TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. ED - Drochytka, R. ED - Bohus, S. T1 - Structural performances of earthen building materials. A comparison between different typologies T2 - 2nd WTA - Internaitonal PhD Symposium - Building materials and buidling technology to preserve the built heritage N2 - Traditional construction techniques utilizing earthen materials are often seen as inferior compared to modern ways of building. Structural earthen elements are perceived as vulnerable towards environmental influences (moisture, frost) and in particular towards the load scenarios during earthquakes. In comparison to the recent advances in research on stone and brick masonry, knowledge on the structural performance of earthen building construction is limited and scattered. Consequently the confidence in the performance of these earthen buildings constructed in the traditional techniques during earthquakes is fairly low. The research presented here aims to make a comparison of mechanical behavior between different earth masonry material typologies, consisting of earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob. The paper has been developed in the framework of a larger research program called NIKER. BAM and other seventeen research partners from the Mediterrean area are jointly involved to develop and validate innovative materials and technologies for the systemic improvement of the seismic behavior of Cultural Heritage assets T2 - 2nd WTA - Internaitonal PhD Symposium - Building materials and buidling technology to preserve the built heritage CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2011 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material test KW - Mechanical behavior KW - Cultural heritage PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-937066-21-9 SN - 0947-6830 N1 - Serientitel: WTA-Schriftenreihe – Series title: WTA-Schriftenreihe VL - 2 / Part 2 IS - 36 SP - 86 EP - 94 PB - WTA Publications AN - OPUS4-24928 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Comparison of mechanical behavior of different earth masonry typologies in cultural heritage T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage (Proceedings) N2 - The paper has been developed in the framework of a larger EC‐research program called NIKER, in which BAM and other seventeen research partners from the Mediterrean area are jointly involved. It aims to develop and validate innovative materials and technologies for the systemic improvement of the seismic behavior of Cultural Heritage assets. The death tolls brought about by recent catastrophes in developing countries where many inhabitants lived in earthen dwellings (Gujarat, India 2001, Bam, Iran 2003 and Concepción, Chile 2010 Earthquakes, Tamil Nadu 2004 Tsunami) have brought about research studies aimed at improving earth construction in terms of strength, seismic resistance and speed of construction. In comparison to the recent advances in research on stone and brick masonry, knowledge on the material properties and failure mechanisms of earthen Building construction is limited and scattered. The research presented here by aims making a comparison of mechanical behaviour between different earth masonry material typologies, consisting of earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob. T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 31.10.2011 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material test KW - Cultural heritage KW - Seismic resistance PY - 2011 SN - 978-605-01-0188-1 SP - 25 EP - 36 AN - OPUS4-24836 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Charakterisierung und Modellierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Lehmsteinmauerwerk / Mechanical characterization and modelling of earth block masonry JF - Das Mauerwerk N2 - Das Wissen über die Materialeigenschaften und die Versagensmechanismen bei Lehmbaustoffen ist begrenzt und lückenhaft. Im Rahmen des EU-Projekts NIKER (www.niker.eu) wurden deshalb die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Bauteilen aus Lehm unter statischer Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung bestimmt. Ziel der Untersuchungen war es, grundlegende Daten zum Verformungs- und Versagensverhalten von Lehmbauteilen zu erhalten und dieses mit einem numerischen Modell zu beschreiben. Die Versuchsergebnisse belegten das spröde Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk bei uniaxialer Druckbelastung und zeigten, dass das Versagen von Lehmsteinmauerwerk infolge Schubbelastung nach Erstrissbildung in Mörtelfugen und Lehmsteinen durch Gleiten der Lehmsteine entlang der Mörtelfugen erfolgt. Die numerische Makromodellierung erbrachte zwar befriedigende Resultate hinsichtlich des Spannungs-Dehnungs-Verhaltens, jedoch konnte bei der simulierten Rissbildung keine Übereinstimmung mit den in den Versuchen beobachteten Rissbildern erzielt werden. Bei Lehmsteinmauerwerk ist also eine wesentlich aufwendigere Mikromodellierung notwendig, um das Versagensverhalten korrekt beschreiben zu können.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knowledge of the material properties and failure mechanisms of earthen materials is limited and scattered. Within the framework of the NIKER project (www.niker.eu) funded by EC, the mechanical properties of earthen material elements were therefore determined under static compression and shear loads. The aim was to obtain fundamental data on deformation behaviour and failure mechanisms of earthen material structural elements and to describe them by means of a numerical model. The test results confirmed the brittle behaviour of earth block masonry under monoaxial compressive load and showed that the failure of earth block masonry under shear load occurs by sliding of the earth blocks along the mortar joints after initial cracking in mortar joints and earth block. Numerical macro modelling showed satisfying results with regard to stress-strain behaviour, but the simulated crack pattern was not consistent with experimental observations. In the case of earth block masonry, it is thus necessary to use micro modelling approaches in order to correctly predict the failure process at local level. KW - Lehmstein Mauerwerk KW - Druckversuche KW - Schubversuche KW - F.E.M. Modellierung PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/dama.201200555 SN - 1432-3427 SN - 1437-1022 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 16 IS - 6 SP - 279 EP - 292 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-27589 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Kaiser, C. A1 - Röhlen, U. T1 - Eigenschaften industrieller Lehmbauprodukte für den Mauerwerksbau und Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk JF - Das Mauerwerk N2 - Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Eigenschaften industriell hergestellter Bauprodukte aus Lehm für den Mauerwerksbau. Die Qualität der industriellen Fertigung dieser Produktgruppe hat inzwischen einen Stand erreicht, der vergleichbar mit dem anderer Bauprodukte ist. Lehm-Putzmörtel gibt es als Universalputze für ein- oder mehrlagige Anwendung oder in Form von Unter-, Ober- oder Feinputzen. Lehmsteine werden in verschiedenen Größen und mit Lochung angeboten. Die mechanischen Eigenschaften verschiedener Lehmsteinsorten sind geprägt durch Druckfestigkeiten bis 11 N/mm2, mit üblichen Werten bei 2 bis 5 N/mm2. Ein kritischer Punkt ist die Abhängigkeit der Festigkeitseigenschaften der Lehmsteine von der Materialfeuchte. Die vorliegenden Untersuchungen haben jedoch gezeigt, dass in einem Luftfeuchtebereich von 40 bis 70 % RLF die Druckfestigkeit von Lehmsteinen verhältnismäßig konstant ist. Mauerwerk, errichtet mit Lehmsteinen und Lehm-Mauermörtel, zeigt ähnliche Druckfestigkeiten und E-Module wie Mauerwerk, das mit Porenbetonsteinen errichtet wurde. Infolge einer geringeren Haftscherfestigkeit zwischen Lehmmörtel und Lehmstein ist die Schubfestigkeit von Lehmsteinmauerwerk vergleichsweise niedrig.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Properties of industrially produced earthen building products for masonry and behaviour of earth block masonry. The contribution gives an overview of the properties of industrially produced earthen building products for masonry. In the meantime the quality of the industrial production of this group of building materials reached a level similar to that of other products for construction. Earth plasters exist as plasters for universal, one or multi layer applications or as lower, upper or finish plasters. Earth blocks are provided in different sizes and with different perforations. The mechanical properties of different earth block types are signified by compressive strength of up to 11 N/mm2 but are typically in a range between 2 and 5 N/mm2. A critical point is the correlation of the strength of earthen materials with their moisture content. Results from earth blocks showed that in a relative humidity window between 40 and 70 % rh the compressive strength of earth blocks is fairly constant. Masonry made from earth block and earth mortar exhibited compressive strength and elastic modules similar to masonry made with aerated autoclaved concrete blocks. The shear strength of earth block masonry, however, is fairly low, due to the weak bond between earth block and earth mortar. PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/dama.201200527 SN - 1432-3427 SN - 1437-1022 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 17 EP - 28 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-27744 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob: earthen components from different construction techniques and their structural performance T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage N2 - Both in developed and developing countries, modern building materials tend to be preferred to traditional earthen construction. Reasons include low durability, inadequate performance under seismic loading and, in developing countries, a wish to replace what is perceived as 'poor' with what is perceived as 'rich'. In an age when building permissions and construction standards are a must, particularly in seismic areas, even when an owner is willing to build in earth, construction approval needs to be granted: we rely on values and standards to build, but the necessary data on material properties and structural performance of earthen building techniques is scarce if compared to the abundance of data for other materials (clay brick masonry, concrete, steel) available to the engineer. At the same time, traditional builders' skills, knowledge and confidence in earthen building techniques are decreasing if not disappearing. A wallette testing campaign was thus carried out with the aim of filling this knowledge gap. Prior to the wallette campaign, material properties, including composition and physical-mechanical parameters, were determined. Compression and diagonal compression (shear) tests were then performed, and a basic analysis of the mechanical behaviour of structural elements built in cob is provided in relation to earth block (adobe) masonry and rammed earth elements. Cob, shown to have low compressive resistance, has a relatively ductile post-peak behaviour if compared to earth block masonry specimens which, as expected, show a marked brittle behaviour. In terms of shear strength, cob performs relatively well in view of its low compressive strength. The study is part of our work within the framework of the ongoing project NIKER funded by the European Commission dealing with improving the structural performance of Cultural Heritage assets in order to limit earthquake hazards. T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage CY - Lima, Peru DA - 2012-04-22 KW - Earth block KW - Rammed earth KW - Cob KW - Mechanical properties KW - Earthen architecture KW - Earth block masonry PY - 2012 SN - 978-9972-2885-5-5 IS - Theme 6 - t6_066 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-30380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schroeder, H. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Buildingcodes and standards in earth building - current situation in Germany T2 - Earth USA 2011 - 6th International earthbuidling conference (Proceedings) T2 - Earth USA 2011 - 6th International earthbuidling conference CY - Albuquerque, NM, USA DA - 2011-09-30 KW - Lehmbau KW - Normen KW - Bauprodukte PY - 2011 SN - 978-0-9824660-2-5 SP - 140 EP - 148 AN - OPUS4-25646 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schroeder, H. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Ziegert, C. ED - Hwang, H. ED - Kim, S. ED - Guillaud, H. ED - Gandreau, D. T1 - Building codes and standards in earth building - current situation in Germany T2 - TerrAsia 2011 - International conference on earthen architecture in Asia (Proceedings) N2 - Today, building is a complicated commercial process characterised by legalised agreements between all participants. For commercial building projects, all materials and constructions have to conform to building standards and regulations. Material properties must be reproducible in standardised test procedures. This also applies for the control of the quality of production of earth building materials and constructions. Building conservation is a part of this process. Generally, national building standards have to reflect the current situation of building materials / construction systems of that country for which they have been developed. T2 - TerrAsia 2011 - International conference on earthen architecture in Asia CY - Mokpo, Korea DA - 11.10.2011 KW - Standards KW - Germany KW - International KW - DIN KW - Lehmbau KW - Normen KW - Bauprodukte PY - 2011 SN - 978-89-92760-63-8 SP - 239 EP - 246 AN - OPUS4-25451 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Röhlen, U. T1 - Standardization of earth blocks in Germany T2 - 8th International masonry conference 2010 T2 - 8th International masonry conference 2010 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 2010-07-04 KW - Standardization KW - Earth blocks KW - Testing procedures PY - 2010 SP - 981 EP - 988 AN - OPUS4-22306 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Dierks, K. A1 - Müller, Urs ED - Jäger, W. T1 - Lehmsteine und Lehmmörtel - Nachhaltige Bauprodukte auf dem Weg zur Stoffnorm T2 - Mauerwerk-Kalender 2011 N2 - Lehm ist ein seit Jahrtausenden bewährter, weit verbreiteter und heute ein moderner Baustoff. Für vordringliche Bauaufgaben in der Altbausanierung, dem energieeffizienten Neubau sowie dem Bauen in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern ist Lehm hervorragend geeignet. Der Baustoff Lehm ist zu einem Material für anspruchsvolle Bauvorhaben geworden. Seine Ästhetik und Ausstrahlung, seine Wirkung für Raumklima und Wohlbefinden werden von vielen Menschen geschätzt. Besonders zukunftsrelevant sind die umweltspezifischen Eigenschaften des Materials, z.B. die unerreichbar günstige Energiebilanz vieler Lehmbaustoffe. Lehmsteine werden im Neubau überwiegend für die Ausmauerung von Holzständerkonstruktionen verwendet (Bild 1). Die Anwendung für tragende Wände ist derzeit noch untergeordnet, gewinnt aber an Bedeutung. In der Altbausanierung und Denkmalpflege wird Lehm als historisch authentischer Baustoff und aufgrund seiner bauphysikalischen Qualitäten vielfältig eingesetzt. KW - Lehm KW - Normung KW - Prüfmethode PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-433-02956-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433600801.ch3 SN - 0170-4958 VL - 36 IS - Kap. III SP - 57 EP - 70 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-23328 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Kanan, M.I.C. ED - Cincotto. M., ED - Da Silva, D. ED - de Oliveira, J. T1 - The Micro Structure of Traditional Brazilian Lime Plasters - The Custom House of Florianopolis T2 - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Mortars Technology T2 - VI Simpósio Brasileiro de Tecnologia de Argamassas / I International Symposium on Mortars Technology CY - Florianopolis, Brazil DA - 2005-05-23 KW - Shell lime KW - Micro structure KW - Custom House KW - Plaster PY - 2005 SP - 736 EP - 745 PB - UFSC-Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina CY - Santa Catarina AN - OPUS4-10560 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Falchi, L. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Izzo, F.C. A1 - Balliana, E. A1 - Biscontin, G. A1 - Zendri, E. T1 - Sustainability in the maintenance and protection of architectural surfaces: Innovative water-repellent pozzolana-lime mortars T2 - Scienza e beni culturali XXX. 2014 - Quale sostenibilita' per il Restauro? N2 - Water-repellent renders were studied in order to evaluate their suitability for restoration applications. Water repellent admixtures, such as powdered siloxane-based products and metal soaps (zinc and calcium stearates), were mixed with a pozzolana-lime binder similar to historical binders with hydraulic properties. The chemical-physical and structural properties, the effectiveness and the durability of the water-repellent mortars in different environmental conditions were studied. The influence of the water repellent admixtures was evaluated by FT-IR analyses, by testing the mechanical properties and the behaviour in presence of water. The durability of the water-repellent mortars was evaluated after the exposure to artificial weathering (UV-light and water) and to immersion/drying cycles in saturated sodium sulphate solution. The nature of the water-repellent admixtures influenced both the hydration reactions and the chemical-physical properties of the mortars resulting in different resistance to the weathering and to salt crystallization. T2 - Scienza e beni culturali XXX. 2014 - Quale sostenibilita' per il Restauro? CY - Brixen, Italy DA - 01.07.2014 KW - Water-repellent admixtures KW - Artificial weathering KW - Salt crystallization KW - Restoration mortars PY - 2014 SN - 978-88-95409-18-4 SN - 2039-9790 SP - 637 EP - 648 PB - Edizioni Arcadia Ricerche S.r.l. AN - OPUS4-31841 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -