TY - JOUR A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Lehmann, Jens A1 - Bohlmann, Tatjana A1 - Kronemann, Jens T1 - Gel-bound Colourants as a Substitute for the Sprayed Application of pH-Indicator Solution N2 - In general, pH-sensitive colorants such as phenolphthalein are applied on freshly split surfaces of building structures to determine the state of carbonation. For years, it has been known that the aerosols of phenolphthalein are suspected of being carcinogenic. Hence, more work has currently being done on alternative indicators for the use in research and the use on construction sites. Over the past years, mainly pH indicators from other research areas and natural dyes were investigated for their usability to cementitious systems. This paper presents the experimental results of using phenolphthalein solution bound in agar-agar gel. This gel-bound indicator allows the future use of the already known phenolphthalein dye without the health hazards for the user. To demonstrate the flexibility of the gel-bound colorant, different application forms of the indicator were carried out and assessed. In addition, the results obtained by the different methods were statistically evaluated to ensure validity. The accuracy of the results was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis and IR spectroscopic studies as reference methods. It has also succeeded to demonstrate the comparability of the results achieved by the gel-bound colorant with the results of the common sprayed application method. As an additional gain in knowledge, comparative results of indicator tests, TGA analysis, and FTIR investigation are shown. KW - Concrete Carbonation KW - Gel-bound Colorants KW - pH Indicator KW - Thermal Gravimetric Analysis KW - FTIR-ATR Measurements PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-551493 UR - http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ajce SN - 2330-8729 SN - 2330-8737 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - 135 EP - 144 PB - Science Publishing Group CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-55149 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Bethke, John A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - Flow properties of powdery or granular filling substances of dangerous goods packagings - Comparison of the measurement of the angle of repose and the determination of the Hausner ratio N2 - To ensure safety when transporting dangerous goods, it is important to specify the flow properties of the respective solid filling substance of the packagings. For this purpose, the angle of repose is currently used for the UN approvals in Germany. Measurements were carried out on 12 powdery or granular substances applying the angle of repose measuring methods customary in the test centres. The results of the methods differ significantly from each other. In addition, some of the techniques cannot be applied for very cohesive or coarse-grained materials. The results for the angle of repose show a strong scatter for some constellations (coefficient of variation more than 20 %). Safety during transport of dangerous goods cannot be guaranteed with this currently practiced system of measuring the angle of repose. As a consequence, an alternative parameter to characterize the flow properties of bulk materials should be used in the recognized test centers for dangerous goods packagings, such as the Hausner ratio. This approach leads to more precise test results for the substances examined (maximum coefficient of variation 2.8 %). It also has advantages in terms of applicability and occupational safety. Since the flow properties are safety-relevant, both in terms of mechanical safety and safety against the release of dangerous substances, the testing practice in the recognized test labs should be improved and standardized. KW - Sift-proofness KW - Powders KW - Flowability KW - Flow properties KW - Angle of repose KW - Hausner ratio PY - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-552990 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Wiley online library AN - OPUS4-55299 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Drabetzki, Philipp A1 - Lindemann, Mathias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Description of the concrete carbonation process with adjusted depth resolved thermogravimetric analysis N2 - The thermal gravimetric analysis (TG) is a common method for the examination of the carbonation progress of cement-based materials. Unfortunately, the thermal properties of some components complicate the evaluation of TG results. Various hydrate phases, like ettringite (AFt), C-S-H and AFm decompose almost simultaneously in the temperature range up to 200 °C. Additionally, physical bound water is released in the same temperature range. In the temperature range between 450 °C and 600 °C the decomposition of calcium hydroxide and amorphous or weakly bound carbonates takes place simultaneously. Carbonates, like calcite, from limestone powder or other additives may be already contained in the noncarbonated sample material. For this research an attempt was made to minimise the influence of these effects. Therefore, differential curves from DTG-results of non-carbonated areas and areas with various states of carbonation of the same sample material were calculated and evaluated. Concretes based on three different types of cement were produced and stored under accelerated carbonation conditions (1 % CO2 in air). The required sample material was obtained by cutting slices from various depth of previously CO2-treated specimen and subsequent grinding. During the sample preparation, a special attention was paid that no additional carbonation processes took place. As reference method for the determination of the carbonation depth the sprayed application of phenolphthalein solution was carried out. Microscopic analysis where examined to confirm the assumptions made previously. Furthermore, the observed effect of encapsulation of calcium hydroxide by carbonates caused by the accelerated carbonation conditions was examined more closely. KW - Microscopy KW - Accelerated carbonation KW - Carbonation behaviour KW - Concrete KW - Thermal Analysis PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-530571 VL - 147 IS - 11 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-53057 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Neubert, M. A1 - Schröder, H.-J. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Hünger, K.-J. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Calcined brick clays and mixed clays as supplementary cementitious materials: Effects on the performance of blended cement mortars N2 - While calcined clays in general have been credited with a great potential to mitigate CO2 emissions related to cement production and consumption, calcined brick clays are currently understudied in this regard. In the present work, two brick clays, a low-grade kaolinitic clay, and a mixed clay composed of 50% brick clay and 50% low-grade kaolinitic clay were studied regarding transformations on calcination, and strength and durability performance as well as pore structure of mortars made with the blended cements. All calcined clays exhibited pozzolanic reactivity, with the performance of the brick clays inferior to the low-grade kaolinitic clay. However, the mixed clay performed very similar to the low-grade kaolinitic clay, which points to a viable option for optimal use of brick clays in cementitious systems. The carbonation resistance of the blended cement mortars was generally worse than that of the plain Portland cement mortar, as expected, but the former exhibited a significantly improved chloride penetration resistance. The latter improvement was due to pore structure refinement in the blended cement mortars, compared to the Portland cement mortar. KW - Brick clay KW - Illitic clay KW - Calcined clay KW - Blended cement KW - Supplementary cementitous materials PY - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120990 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. VL - 266 SP - 120990 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-51362 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Barthel, Maria A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Outdoor performance tests of self-cooling concrete paving stones for the mitigation of urban heat island effect N2 - Rising temperatures worldwide pose an increasing challenge for safe and healthy living conditions. Particularly inner cities have been affected by these environmental changes because of the materials used to build houses, streets and infrastructure. The most common building material is concrete. It shows a specific heat capacity, while the heat conductivity for Standard concrete is low. Thus, the use of concrete generates a high capacity of heat storage. In addition, extensive soil sealing also contributes to the temperature rise of inner city areas compared to their surroundings. To mitigate this so-called urban heat island effect, a self-cooling concrete paver was developed. This paver is able to store water. The evaporation of the water at elevated temperatures provides a cooling effect. This paper focuses on determination of this new paver’s capability to cool the surface and the surrounding. The new paver’s cooling Qualities were analysed in a series of laboratory tests. To prove the results outside of laboratory conditions, two fields (12 m × 8 m) with self-cooling and reference pavers were installed in Spain. This paper presents and discusses the results of the tests. Correlation between reduced surface temperature of the self-cooling concrete pavers and the air temperature is examined. KW - Urban heat island KW - Concrete paving stone KW - Self-cooling KW - Performance tests KW - Hitzeinsel KW - Betonpflasterstein KW - Selbstkühlend KW - Nachweis der Wirksamkeit PY - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1163282 SN - 1468-0629 SN - 2164-7402 VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 453 EP - 463 AN - OPUS4-35741 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Lindemann, Mathias A1 - Drabetzki, Philipp A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Alternative pH-indicators for determination of carbonation depth on cement-based concretes N2 - The most common method for determination of the carbonation depth is the sprayed application of indicator solutions, Phenolphthalein in particular. Since the aerosols of Phenolphthalein are suspected to be carcinogenic, efforts have been intensified to use alternative indicators for the determination of carbonation depth. The subject and aim of this research paper are to examine indicator solutions from Alizarin Yellow R, Thymol Blue and a Mixed Indicator. These indicator solutions are commercially available and are not suspected to be carcinogenic. For the purpose of this research, samples previously stored under accelerated carbonation conditions (1% CO2) were examined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and examination of the pH value. Additionally, the electrolytic back-titration for determination of total CO2 amount was carried out comparatively to TGA. KW - Thermal analysis KW - Accelerated carbonation KW - pH-indicators KW - Concrete PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103565 VL - 109 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50458 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Comparison of calcined illitic clays (brick clays) and low-grade kaolinitic clays as supplementary cementitious materials N2 - The use of calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) has been identified as a viable option to decrease the CO2 emissions related to cement production. However, while extensive data is available about kaolinitic clays in this context, other clays such as illitic clays appear to be under-studied. Therefore, in the present study, two illitic clays were compared to two low-grade kaolinitic clays in terms of transformations in the calcination temperature range 650–900 °C, and performance of the calcined clays in blended cement pastes as measured by strength evolution, heat release, hydrated phase formation and portlandite consumption. The illitic clays required a higher calcination temperature for complete dehydroxylation of their illite than what is necessary for dehydroxylation of kaolinite. These higher calcination temperatures also led to particle sintering, significantly decreasing the specific surface area of the illitic clays, particularly for the clay with the higher Fe2O3 content. Nevertheless, while the kaolinitic clays generally exhibited the best performance as SCM, the illitic clay with lower Fe2O3 content performed similar to the kaolinitic clays when calcined at optimum temperature and applied at a moderate substitution rate. These findings demonstrate that several different clays have the potential to be used as SCM and indicate possible routes to identify suitable deposits for this purpose. KW - Blended cement KW - Calcined clay KW - Brick clay KW - Illite KW - Kaolinite PY - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-488195 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. VL - 52 IS - 5 SP - Article Number 94 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-48819 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Moye, J. A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Rossignol, S. ED - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Properties of alkali-activated mortars with salt aggregate for sealing structures in evaporite rock N2 - Concrete structures for sealing of tunnels in the host rock are an essential part of systems for nuclear waste storage. However, concretes based on blended cements or magnesium oxychloride cements, which are commonly considered for this application, can deteriorate severely due to a significant heat of hydration and associated deformation and cracking. Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) offer a potential solution to this problem because of their low heat release during hardening. To explore their suitability for the construction of sealing structures in evaporite rock, various AAMs with salt aggregate were studied regarding fresh properties, heat release, mechanical properties and microstructure. The heat of reaction of the AAMs was up to 55% lower than that of a blended cement designed for sealing structures, indicating significant benefits for the intended application. Other relevant properties such as mechanical strength and permeability depended strongly on the mix-design of the AAMs and curing conditions. KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Geopolymers KW - Nuclear waste storage KW - Sealing structures KW - Evaporite rock PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-519422 SN - 2666-5395 VL - 5 IS - Special issue: Alkali-activated materials and geopolymers in ceramics and beyond SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-51942 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Oppat, Klaus A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Charakterisierung von Bauteiloberflächen – Rautiefebestimmung mittels konventioneller und laserbasierter Verfahren T1 - Surface characterization of building elements - roughness measurements by conventional and laser-based methods N2 - Die Bestimmung der Rauheit von Bauteiloberflächen stellt eine wichtige Messaufgabe im Bauwesen dar. Vor allem bei der Betoninstandsetzung, im Straßenbau und bei der Herstellung von Stahlbeton-Halbfertigteilen ist die Rauheit – gemessen als Rautiefe – eine wichtige Kenngröße. Zurzeit werden Messungen der Rautiefe mittels volumetrischer Verfahren (Sandflächenverfahren) durchgeführt. Diese bereits seit mehreren Jahrzehnten angewandten Verfahren sind jedoch auf horizontale bzw. wenig geneigte und trockene Oberflächen beschränkt. Darüber hinaus hängen die erzielten Ergebnisse sehr stark von der angewandten Prüfvorschrift, den darin vorgeschriebenen Prüfmitteln und Geräten und dem jeweiligen Anwender ab. Als Alternative zu den volumetrischen Verfahren wurde an der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) ein automatisiertes, laserbasiertes Messverfahren entwickelt, mit dem Rautiefen von Bauteiloberflächen in Anlehnung an bereits standardisierte Verfahren bestimmt werden können. Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich zunächst mit den konventionellen Prüfverfahren, beschreibt die wichtigsten Zusammenhänge und zeigt die Grenzen dieser Methoden auf. Im zweiten Teil wird das an der BAM entwickeltes Messsystem, als zielführendes Alternativverfahren für die konventionellen Methoden, vorgestellt und dessen Leistungsfähigkeit näher beschrieben. N2 - The measurement of surface roughness of building elements is an important task in civil engineering, particularly in the field of concrete repair, in road construction and in the production of precast concrete elements. At present, the surface roughness is generally determined by the so called sand-patch-test (volumetric method). This method which is used since several decades is only applicable on horizontal or only slightly sloped and dry surfaces. In addition, the results strongly depend on the utilised standards, the prescribed test equipment and the executing person. Therefore, a laser-based device for the determination of surface roughness has been developed at Bundesanstalt fur Materialforschung und -pru-fung (BAM). This contribution deals first with the different modifications of the sand-patch-test and other conventional methods, and describes the underlying formulae and the limitations of the methods. In the second part, the laser-based system which was developed at BAM is presented; its advantages and the capability of this alternative method will be described in detail. KW - Rautiefe KW - Instandsetzung KW - Laserbasierte Rautiefebestimmung KW - Shear PY - 2017 SN - 0005-6650 VL - 92 IS - März SP - 97 EP - 104 PB - Springer VDI CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-39299 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wieneke, K. A1 - Herbrand, M. A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Schwermann, R. A1 - Blankenbach, J. T1 - Messverfahren zur Bestimmung der Rautiefe von Betonoberflächen T1 - Measurement methods for determining the roughness of concrete surfaces N2 - Die zuverlässige Bestimmung der mechanischen Eigenschaften der Grenzfläche zwischen zwei Betonen unterschiedlichen Alters ist von großer Bedeutung für die Bemessung. Die Bewertung der Rauigkeit einer Betonoberfläche erfolgt über den Vergleichswert der mittleren Rautiefe. Als Standardverfahren für die Ermittlung der Rautiefe gilt das Sandflächenverfahren nach Kaufmann. Zur Verbesserung der Zuverlässigkeit bei der Ermittlung der Rautiefe von Betonoberflächen sowie zur Erweiterung der Anwendung auf vertikale und geneigte Oberflächen wurden alternative Messverfahren entwickelt, die auf optischen Messmethoden basieren. Solche Verfahren sind beispielsweise die Laser-Triangulation oder die Photogrammetrie. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die Anwendung der zuvor genannten Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Rauigkeit beschrieben. Im Rahmen von Untersuchungen an Deckenplatten mit Gitterträgern werden die Verfahren anschließend an aufgerauten Betonoberflächen vergleichend angewendet. N2 - A reliable determination of the mechanical properties of the interface between to concrete cast at different times of great importance for design of structural concrete. The assessment of the roughness of a concrete surface is realized by the reference value of the mean roughness. A standard method for determining the roughness is the so-called sand patch method by Kaufmann. To improve the reliability of roughness measurements of concrete surfaces and to extend the scope of use on vertical and inclined surfaces, alternative measurement methods have been developed which are based on optical methods. Such methods are for example the laser triangulation or photogrammetry. In this paper, the application of the aforementioned methods for determining the roughness is described. In the course of tests on semi-precast slabs, the methods are applied to roughened concrete surfaces for comparison. KW - Instandsetzung KW - Rautiefe KW - Laser PY - 2018 SN - 0005-6650 VL - 93 IS - September SP - 365 EP - 373 PB - Springer VDI CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-45870 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -