums, guar gum or starch ethers are applied. Depending upon their chemistry, molecular architecture, and adsorption tendency, polysaccharides interact differently with the entire cementitious system. Some stabilising agents like diutan gum mainly affect the cementitious paste; other stabilising agents like starch tend to interact with the sand fraction and even with the coarse aggregates. Cellulose and guar gum shows more diverse performances. Typically stabilising admixtures like polysaccharides are used, when sophisticated rheological properties are adjusted. Therefore, polysaccharides are often used in combination with superplasticisers, which are added to reduce the yield stress of concrete. This can cause interactions, particularly when the stabilising Agent shows a strong tendency to adsorb on particle surfaces. Adsorptive stabilising agents may reduce the amount of adsorbed superplasticisers, thus affecting both viscosity and yield stress, while non-adsorptive stabilising agents mainly affect the plastic viscosity independently of the superplasticiser. Due to the strong influence of superplasticisers on the yield stress, influences of the stabilising agent on the yield stress retreat into the background, so that their major effect is an increase of the plastic viscosity. The paper provides a comprehensive overview of how different polysaccharide superplasticisers affect cementitious flowable systems and points out the challenges of the combined use of polysaccharides and superplasticisers. Based on rheometric experiments and observations of the hydration process, time dependent effects on the workability as well as of the hydration of cement are presented and discussed. KW - Concrete KW - Polysaccharides KW - Rheology KW - Stabilising agents KW - Starch KW - Sphingan PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.11.022 SN - 0950-0618 SN - 1879-0526 VL - 139 SP - 584 EP - 593 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-40597 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Alexander, Mark A1 - John, Vanderley T1 - Education for sustainable use of cement based materials JF - Cement and Concrete Research N2 - Structural design and application have always been linked to the compressive strength of concrete as the main relevant criterion. This was justifiable in the past, where concrete consisted of water, ordinary Portland cement and aggregates, but this concept is no longer relevant for modern and more sustainable cement and concrete. Despite these new developments, existing standards, guidelines and academic curricula have not been much updated and are still used worldwide. There is a need to change this situation by proper education of the users. This overview describes the challenges that arise at a user Level from the higher complexity of modern concrete, and defines needs and requirements for enhanced applicability of sustainable concrete concepts. Furthermore, recommendations are given on how better concrete practice can be communicated to all the involved parties, from civil and design engineers to constructors and site-appliers on the construction site. KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Sustainability KW - Environment KW - Carbon footprint KW - Education KW - Climate PY - 2018 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008884616307189?via%3Dihub DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2017.08.009 SN - 0008-8846 SN - 1873-3948 VL - 114 SP - 103 EP - 114 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-47673 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kumaran, G.S. T1 - Clearing the way JF - International cement review KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Africa KW - Research policy PY - 2012 SN - 0959-6038 IS - October SP - 86 EP - 88 PB - Holbrook & Son CY - Dorking AN - OPUS4-27177 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -