TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Ke, X. A1 - Vollpracht, A. A1 - Weiler, L. A1 - Bernal, S. A. A1 - Cyr, M. A1 - Dombrowski-Daube, K. A1 - Geddes, D. A1 - Grengg, C. A1 - Le Galliard, C. A1 - Nedeljkovic, M. A1 - Provis, J. L. A1 - Valentini, L. A1 - Walkley, B. ED - Jędrzejewska, A. ED - Kanavaris, F. ED - Azenha, M. ED - Benboudjema, F. ED - Schlicke, D. T1 - Carbonation of alkali-activated concretes: effects of compositional parameters and carbonation conditions N2 - The current ability to predict the carbonation resistance of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is incomplete, partly because of widely varying AAM chemistries and variable testing conditions. To identify general correlations between mix design parameters and the carbonation rate of AAMs, RILEM TC 281-CCC Working Group 6 compiled and analysed carbonation data for alkali-activated concretes and mortars from the literature. For comparison purposes, data for blended Portland cement-based concretes with a high percentage of SCMs (≥66% of the binder) were also included in the database. The results show that the water/CaO ratio is not a reliable indicator of the carbonation rate of AAMs. A better indicator of the carbonation rate of AAMs under conditions approximating natural carbonation is their water/(CaO + MgOeq + Na2Oeq + K2Oeq) ratio, where the index ‘eq’ indicates an equivalent amount based on molar masses. This finding can be explained by the CO2 binding capacity of alkaline-earth and alkali metal ions; the obtained correlation also indicates an influence of the space-filling capability of the binding phases of AAMs, as for conventional cements. However, this ratio can serve only as an approximate indicator of carbonation resistance, as other parameters also affect the carbonation resistance of alkali-activated concretes. In addition, the analysis of the dataset revealed peculiarities of accelerated tests using elevated CO2 concentrations for low-Ca AAMs, indicating that even at the relatively modest concentration of 1% CO2, accelerated testing may lead to inaccurate predictions of their carbonation resistance under natural exposure conditions. T2 - International RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures: SynerCrete 2023 CY - Adamantas, Greece DA - 14.06.2023 KW - Carbonation KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Mix design PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33187-9_94 VL - 2 SP - 1029 EP - 1037 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-57699 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Chemical resistance of hybrid cements against aggressive saline solutions N2 - The safe storage of radioactive material in nuclear waste repositories is a major task of our societies. The sealing function of such repositories is depending on the ability of the applied construction materials to form and maintain a geotechnical barrier with the surrounding rock. Corrosion of the construction material can lead to leakage of radioactive compounds and must therefore be avoided or minimized. Since concretes based on conventional Portland cement have not been found suitable in this context, alternative binders must be evaluated. One such class of binders are hybrid cements, which are blends of low fractions of Portland cement or Portland clinker and high fractions of supplementary cementitious materials, such as blast furnace slag and fly ash, activated by an alkali salt. Besides a low heat of hydration and a sufficient early compressive strength [1], chemical similarities with ancient Roman concrete suggest an excellent durability in saline environments [2], which makes these cements potentially suitable for applications in nuclear waste repositories in evaporite rock, such as the Morsleben repository in Germany. In the present study, two previously designed and characterized [3] hybrid cements, an alkali-activated slag/fly ash blend, and an OPC paste were studied regarding their resistance against corrosion in an aggressive saline solution. The saline solution was designed by the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) [Association for Facility and Reactor Safety] as a reference representing a solution forming as the result of contact of surface water with evaporite rock. The cement pastes were exposed to the saline solution up to 70 days and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and spatially resolved X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, thermodynamic modelling was performed to simulate the alterations of the phase assemblage with increasing exposure to the saline solution and, thus, provide indications on the long-term durability of the cement pastes. The experimental results revealed a correlation between the Portland clinker content of the cements and the resistance of the cement pastes against attack by the saline solution. This outcome was related to the formation of portlandite when sufficient clinker was available, which maintained the pore solution pH at ~12.5, and thus prevented the dissolution of cementitious phases. Once portlandite was consumed, C-N-A-S-H and ettringite dissolved and released calcium, aluminium, and hydroxide ions in the solution, maintaining the pH at ~10. In this pH range, the formation Cl-AFm phases was observed. At lower pH values, i.e., extended exposure durations, gypsum was the major corrosion product. The pH-dependent dissolution and formation of phases lead to pronounced zonation in the exposed cement pastes. Thermodynamic modelling indicated that the dissolved silicon from C-N-A-S-H reacts with magnesium ions in the saline solution to form M-S-H, and that long-term exposure eventually leads to a material rich in amorphous silica and brucite. T2 - Joint 6th International Workshop on Mechanisms and Modelling of Waste / Cement Interactions & EURAD - WP CORI Workshop CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 20.11.2023 KW - Hybrid cement KW - Corrosion KW - Salt solution KW - Magnesium chloride KW - Evaporite rock PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58885 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grengg, C. A1 - Koraimann, G. A1 - Ukrainczyk, N. A1 - Rudic, O. A1 - Luschnig, S. A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Dietzel, M. A1 - Mittermayr, F. T1 - Cu- and Zn-doped alkali activated mortar – Properties and durability in (bio)chemically aggressive wastewater environments N2 - Metakaolin-based alkali activated mortars (AAM) - with and without CuSO4·5H2O and ZnO addition (mass ratio Mn+/solid binder 0.08% to 1.7%) - were casted and exposed within an extensive long-term field campaign over the period of 20 months to a sewer basin, strongly affected by biogenic acid corrosion. (Un-)exposed AAM were tested regarding their physicochemical and microstructural properties, bioreceptivity and overall durability. Metal addition led to a retarding effect during alkali-activation reaction, as well as to an increase in open porosity of up to 3.0% and corresponding lower compressive strength of up to 10.9%. Reduced microbial colonization and diversity were observed on AAM with Cu, while Zn addition led to increased biodiversity. We propose that the observed higher durability of Cu-doped AAM is due to antibacterial effects and associated reduction of biogenic acid production, superseding overall negative effects of metal-dosage on physical material properties. Observed lower durability of Zn-doped AAM was related to combined negative physicochemical and microbial effects. KW - Microbially induced corrosion KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Biogenic acid corrosion KW - Biogene Schwefelsäurekorrosion KW - MIC PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106541 SN - 0008-8846 VL - 149 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-53070 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Ke, X. A1 - Vollpracht, A. A1 - Bernal, S. A. A1 - Cizer, Ö. A1 - Cyr, M. A1 - Dombrowski-Daube, K. A1 - Geddes, D. A1 - Grengg, C. A1 - Le Galliard, C. A1 - Nedeljkovic, M. A1 - Provis, J. L. A1 - Shi, Z. A1 - Valentini, L. A1 - Walkley, B. ED - Escalante-Garcia, J. I. ED - Castro Borges, P. ED - Duran-Herrera, A. T1 - RILEM TC 281-CCC Working Group 6: Carbonation of alkali activated concrete—preliminary results of a literature survey and data analysis N2 - The current understanding of the carbonation of alkali-activated concretes is ham-pered inter alia by the wide range of binder chemistries used. To overcome some of the limitations of individual studies and to identify general correlations between their mix design parameters and carbonation resistance, the RILEM TC 281-CCC working group 6 compiled carbonation data for alkali-activated concretes and mortars from the literature. For comparison purposes, data for blended Portland cement-based concretes with a high percentage of SCMs (≥ 66 % of the binder) were also included in the database. A preliminary analysis of the database indicates that w/CaO ratio and w/b ratio exert an influence on the carbonation resistance of alkali-activated concretes but, contrary to what has been reported for concretes based on (blended) Portland cements, these are not good indicators of their carbonation resistance when considered individually. A better indicator of the carbonation resistance of alkali-activated concretes under conditions approxi-mating natural carbonation appears to be their w/(CaO + Na2O + K2O) ratio. Furthermore, the analysis points to significant shortcomings of tests at elevated CO2 concentrations for low-Ca alkali-activated concretes, indicating that even at a concentration of 1 % CO2, the outcomes may lead to inaccurate predictions of the carbonation coefficient under natural exposure conditions. T2 - 75th RILEM Annual Week CY - Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico DA - 30.08.2021 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Durability KW - Carbonation KW - Testing KW - Concrete PY - 2023 SN - 978-3-031-21734-0 SN - 978-3-031-21735-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_72 SN - 2211-0852 SN - 2211-0844 VL - 40 SP - 667 EP - 676 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-57157 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Sulfuric acid resistance of copper-doped and plain metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials studied by 29Si, 27Al and 1H MAS NMR, and Cu K-edge XANES spectroscopy N2 - Alkali-activated materials have been repeatedly reported to exhibit high acid resistance, but no generally accepted hypothesis regarding the underlying mechanisms has emerged yet. To contribute to this issue, K-waterglass-activated metakaolin specimens, with and without the addition of CuSO4·5H2O in the starting mix, were exposed to either a chemically aggressive sewer environment (mortars) or sulfuric acid (pastes). The mode of copper incorporation in the materials and the formation of copper phases in the corroded layers were studied by XANES at the Cu K-edge, and 29Si, 27Al and 1H MAS NMR was employed to understand the processes during acid attack. Copper was found as a spertiniite-like phase in the as-cured materials, while in the deterioration layers of the pastes it was present as copper sulfate. In the corroded regions of the mortars, unequivocal identification of Cu phases was not possible, but the results were reconcilable with the presence of copper carbonate hydroxide. The solid-state NMR results revealed virtually complete dissolution of the K-A-S-H gel and the formation of silica gel, interpreted to be a central mechanism determining the acid resistance. No significant differences between the microstructural alterations of the pastes with and without Cu addition on (chemical) sulfuric acid attack were observed. T2 - 74th RILEM Annual Week & 40th Cement and Concrete Science Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 31.08.2020 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Sulfuric acid resistance KW - Sewer structures PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51198 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Durlo Tambara, Luís Urbano A1 - Dehn, F. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Effect of alkali-activated concrete composition on carbonation rate under accelerated and natural conditions N2 - While alkali-activated binders offer certain advantages over traditional Portland cement binders, particu¬larly in terms of resistance against chemical attacks and potentially environmental footprint, their degradation mechanisms remain incompletely understood at present, specifically carbonation. Thus, this study investigates the impact of natural and accelerated carbonation (1% and 4% CO2) on three different compositions of alkali-activated concretes: 100% calcined clay (C100) binder, 100% ground blast furnace slag (S100) binder, and a 40% calcined clay and 60% blast furnace slag blend (C40S60). C100 concretes exhibit faster carbonation kinetics, with five times greater natural carbonation depths than S100. This difference diminishes under accelerated carbonation, showing a 1.5 times difference for 1% CO2 and complete carbonation for 4% CO2 at 90 days. The results thus confirm that accelerated carbonation testing of low-Ca alkali-activated concretes yields results that are not representative of natural carbonation. The C40S60 sample demonstrates a carbonation profile similar to a CEM I concrete, i.e., a high carbonation resistance. Microstructure analysis indicates the formation of three polymorphs of calcium carbonate for S100 (calcite, vaterite, and aragonite), with a higher CO2 concentration favouring aragonite over vaterite. C100 exhibits no calcium carbonates; instead, sodium carbonates form, including trona for 4% CO2 and natrite for both accelerated tests. C40S60 shows calcium and sodium carbonates, although to a lesser extent, containing predominantly calcite and minor signals of natrite. Suitable compositions, like C40S60, prove as effective during natural or accelerated carbonation tests as conventional Portland cement concrete. T2 - RILEM Spring Convention 2024 CY - Milan, Italy DA - 10.04.2024 KW - Alkali-activated concrete KW - Carbonation KW - Calcined clay KW - Slag KW - Durability PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59915 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Garel, S. ED - Valente, I. B. ED - Ventura Gouveia, A. ED - Dias, S. S. T1 - Calorimetry Study of the Influence of Portland Cement Content, Slag/Fly Ash Ratio, and Activator Type on the Early Hydration of Hybrid Cements N2 - Hybrid cements (cements composed of Portland clinker, supplementary cementitious materials and an alkaline activator) potentially combine advantages of conventional cements with those of alternative binders, such as low heat of hydration and improved durability in some environments. While fly ash-based hybrid cements have been studied in considerable detail, slag-dominated hybrid cements appear to have received less attention. Here, the latter materials have been studied by isothermal calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and strength testing. The heat of hydration of these cements was as low as ~50% of that of an ordinary Portland cement, while their strength after 28-day curing was in the range 31–61 MPa. The phase assemblages after 28-day curing depended on the activator, with Na2SO4 leading to ettringite and Na2CO3 leading to hemicarbonate formation, respectively, besides C–A–S–H, portlandite and hydrotalcite. The U phase was identified when a high Na2SO4 dose and/or fly ash was employed. Na2SO4 accelerated the early reaction of the Portland clinker, while Na2CO3 appeared to decrease the extent of reaction of the clinker and led to a shift of the second hydration peak (likely related to slag reaction) to later hydration times, as did substitution of slag by fly ash. Increasing Na2SO4 dose from 4 to 6% did not lead to further acceleration of hydration or improved strength. T2 - 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020) CY - Guimarães, Portugal DA - 10.03.2020 KW - Hybrid cements KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Calorimetry KW - Early hydration PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-76550-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76551-4_20 SP - 217 EP - 226 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-53071 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Dauerhaftigkeit von Betonen auf Basis klimafreundlicher Bindemittel N2 - Aus Gründen des Klimaschutzes werden in den kommenden Jahren mehr Zemente mit verringertem Klinkerfaktor und alternative Bindemittel (klimafreundliche Bindemittel) zum Einsatz kommen. Für ihre sichere und zuverlässige Verwendung ist ein umfangreiches Verständnis der Einflüsse auf die Dauerhaftigkeit der aus ihnen hergestellten Betone notwendig. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick über einige jüngere Entwicklungen und Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet. Der Fokus liegt auf Ergebnissen der Arbeiten von Technischen Komitees der RILEM sowie der EFC und eigenen Forschungsergebnissen. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Beton KW - Bindemittel KW - Klimaschonender Zement KW - Bewehrungskorrosion KW - Chlorideindringen KW - Carbonatisierung PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61816 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Carraba, L. A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Krüger, Simone A1 - Bignozzi, M.C. ED - Falikman, V. ED - Realfonzo, R. ED - Coppola, L. ED - Hajek, P. ED - Riva, R. T1 - Fly ash-based lightweight geopolymer mortars for fire protection N2 - The present study aims to investigate the use of geopolymer mortars as passive fire protection system for steel structures. Coal fly ashes were used as aluminosilicate source and perlite was employed as aggregate to obtain a lightweight system. In addition, a geopolymer mortar containing quartz aggregate was produced for comparison. The geopolymer mortars were applied on stainless steel plates and exposed to both, cellulosic and hydrocarbon standard fire curves, according to ISO 834-1 and EN 1363-2, respectively. Acoustic emission measurements were conducted to analyze cracking phenomena during the high temperature exposure. The resulting temperature-time curves showed that the investigated system is effective in retarding the temperature rise of the steel plates. When the cellulosic fire curve was applied, a 20 mm [0.79 in.] thick layer of lightweight geopolymer mortar protected the steel substrate from reaching the critical temperature of 500 °C [932 °F] for at least 30 minutes, avoiding the rapid decrease of its mechanical properties and thus representing an important safety measure against accidental fires. No spalling phenomena on heating were detected; however, significant cracking was observed on cooling. KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Geopolymers KW - Fire protection KW - Fire proofing KW - Acoustic emission PY - 2018 SN - 978-1-64195-022-0 VL - 326 SP - 26.1 EP - 26.10 PB - American Concrete Institute CY - Farmington Hills AN - OPUS4-46154 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Henning, Ricky A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Keßler, S. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Untersuchungen zur Wärmeentwicklung von hybriden Zementen N2 - Die Hauptfunktion von Verschlussbauwerken für End- und Zwischenlager von radioaktiven Abfällen besteht in der Erhaltung der geologischen Barriere. Vor allem soll ein potenzieller Stofftransport durch eine möglichst geringe Permeabilität des Bauwerks verhindert bzw. auf vernachlässigbare Werte herabgesetzt werden. Die in-situ-Permeabilität des Verschlussbauwerks steht dabei in direktem Zusammenhang mit dessen Poren- und Makrostruktur, welche bei Bauwerken auf Basis von Beton insbesondere durch Schwind-verformungen und durch thermisch induzierte Rissbildung infolge der Reaktionswärmeentwicklung des Bindemittels gestört werden kann. Die Betone müssen daher neben einer hohen chemischen Langzeitstabilität auch eine geringe bzw. langsame Wärmeentwicklung während der Erhärtungsreaktionen aufweisen. Als hybride Zemente werden Mischungen aus Portlandzement, Betonzusatzstoffen und einem alkalischen Aktivator bezeichnet. Dabei können u. a. Alkalisulfate, Alkalicarbonate, Alkalisilicate und Alkalihydroxide als Aktivatoren zum Einsatz kommen. Aufgrund ihrer hohen chemischen Stabilität im salinaren Milieu sind Betone aus solchen Zementen potenziell besonders gut als Verfüllmaterial für End- und Zwischenlager im Steinsalz geeignet. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden daher hybride Zemente hinsichtlich ihrer Wärmeentwicklung in einem isothermen Kalorimeter sowie hinsichtlich Phasenbestand und Festigkeiten untersucht. Hybride Zementleime wurden auf Basis von Portlandklinker, Hüttensandmehl, Flugasche und Natriumsulfat hergestellt und die Zusammensetzungen systematisch variiert, um den Einfluss der Komponenten auf Wärmeentwicklung, Phasenbestand und mechanische Eigenschaften der Leime zu untersuchen; zusätzlich wurden zu Vergleichszwecken ein Zementleim auf Basis der Betonrezeptur M2 sowie eine alkalisch aktivierte Flugasche untersucht. T2 - 2. Tage der Standortauswahl CY - Online meeting DA - 11.02.2021 KW - Hybride Zemente KW - Hydratationswärme KW - Kalorimetrie PY - 2021 SP - 137 EP - 139 AN - OPUS4-52216 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Greiser, Sebastian A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Investigations on one-part geopolymers synthesized from different silica sources N2 - One-part geopolymers, synthesized from three different silica sources and sodium aluminate, were investigated regarding their microstructure and the evolution of their compressive strength on curing at slightly elevated temperatures. The effect of thermal treatment was studied up to 1000 °C and for the investigation of the chemical durability specific samples were treated with sulfuric acid (H2SO4, pH = 1). Depending on the silica feedstock, different degrees of reaction were observed. One of the silicas had a significantly higher reactivity. For two of the silicas, significant amounts of zeolites occurred as reaction products besides geopolymeric gel, whereas the more reactive silica source lead to the formation of a rather fully condensed geopolymeric network. The composites indicated promising behavior on heating in so far as no distinct shrinkage step occurred in the temperature range of dehydration. Up to 400 °C the residual strength of those mixes increased. Above 800 °C the samples underwent new phase formation. After exposure to sulfuric acid (pH 1; 70 d) specimens showed a residual compressive strength of about 77 % of the reference, indicating high acid resistance. T2 - 6th International Conference on Non-Traditional Cement & Concrete CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 19.06.2017 KW - Geopolymers KW - Zeolites KW - Thermal properties KW - Acid resistance KW - Chemical durability PY - 2017 SN - 978-80-214-5507-8 SP - 299 EP - 306 AN - OPUS4-40774 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hlavacek, Petr A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Reinemann, Steffi A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Mietz, Jürgen T1 - Corrosion of steel reinforcement in geopolymer mortars - carbonation resistance, chloride migration, and preliminary corrosion potential data N2 - Alkali-activated materials such as geopolymers are currently receiving a lot of attention because of their potential to be used as binders for concrete with advantageous engineering properties and reduced manufacturing CO2 emissions. Knowledge of the durability of steel in these concretes and related properties of alkali-activated materials is a prerequisite for their application as building materials, if they are to be used for steel reinforced elements. However, to date only limited data exists on this topic. The present contribution focuses on durability-related transport properties of geopolymer-based mortars (as model systems for concrete). We report results of accelerated carbonation, rapid chloride migration (RCM) and air permeability measurements as well as porosity data for fly ash-based geopolymer mortars, including mixes containing ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS). In addition, we report polarization resistance data and corrosion potential vs. time curves for carbon steel bars embedded in two of the fly ash-based geopolymer mortars and a CEM I-based mortar (as reference). Despite comparable total porosities, the carbonation depths, the chloride migration coefficients and the air permeabilities of the mortars differed significantly. In general, the addition of GGBFS to the binders improved the performance (decreased transport coefficients); however, this was not found to be true for the air permeability in all cases. This latter effect can be explained by drying damage of the C-(A-)S-H gel in GGBFS-containing binders. On the other hand, low transport coefficients can also be achieved by optimization of the binder formulation without the addition of GGBFS, which is also reflected in the material’s air permeability. Thus, there exists no simple correlation between air permeability (of harshly dried mortars) and durability-related transport coefficients for the studied alkali-activated materials. The corrosion potential vs. time curves in combination with polarization resistance values reveal that the steel reinforcement in geopolymer mortars assumed a passive state. However, this happened considerably later than for steel in CEM I-based mortars. The free corrosion potential of carbon steel reinforcement in the geopolymer mortars had different values than the free corrosion potential values for the CEM I-based mortar for both the active and the passive state; possible reasons for this behavior are discussed. T2 - EUROCORR 2017 CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 03.09.2017 KW - Geopolymers KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Corrosion KW - Steel reinforcement KW - Concrete PY - 2017 SP - Paper 87351, 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-41870 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Simon, Sebastian A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - The effect of heat treatment on the mechanical and structuralproperties of one-part geopolymer-zeolite composites N2 - This contribution presents the results of structural and compressive strength investigations on cured andhigh-temperature treated silica-based one-part geopolymer-zeolite composites. The specimens weresynthesized from two different silica sources, sodium aluminate and water. The phase content as well asthe compressive strength of the cured composites varied depending on the starting mix-design and thesilica feedstock. Besides geopolymeric gel, A-type zeolites and hydrosodalites were the major reactionproducts. One of the silica feedstocks yielded significantly higher compressive strength (19 MPa), whilethe other one appears to cause less variation in phase content. Strength testing indicated an improvementon heating up to 200–400 °C (28 MPa) followed by a moderate decrease up to 700 °C. Above 700 °C the sys-tems underwent new phase formation and shrinkage (volume decrease) deformations. After exposureat 1000 °C the different mixes consisted of a mix of several stuffed silica phases, almost pure hexago-nal nepheline or amorphous phase. Depending on the mix-design, the onset temperature of the hightemperature phase transformations varied. KW - Geopolymers KW - Zeolites KW - Alkali-activation KW - High-temperature treatment KW - Thermal behavior KW - Nepheline PY - 2016 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040603116300855 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2016.04.015 SN - 0040-6031 VL - 635 SP - 41 EP - 58 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands AN - OPUS4-35967 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Greiser, Sebastian A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. T1 - Degree of reaction and phase content of silica-based one-part geopolymers investigated using chemical and NMR spectroscopic methods N2 - One-part geopolymers were synthesized from two different silica materials (a silica-rich residue from chlorosilane production and a commercial microsilica) and sodium aluminate at three different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios and a nominal water/solids ratio of 0.5. The degree of reaction of the silica in the cured geopolymers (i.e. the fraction of silica dissolved to form aluminosilicates and minor products) was determined using two different methods: chemical attack with HCl to dissolve the reaction products and evaluation of peak areas of 29Si MAS NMR spectra. It was found that the degree of reaction of the silica decreases with increasing the silica content of the starting mix, and that it is almost constant after 1 day of curing and almost independent from the kind of starting silica. From the results of the NMR-based method, the mean SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of the reaction products (aluminosilicates and minor products) can be estimated to be ca. 2.0, nearly independent of the starting composition of the geopolymers. The dissolution method is biased, but of sufficient precision to be useful for following changes of the degree of reaction. Major crystalline phases in the cured geopolymers are zeolite A and/or hydrosodalite. Depending on the starting composition, the relative amounts of these zeolites vary; additionally, sodalite (only for the residue from chlorosilane production with >1 wt% Cl-), faujasite, and zeolite EMT can appear in the geopolymers. The 29Si and 27Al MAS NMR results indicate mainly Si(4Al) and Al(4Si) sites, in line with the presence of zeolite A, hydrosodalite, sodalite, and geopolymeric gel of comparatively low SiO2/Al2O3 ratio. KW - Geopolymers KW - One-part mix KW - 29Si MAS NMR KW - 27Al MAS NMR KW - Silica KW - Degree of reaction PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9232-5 SN - 0022-2461 SN - 1573-4803 VL - 50 IS - 20 SP - 6768 EP - 6778 PB - Springer Science + Business Media B.V. CY - Norwell, Mass. AN - OPUS4-33826 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mundra, S. A1 - Furcas, F. E. A1 - Huthwelker, T. A1 - Simon, Sebastian A1 - Borca, C. N. A1 - Provis, J. L. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Kinetics of Sulfide Oxidation in alkaline solutions studied by X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy N2 - The oxidation of sulfur in aqueous solutions is an important process in several geochemical and industrial contexts. In concrete technology, it is particularly relevant for the protection of steel reinforcement in slag cement-based concretes, as the presence of sulfides affects the passivation of the steel and corrosion initiation in the presence of chlorides. However, the knowledge about the kinetics of sulfide oxidation in alkaline solutions, such as concrete pore solutions, is incomplete. To address this issue, we prepared solutions with 0.80 M NaOH, and nominally 10, 100 and 350 mM HS−, respectively, and followed the evolution of the sulfur species during bubbling with oxygen-containing gas (concentration 100% or 22%) using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the sulfur K-edge. Polysulfide, thiosulfate, sulfite and sulfate were identified and quantified via linear combination fitting of the spectra, using previously measured standards. A preliminary analysis of the results shows that the initial rate constant of sulfide oxidation depends strongly on the HS− concentration, while it less strongly depending on the oxygen concentration, in line with previous results for lower pH values. Approaches to fit the data to obtain the rate constants of all relevant reactions will be discussed. T2 - 41st Cement & Concrete Science Conference CY - Leeds, Great Britain DA - 12.09.2022 KW - XANES KW - Sulfide oxidation KW - Kinetics PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 3 PB - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) AN - OPUS4-55650 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hlavacek, Petr A1 - Rünger, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Alkali activated fly ash mortars: Identification of chloride transport coefficient for various mixture compositions N2 - The main objective of this work is to determine chloride migration coefficients for alkali activated fly ash-based mortars. The effect of various mixture composition is studied. The identified values will be used in simulations of chloride transport in the alkali-activated composites, mainly to determine a critical time span of exposition to chlorides causing corrosion of reinforcement. Rapid chloride migration experiments (RCM) are performed on cylindrical specimens, 100 mm diameter, 50 mm height. Low voltage electric field (10–30 V DC) is applied as a driving force for the accelerated chloride penetration. The chloride front in the sample is identified according to NT Build 492 standard after given time of penetration (depending on the electrical current ~ 3 hours) on a fracture surface using silver nitrate solution. Further, accelerated diffusion experiments are performed in order to verify the migration coefficients obtained using RCM. The total chloride content is determined, and chloride profiles obtained on powder ground from separate layers of the specimen. T2 - EuroCoalAsh 2017 CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 06.02.2017 KW - Alkali activation KW - Fly ash KW - Chloride transport PY - 2017 SN - 978-80-214-5469-9 SP - 27 EP - 30 AN - OPUS4-39143 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Law, D. W. A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Gunasekara, C. ED - Valente, I. B. ED - Ventura Gouveia, A. ED - Dias, S. S. T1 - Effect of Curing Temperature on the Alkali Activation of German Brown Coal Fly Ash N2 - Due to environmental concerns regarding the use of Portland cement as the principal binder material in concrete and mortar it is imperative to identify alternative materials that could reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. One alternative to address these issues is the use of alkali activated materials, in particular, when based on waste streams that currently have no or only limited industrial application. This paper reports a preliminary study into the synthesis of geopolymer mortar utilizing Brown Coal Fly Ash. The ash had a CaO content of ~39%, indicating that synthesis at ambient or low temperature may be feasible. The paper reports initial trials on the effect of curing temperature, ambient to 120 °C, on the mechanical properties of the mortars produced. The results showed that ambient cured mortar achieved a compressive strength of 6.5 MPa at 3 days. A curing temperature of 60 °C gave the optimum results with a compressive strength of almost 20 MPa and a flexural strength of 3.5 MPa obtained. T2 - 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference (RSCC 2020) CY - Guimarães, Portugal DA - 10.03.2020 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Brown Coal Fly Ash KW - Lignite Coal PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-76550-7 SN - 978-3-030-76551-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76551-4_7 SP - 69 EP - 77 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-53072 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Oppat, Klaus A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Littmann, K. T1 - Vergleich unterschiedlicher Verfahren zur Messung der Oberflächenrauheit N2 - Die Oberflächenrauheit eines Bauteils ist eine wichtige Kenngröße für zahlreiche seiner Eigenschaften. Der im Bauwesen übliche Rauheitsparameter ist die Rautiefe Rt bzw. MTD, die durch volumetrische Verfahren (Sandflächenverfahren) ermittelt wird und in zahlreichen Normen Verwendung findet. Laserbasierte Verfahren müssen deshalb eine Umrechnung der aus Oberflächenprofilen gewonnenen Informationen in Rt bzw. MTD ermöglichen. Hierzu wird i.A. ein empirischer Zusammenhang zwischen Parametern zur Beschreibung des Profils und der Rautiefe der entsprechenden Oberfläche verwendet. Der Aufsatz stellt verschiedene Rauheitsdefinitionen vor und vergleicht sie miteinander. Es wird ferner gezeigt, dass die nach verschiedenen Prüfvorschriften ermittelten Rautiefen voneinander abweichen. Das Vorgehen bei der Ermittlung des Zusammenhangs zwischen Profilparametern und Rautiefen nach einem volumetrischen Verfahren wird demonstriert und der Stand der laufenden Entwicklung eines Prüfgeräts auf Basis eines Linienlasers vorgestellt. T2 - 7. Internationales Kolloquium Industrieböden 2010 CY - Ostfildern, Germany DA - 14.12.2010 KW - Rauheit KW - Rautiefe KW - Volumetrische Methode KW - Sandflächenverfahren KW - Laserverfahren KW - Linienlaser PY - 2010 SN - 3-924813-85-X SP - 135 EP - 141 PB - Technische Akademie Esslingen (TAE) CY - Ostfildern AN - OPUS4-22855 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - RILEM TC 281-CCC WG6 - Carbonation of alkali-activated concrete: preliminary results N2 - Preliminary results of RILEM TC 281-CCC Working Group 6 'Carbonation of alkali-activated concrete' are presented. T2 - 74th RILEM Annual Week & 40th Cement and Concrete Science Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 31.08.2020 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Carbonation PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51199 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Hillemeier, B. T1 - Pore structure and permeability of hardened calcium aluminate cement pastes of low w/c ratio N2 - The conversion of hydrated calcium aluminate cement (CAC) leads to an increase of its porosity which results in lower strength and higher permeability. Due to particular failures in the past, caused by conversion of CAC concretes, their use is sometimes considered to be not reliable. To evaluate the durability of converted CAC, pastes of two CACs were prepared at low w/c ratios (0.25 and 0.35), heated to 105 °C for 15 days and investigated by means of helium pycnometry, mercury porosimetry and nitrogen adsorption as well as by air permeability measurements. The results were compared to the pore structure properties and permeabilities of hardened Portland cement (OPC) pastes. At identical w/c, CAC pastes and OPC pastes exhibited similar open and total porosities. The threshold radii of the CAC pastes were about one order of magnitude greater while the hydraulic radii of their open pore system were smaller. The CAC pastes possessed somewhat smaller permeabilities than the OPC pastes and can thus be regarded as being as durable as the latter in this respect. From comparison of pore structure parameters and permeabilities it was furthermore concluded that significant pore structure damage occurs in the CAC pastes during mercury porosimetry measurements and therefore the measured threshold radii have to be considered as unreliable. KW - Calcium aluminate cement KW - Permeability KW - Porosity KW - Pore structure KW - Mercury porosimetry KW - Threshold radius KW - Tonerdezement KW - Permeabilität KW - Porenstruktur KW - Quecksilberdruckporosimetrie PY - 2013 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-012-9991-2/fulltext.html DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-012-9991-2 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 46 IS - 9 SP - 1497 EP - 1506 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-28598 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Greiser, Sebastian A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Hunger, M. A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Differentiation of the solid-state NMR signals of gel, zeolite phases and water species in geopolymer-zeolite composites N2 - Geopolymer-zeolite composites were synthesized using a silica-rich industrial byproduct from chlorosilane production and sodium aluminate. Pastes were cured at 80 °C and 80% RH, and subsequently dried in two different climates: at 23 °C and 50% RH, and under vacuum. 1H MAS, 23Na MAS and 29Si MAS NMR and XRD measurements were performed after the drying procedures as well as after subsequent aging. Zeolite Na-A was found beside traces of faujasite-type zeolite and zeolite EMT as major crystalline phases in the cured composites; the fraction of geopolymeric gel in the reaction products was determined to be ~18% on a molar basis. Various water species could be distinguished using 1H MAS and 1H-29Si CP MAS NMR, applying rotorsynchronized echo experiments. The largest fraction of the pore water resides in the α-cages of the zeolite Na-A and in the geopolymeric gel; in addition, water exists in the β-cages of the zeolites and adsorbed at sodium ions. The water species in α-cages and in the pores of the geopolymeric gel exhibit slightly different chemical shifts of 4.7 ppm and 4.9 ppm, respectively, in the 1H MAS NMR spectra. Changes of the water content in the geopolymer pores of differently dried samples were observed and led to slightly varied chemical shifts in the 29Si MAS NMR spectra too. Measurements after more than 500 days revealed no significant aging effects of the composites, which confirm their chemical stability. KW - Geopolymers KW - Aluminosilicate inorganic polymers KW - Zeolite Na-A KW - Spectroscopy KW - Drying PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.11.004 SN - 0272-8842 VL - 43 IS - 2 SP - 2202 EP - 2208 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-38694 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Greiser, Sebastian A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Jäger, Christian ED - Bílek, V. ED - Kersner, Z. T1 - 27Al-1H and 27Al-29Si Double resonance NMR of one-part geopolymers N2 - The production and processing of ordinary Portland cement are responsible for nearly 5% of the world C02 emissions. Due to the world’s increasing requirement for building materials, this air pollution is growing up in the next decades. Alternative cement such as geopolymers can reduce these emissions effectively, Conventional geopolymer binders, produced ffom fly ash or metakaolin as aluminosilicate source and water-glass or alkali hydroxide Solutions as activator, are often used and studied. It is known that under appropriate conditions the starting materials form a three-dimensional aluminosilicate structure and create a gel-like matrix, In our case, a silica source from wastewater treatment of chlorosilane production and solid sodium aluminate as starting materials are initiated to harden by water. This procedure is known as “just add water” or “one-part” geopolymer formulation. These composites have significant advantages for use on construction site, but their Chemical structure is not extensively analyzed. In this work, a well known one-part geopolymer is investigated by 'H and 27A1 magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. Furthermore, it is shown that overlapping NMR lines can resolved with echo experiments and T2 - NTCC2014 - International conference on non-traditional cement and concrete CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 16.06.2014 KW - Geopolymers KW - One-part formulation KW - Zeolite Na-A KW - NMR KW - REDOR PY - 2014 SN - 978-80-214-4867-4 SP - 91 EP - 94 PB - Novpress AN - OPUS4-31224 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Bernal, S. A. T1 - RILEM TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life – Opening Letter N2 - The ability of cement to chemically bind CO2 in a carbonation reaction enables the material to act as a carbon sink, which could partly account for offsetting the CO2 emissions associated with cement production. In response to the many open questions in this context, the RILEM Technical Committee CUC was created in May 2024. The focus of the TC will be to facilitate discussions regarding the current approaches to estimate the CO2 uptake by cementitious materials (concrete and other construction products) during and after service life. This Opening Letter presents aspects of the motivation to establish the TC, a brief overview of the state of the art in the field, the scheduled work programme, and the anticipated impact of the TC outputs. Though it is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the challenges to be addressed, from what is summarized in this letter, it is clear that work is required to base estimates of CO2 uptake by cementitious materials on a data set that is as extensive, accurate and forward-looking as possible. It is anticipated that the inclusion of interdisciplinary perspectives and data from academia and industry will enable progress in the field. KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Recarbonation KW - Carbon dioxide uptake KW - Carbonation rate PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-623724 DO - https://doi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2024.208 SN - 2518-0231 VL - 9 SP - 61 EP - 67 PB - RILEM AN - OPUS4-62372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Dauerhaftigkeit von Betonen auf Basis klimafreundlicher Bindemittel N2 - Aus Gründen des Klimaschutzes werden in den kommenden Jahren mehr Zemente mit verringertem Klinkerfaktor und alternative Bindemittel (klimafreundliche Bindemittel) zum Einsatz kommen. Für ihre sichere und zuverlässige Verwendung ist ein umfangreiches Verständnis der Einflüsse auf die Dauerhaftigkeit der aus ihnen hergestellten Betone notwendig. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick über einige jüngere Entwicklungen und Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet. Der Fokus liegt auf Ergebnissen der Arbeiten von Technischen Komitees der RILEM sowie der EFC und eigenen Forschungsergebnissen. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Klimafreundliche Bindemittel KW - Betone PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612872 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 22 EP - 29 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61287 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sittner, Jonathan A1 - Hoffmann, T. A1 - Bertmer, M. A1 - Neubert, M. A1 - Schuster, T. A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Optimizing calcination methods towards a more sustainable production of calcined clays N2 - Calcined clays are emerging as sustainable alternatives for cement production due to their potential to reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption. This study investigates the calcination of low-grade kaolinitic clays, using rotary kiln and fluidized bed. The calcined clays from the rotary kiln showed enhanced performance in the cement paste. The fluidized bed method demonstrated the potential for significant energy savings, achieving near-complete dehydroxylation with just 30 minutes of calcination. These findings highlight the promise of fluidized bed calcination for efficient clay activation, though further optimization is needed. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Calcination methods KW - Optimizing KW - Blended cement pastes KW - XRD results KW - Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612891 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 37 EP - 45 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61289 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Alkalisch aktivierte Bindemittel mit hohem Säurewiderstand für die Kanalsanierung N2 - Die biogene Schwefelsäurekorrosion (BSK) von Betonbauteilen in Abwassersystemen verursacht weltweit hohen Reparaturbedarf. Um zukünftigen Reparaturbedarf zu minimieren, werden für Neubau- und Sanierungsmaßnahmen z. T. Materialien mit besonders hohem Widerstand gegen BSK benötigt. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt Forschungen zu alkalisch aktivierten Bindemitteln, die bei geeigneter Formulierung einen hohen Widerstand gegen BSK bzw. Säureangriff aufweisen. Zusätzlich werden jüngste Fortschritte bei der Bewertung von Methoden zur Prüfung des Widerstands gegen BSK dargestellt. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Säurewiderstand KW - Betonbauteile KW - Abwassersystemen PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613141 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 90 EP - 93 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61314 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Greiser, Sebastian A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Correction: 29Si{27Al}, 27Al{29Si} and 27Al{1H} double-resonance NMR spectroscopy study of cementitious sodium aluminosilicate gels (geopolymers) and gel–zeolite composites N2 - Correction for ‘29Si{27Al}, 27Al{29Si} and 27Al{1H} double-resonance NMR spectroscopy study of cementitious sodium aluminosilicate gels (geopolymers) and gel–zeolite composites’ by Sebastian Greiser et al., RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 40164–40171, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09246J. PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-635365 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra90078a SN - 2046-2069 VL - 13 IS - 37 SP - 26148 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) CY - London AN - OPUS4-63536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nikoonasab, Ali A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Licht, M. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Sulfides in the pore solutions of GGBFS-containing concretes - Influence on the corrosion of reinforcing steel N2 - Steel corrosion in sulfide-containing solutions is a challenge in various environments, such as reinforced concrete structures. In concrete, sulfides are introduced by ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), used in standard cements and alkali-activated materials (AAMs), affecting steel corrosion. This study examined steel in synthetic GGBFS-containing cement pore solutions using electrochemical techniques. Compared to Portland cement solutions, steel in sulfide-containing solutions exhibits lower open circuit potentials and polarisation resistances. Thus, Portland cement concrete corrosion assessment standards are unsuitable for GGBFScontaining concrete. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Corrosion KW - Reinforcing steel PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612963 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 55 EP - 59 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61296 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Law, D. W. A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Gunasekara, C. A1 - Yamchelou, M. T. ED - Banthia, N. ED - Soleimani-Dashtaki, S. ED - Mindess, S. T1 - Characteristics of high calcium fly ash geopolymer mortar N2 - Portland cement is one of the principal sources of anthropomorphic CO2 emissions. It is estimated that cement production contributes up to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions and annual cement production over 4 billion tons. This has led to the development of a range of alkali activated materials (AAM), the most common precursor materials being class F fly ash and blast furnace slag. At present Class C Fly Ash is not widely utilized as an AAM due to the chemical composition and activation requirements. However, initial research on high Calcium German Class C Fly Ash suggests that the material may have potential for application as an AAM. This paper reports the development of ambient cured alkali activated mortar optimised by varying the alkali modulus and w/b ratio. The evolution of the mechanical and microstructural properties is reported over the initial 28 day period. Compressive strength in excess of 10 MPa at 7 days and 15 MPa at 28 days was achieved at ambient temperature. Similar strengths were observed for both 10% and 15% dosage but as dosage increases the optimal Alkali Modulus reduces. T2 - 77th RILEM Annual Week and the 1st Interdisciplinary Symposium on Smart & Sustainable Infrastructures (ISSSI 2023) CY - Vancouver, BC, Canada DA - 04.09.2023 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Brown Coal Fly Ash KW - Lignite Coal PY - 2024 SN - 978-3-031-53388-4 SN - 978-3-031-53389-1 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53389-1_8 SN - 2211-0844 SN - 2211-0852 VL - 48 SP - 82 EP - 92 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-59578 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nikoonasab, Ali A1 - Licht, M. A1 - Weiler, L. A1 - Achenbach, R. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Pore Solution composition of GGBFS-containing cement pastes N2 - Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag (GGBFS), a by-product of the iron-making process, has gained significant attention as a supplementary cementitious material and has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its remarkable properties. GGBFS can significantly reduce the environmental impact of cement production when it comes to building concrete structures. GGBFS can either be blended with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) (up to a 90% replacement), or it can be used in the production of alkali-activated materials (AAMs). However, a comprehensive understanding of the pore solution composition is necessary for understanding various aspects of cementitious materials and their durability, including corrosion behavior, passivation of steel, and resistance to deteriorative processes. In the present work, the pore solutions of seven different GGBFS-containing cements (alkali-activated slag, alkali-activated slag/fly ash blends, a hybrid alkaline cement, CEM III/C, and CEM III/B) were extracted and analysed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy, ion chromatography, pH, redox potential, and conductivity measurements. For comparison, a Portland cement pore solution was analysed similarly. The Concentrations of reduced sulfur were noteworthy in all GGBFS-containing cements, particularly in alkali-activated cements, where concentrations were notably higher compared to standard cements. The redox potentials of the pore solutions were primarily dictated by the concentrations of reduced sulfur, although other factors may contribute. Additionally, sulfur species in the pore solutions had an impact on pH, electrical conductivity, and other properties pertinent to the corrosion of reinforcements. T2 - RILEM Spring Convention 2024 & Conference on Advanced Construction Materials and Processes for a Carbon Neutral Society CY - Milan, Italy DA - 10.04.2024 KW - GGBFS KW - AAM KW - Sulfide KW - Pore solution composition KW - Redox potential PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59960 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rickard, William A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Pistol, Klaus T1 - In-situ thermo-mechanical testing of fly ash geopolymer concretes made with quartz and expanded clay aggregates N2 - The mechanical and microstructural properties of geopolymer concretes were assessed before, during and after high temperature exposure in order to better understand the engineering properties of the material. Fly ash based geopolymer concretes with either quartz aggregate or expanded clay aggregate were exposed to various temperatures up to 750 °C using a thermo-mechanical testing apparatus. Microstructural investigations were also undertaken to better understand the measured changes in the mechanical properties. It was found that dehydration of capillary water caused cracking and strength losses at temperatures ≤300 °C, an effect that was more severe in the quartz aggregate geopolymer due to its lower permeability. At higher temperatures (T ≥ 500 °C) sintering promoted strength increases which enabled both concrete types to yield significant strength advantages over conventional materials. Stress–mechanical strain curves, which form the basis of the fire design of concrete structures, are reported. KW - Temperature KW - Microstructure KW - Physical properties KW - Alkali activated cement KW - Geopolymers KW - Transient thermal creep PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.11.006 SN - 0008-8846 SN - 1873-3948 VL - 80 SP - 33 EP - 43 PB - Pergamon Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-35080 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hu, Nanjie A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - The influence of activator composition on the strength, shrinkage and chloride migration resistance of alkali-activated slag mortars N2 - Alkali-activated slag materials are known for their high Chloride penetration resistance. This makes them potentially applicable as repair systems for damaged steel-reinforced concrete structures, which are exposed to chloride attack. For this purpose, the influence of the activator composition, i.e. the SiO2 and Na2O concentration of the alkaline solution on a) the compressive strength, b) shrinkage and mass change and c) the resistance against chloride penetration of four alkali-activated slag mortars (AASM) were studied. An ordinary Portland cement-based mortar was used as the reference sample. Increasing SiO2 and Na2O concentrations increased the strength, shrinkage and mass loss of the AASMs. The resistance of the mortars against chloride penetration was evaluated using the non-steady-state migration coefficient Dnssm obtained from NT BUILD 492. The results indicate that the Dnssm is related to differences in the pore solution of the AASMs rather than to differences in their microstructure. An upcoming study of the authors is going to evaluate this hypothesis by the accelerated chloride penetration (diffusion) test. T2 - 6th International Conference Non-Traditional Cement and Concrete 2017 CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 19.06.2017 KW - Alkali-activated slag mortar KW - Strength KW - Shrinkage KW - Chloride migration coefficient PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.761.61 SN - 1662-9795 VL - 761 SP - 61 EP - 64 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Switzerland AN - OPUS4-43884 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Ludwig, H.-M. T1 - Structural investigations on one-part geopolymers with different chemical composition N2 - Geopolymers are promising alkali activated materials with a wide range of possible applications like heat-resistant coatings and adhesives or concretes with lower C02 emissions than conventional Portland cement-based systems. Conventional ("two-part") geopolymers are synthesized by an activation of aluminosilicate feedstocks like metakaolin or blast furnace slags with highly alkaline solutions like sodium hydroxide solutions and/or water glass solutions. A more recent approach are so called one-part geopolymers, where the alkaline activator is provided in solid form, so that only water has to be added to initiate the geopolymerisation reaction. The handling of alkaline solutions is avoided, which possesses several advantages compared to conventional geopolymers, in particular regarding safety and health issues, and, thus, it improves economic and social acceptance of these binders. However, the new formulations are less exhaustively studied and the knowledge about conventional geopolymers cannot simply be transferred to this new class of binders. T2 - 19. Ibausil - Internationale Baustofftagung CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 16.09.2015 KW - Geopolymers KW - One-part mix PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-00-050225-5 VL - 2 SP - P1.77, 2-857 - 2-864 AN - OPUS4-34880 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Watolla, Marie-Bernadette A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Rickard, W.D.A. A1 - Krüger, Simone A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Intumescent geopolymer-bound coatings for fire protection of steel N2 - The passive fire protection of steel structures and other load-bearing components will continue to gain importance in future years. In the present contribution, novel intumescent aluminosilicate (geopolymer-bound) composites are proposed as fire-protective coatings on steel. Steel plates coated with these materials were exposed to the standard temperature-time curve as defined in ISO 834 – 1:1999. The coatings partially foamed during curing and expanded further during thermal exposure, demonstrating their intumescent characteristic.Thermogravimetryandoscillatory rheometry determined that the intumescent behavior is attributed to a transition to a viscous state (loss factor > 1) in the temperature range of major water release, differing from conventional geopolymers. XRD and SEM images showed that the coatings had characteristics of ceramic or glass-ceramic foams after fire resistance testing, suggesting superior performance under challenging conditions. The thickness of the coatings influenced their foaming and intumescent behavior and thus the time for the coated steel plates to reach 500 °C. A number of additives were also studied with the best performance obtained from samples containing sodium tetraborate.Acoating of just 6mmwas able to delay the time it takes for a steel substrate to reach 500 °C to more than 30 minutes. KW - Geopolymers KW - Fire protection KW - Intumescence KW - Coatings KW - Fire resistance PY - 2017 UR - https://www.ceramic-science.com/articles/all-articles.html?article_id=100558 DO - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2017-00035 VL - 8 IS - 3 (Topical issue: Geopolymers) SP - 351 EP - 364 PB - Göller Verlag CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-42139 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sturm, Patrick A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Synthesizing one-part geopolymers from rice husk ash N2 - One-part geopolymers offer advantages over conventional geopolymers with regard to handling and storage of feedstocks. However, they often suffer from a low degree of reaction, a high amount of crystalline byproducts, and consequently low strength. In this study, one-part geopolymers were produced from rice husk ash (RHA) and sodium aluminate, and investigated by XRD, ATR-FTIR, SEM and compressive strength testing. The compressive strength of the material was 30 MPa, i.e. significantly higher than for comparable one-part geopolymers. This is attributed to an almost complete reaction of the RHA and the absence of crystalline byproducts (zeolites) in the hardened geopolymer. KW - Alkali-activation KW - Geopolymers KW - One-part formulation KW - Bio-based materials KW - Rice husk ash PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.08.017 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 124 SP - 961 EP - 966 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-37226 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Oppat, Klaus A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Christ, H.-J. T1 - Charakterisierung von Bauteiloberflächen mittels laserbasierter Rauigkeitsmessung T1 - Characterization of component surfaces by means of laser-based roughness measurement N2 - Die Charakterisierung von Oberflächen mittels optischer Technologien wird dank des ständigen Fortschritts bei der Entwicklung von Sensoren und Lichtquellen immer attraktiver. Die kommerziell erhältlichen Systeme werden dabei immer leistungsstarker, empfindlicher und genauer. Mit diesen Systemen ist es möglich, viele hundert Messpunkte innerhalb weniger Sekunden zu erfassen und auszuwerten. Dieser Fortschritt führt auch im Baubereich zu einer ständigen Weiterentwicklung und Verbesserung von Messmethoden und Systemen. So werden bereits standardisierte und angewandte Messprinzipien weiterentwickelt, den neuen Möglichkeiten angepasst und deren Anwendung auf neue Bereiche ausgeweitet. An der BAM ist es gelungen ein Messsystem zu entwickeln, mit dem Rautiefen von Bauteiloberflächen in Anlehnung an bereits standardisierte Verfahren bestimmt werden können. Mit dem Mer vorgestellten System können sowohl horizontale als auch vertikale, gewölbte und geneigte Oberflächen untersucht werden. Dank der Implementierung geeigneter Algorithmen entsprechen die vom System ausgegebenen Ergebnisse denen der seit Jahrzehnten mit den volumetrischen Messverfahren erzielten Ergebnisse. Vor allem bei der Instandsetzung von Bauwerken bringt das an der BAM entwickelte System erhebliche Vorteile, da es zukünftig auch möglich sein wird Wände und Decken genauer zu untersuchen. N2 - The characterization of surfaces by using optical technologies is becoming increasingly attractive. The reason therefore is the constant progress in the development of sensors and light sources. Commercially available systems are becoming increasingly powerful, more sensitive and accurate. With these systems it is possible to detect several hundred measurement points within a few seconds and evaluated them subsequently. This progress also carries out in the field of construction to a continually development and improvement of measurement methods and systems. So it is possible to further developed already standardized and applied measurement principles, adapt them to new opportunities and expand the application of these principles to new areas. At BAM a new measurement system has been developed for determine the roughness of component surfaces in accordance with standardized procedures. The system presented can be used on horizontal and vertical oriented, inclined and curved surfaces. By implementing appropriate algorithms the system determined results which correspond to the results of the volumetric measurement methods. Especially for the field of repair systems this measurement system brings significant advantages. In future it will also be possible to examine walls and ceilings in detail which is not possible until now. T2 - Tagung Werkstoffprüfung 2013 - Fortschritte in der Werkstoffprüfung für Forschung und Praxis CY - Neu-Ulm, Germany DA - 28.11.2013 KW - Oberflächencharakterisierung KW - Rauigkeit KW - Optische Messtechnik KW - Lasertriangulation KW - Surface characterization KW - Surface roughness KW - Optical measurement techniques KW - Laser triangulation PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-514-00806-9 SP - 291 EP - 296 PB - Verlag Stahleisen CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-29989 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Sittner, Jonathan A1 - Asante, Bright A1 - Nikoonasab, Ali A1 - Ebell, Gino T1 - 63. DAfStb-Forschungskolloquium in der BAM - Themenblock 1: Chemie der Bindemittel N2 - Aus Gründen des Klimaschutzes werden in den kommenden Jahren mehr Zemente mit verringertem Klinkerfaktor und alternative Bindemittel (klimafreundliche Bindemittel) zum Einsatz kommen. Für ihre sichere und zuverlässige Verwendung ist ein umfangreiches Verständnis der Einflüsse auf die Dauerhaftigkeit der aus ihnen hergestellten Betone notwendig. In jüngerer Zeit sind hierzu insbesondere von Technischen Komitees in RILEM und in der EFC neue Erkenntnisse gewonnen worden, die im Rahmen des 63. DAfStb-Forschungskolloquiums an der BAM (Tagungsband: DOI 10.26272/opus4-61338) im Zusammenhang mit den Beiträgen der BAM zu diesen Ergebnissen vorgestellt wurden. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Zement KW - Bindemittel KW - Dauerhaftigkeit KW - Beton PY - 2025 SN - 0005-9846 VL - 75 IS - 4 SP - 129 EP - 131 PB - concrete content UG CY - Schermbeck AN - OPUS4-63066 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Corrosion of steel reinforcement in geopolymer mortars - carbonation resistance, chloride migration, and preliminary corrosion potential data N2 - Alkali-activated materials such as geopolymers are currently receiving a lot of attention because of their potential to be used as binders for concrete with advantageous engineering properties and reduced manufacturing CO2 emissions. Knowledge of the durability of steel in these concretes and related properties of alkali-activated materials is a prerequisite for their application as building materials, if they are to be used for steel reinforced elements. However, to date only limited data exists on this topic. The present contribution focuses on durability-related transport properties of geopolymer-based mortars (as model systems for concrete). We report results of accelerated carbonation, rapid chloride migration (RCM) and air permeability measurements as well as porosity data for fly ash-based geopolymer mortars, including mixes containing ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS). In addition, we report polarization resistance data and corrosion potential vs. time curves for carbon steel bars embedded in two of the fly ash-based geopolymer mortars and a CEM I-based mortar (as reference). Despite comparable total porosities, the carbonation depths, the chloride migration coefficients and the air permeabilities of the mortars differed significantly. In general, the addition of GGBFS to the binders improved the performance (decreased transport coefficients); however, this was not found to be true for the air permeability in all cases. This latter effect can be explained by drying damage of the C-(A-)S-H gel in GGBFS-containing binders. On the other hand, low transport coefficients can also be achieved by optimization of the binder formulation without the addition of GGBFS, which is also reflected in the material’s air permeability. Thus, there exists no simple correlation between air permeability (of harshly dried mortars) and durability-related transport coefficients for the studied alkali-activated materials. The corrosion potential vs. time curves in combination with polarization resistance values reveal that the steel reinforcement in geopolymer mortars assumed a passive state. However, this happened considerably later than for steel in CEM I-based mortars. The free corrosion potential of carbon steel reinforcement in the geopolymer mortars had different values than the free corrosion potential values for the CEM I-based mortar for both the active and the passive state; possible reasons for this behavior are discussed. T2 - EUROCORR 2017 CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 03.09.2017 KW - Geopolymers KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Corrosion KW - Steel reinforcement KW - Concrete PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41869 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Lehmann, Christian A1 - Rübner, Katrin A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Geopolymerization of a silica residue from waste treatment of chlorosilane production N2 - A silica residue from waste treatment of chlorosilane production was used together with solid sodium aluminate to test its applicability for the production of one-part geopolymers. The blend was activated with water and cured at 70 °C. The degree of reaction and strength were determined after 1, 3, and 7 days. The reaction products were analyzed by XRD and SEM/EDX. Until the third day of curing the degree of reaction of the residue reached 51 % and the strength was 8.9 MPa. The reaction product was identified as geopolymer containing zeolite A. Thus, the results confirmed that the residue may be used in the production of geopolymers. However, after 3 days of curing no further progress of reaction was observed and the strength slightly decreased, which was attributed to changes in the structure of the geopolymeric gel. It was further observed that even harsh vacuum drying left some water (presumably zeolitic water and surface hydroxyl groups) in the geopolymer. KW - Geopolymers KW - One-part formulation KW - Silica KW - Zeolite A PY - 2013 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-012-9972-5/fulltext.html DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-012-9972-5 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 46 IS - 8 SP - 1291 EP - 1298 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-28596 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Microbially induced corrosion of cementitious materials in sewer systems N2 - Sewer networks (also called wastewater systems) include structures to collect and transport wastewater to disposal or treatment in dedicated facilities. These networks are essential infrastructures of our societies, and the size of these systems in terms of length as well as asset value is usually vast. Accordingly, the annual rehabilitation and replacement costs for sewer networks are very high in many countries. In addition, failures of wastewater systems can cause severe health and environmental problems, making the durability of these infrastructures an issue of crucial societal importance. A substantial fraction of the deterioration of sewers is caused by microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) of concrete structures in the networks, and, thus, understanding the causes of this process is crucial to be able to effectively direct resources for rehabilitation, replacement and construction of sewer systems. Because of the importance of the problem, it has been studied for many decades, and significant progress has been made during this time. In recent years, answers to several previously underexplored questions, for example regarding the validity of the different test methods to assess the resistance of cementitious materials against MIC and the suitability of new cementitious materials for sewer repair, have begun to emerge. The present contribution gives an overview over the processes involved in MIC of cementitious materials in sewers, and reviews recent findings concerning the resistance of cementitious materials against MIC. The data indicate that alkali-activated materials can exhibit exceptionally high resistance against MIC, while it is presently not fully understood which mix design parameters deter¬mine this resistance. Disagreement exists in the literature regarding the causes of the generally high resistance of calcium aluminate cements. Significant progress has been made in determining the deterioration rate of cementitious materials under strongly corroding conditions, but well-founded approaches to classify the severity of MIC attack in sewers seem not to be available at present. T2 - MICxUS 2025 – Symposium on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) in Industrial and Utility Systems CY - Nicosia, Cyprus DA - 21.01.2025 KW - MIC KW - Cement KW - Repair mortar KW - Sulfuric acid KW - Sewers PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62738 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Corrosion of steel in geopolymer mortars N2 - The contribution reports on durability-related transport properties of geopolymer-based mortars. We show results of accelerated carbonation, rapid chloride migration (RCM), accelerated chloride diffusion, and air permeability measurements for fly ash-based geopolymer mortars, including mixes containing ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS). In addition, we report polarization resistance data and corrosion potential vs. time curves for carbon steel bars embedded in two of the fly ash-based geopolymer mortars and a CEM I-based mortar (as reference). Despite comparable total porosities, the carbonation depths, the chloride migration coefficients and the air permeabilities of the mortars differed significantly. In general, the addition of GGBFS to the binders improved the performance (decreased transport coefficients); however, this was not found to be true for the air permeability in all cases. This latter effect can be explained by drying damage of the C-(A-)S-H gel in GGBFS-containing binders. On the other hand, low transport coefficients can also be achieved by optimization of the binder formulation without the addition of GGBFS, which is also reflected in the material’s air permeability. The corrosion potential vs. time curves in combination with polarization resistance values reveal that the steel reinforcement in geopolymer mortars assumed a passive state. However, this happened considerably later than for steel in CEM I-based mortars. The free corrosion potential of carbon steel reinforcement in the geopolymer mortars had different values than the free corrosion potential values for the CEM I-based mortar for both the active and the passive state. T2 - International Workshop on Alkali-Activated Materials CY - Ljubljana, Slovenia DA - 11.05.2017 KW - Geopolymers KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Reinforcement corrosion KW - Carbonation KW - Chloride ingress PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40241 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 - GEN A1 - Winkler, Juliette A1 - Beck, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Schneider, F. ED - Hehl, K. ED - Heyde, S. T1 - Kurz- und mittelfristige Verbundfestigkeit von alkaliaktivierten Mörteln auf Beton N2 - Ein zentrales Fundament moderner Gesellschaften ist eine intakte Abwasserinfrastruktur. Schäden infolge biogener Schwefelsäurekorrosion von konventionellen Betonen haben jedoch zu einem erheblichen Sanierungsbedarf geführt. Alkaliaktivierte Mörtel besitzen aufgrund eines hohen Säurewiderstands das Potential, einen Beitrag zur langfristigen Lösung dieses Problems zu leisten. Dazu müssen jedoch zunächst die Faktoren, die den Haftverbund zwischen diesen Mörteln und dem Betonsubstrat bestimmen, besser verstanden werden, um die Eigenschaften der Beschichtungssysteme gezielt anpassen und verbessern zu können. Die vorliegende Arbeit liefert hierzu einen Beitrag und zeigt dadurch Wege zu einer technisch machbaren und nachhaltigen Sanierung von Abwasserbauwerken auf. KW - Alkalisch aktivierte Bindemittel KW - Abwassersysteme KW - Reparatursysteme KW - Verbund KW - Dauerhaftigkeit PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-8440-8818-2 SP - 89 EP - 100 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-57701 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Vergleich unterschiedlicher Verfahren zur Messung der Oberflächenrauheit T2 - 7. Internationales Kolloquium Industrieböden CY - Ostfildern, Germany DA - 2010-12-14 PY - 2010 AN - OPUS4-22795 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - LightSHIP II - Inorganic Binder System for Innovative Panel Technology in East Africa T2 - Africa Re:Load/Discover new opportunities for innovation and business, öffentlicher Workshop CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2011-08-29 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-24471 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Vogler, Nico A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten ED - Rogge, A. ED - Meng, B. T1 - Laserbasiertes Messverfahren zur Rautiefe-Bestimmung T2 - 52. DAfStb-Forschungskolloquium CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2011-11-07 KW - Rauheit KW - Rautiefe KW - Volumetrische Methode KW - Sandflächenverfahren KW - Laserverfahren KW - Linienlaser PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-9814281-0-0 SP - 256 EP - 261 PB - BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25176 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - LightSHIP II: Inorganic Binder Systems for Innovative Panel Technology in East Africa T2 - Workshop Cement and Concrete for Africa CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2011-08-17 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-24725 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Lehmann, Christian A1 - Rübner, Katrin A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Hydration and strength development of calcite-rich wastepaper sludge ash N2 - In paper recycling large amounts of waste sludge, containing organics as well as inorganic fillers of the recycled paper, are produced. A large fraction of these sludges is incinerated; the ashes generated in this process, often referred to as wastepaper sludge ash (WSA), have the potential to be used as binder material, either alone or as supplementary cementitious material. However, ashes from different paper mills differ in their Chemical and mineralogical composition, thus, the reaction products and the properties of the hardened binders may vary s i gn i fi cantley. In the present study, a calcite-rich WSA was analyzed for reaction products and strength development. The WSA contained, besides calcite, hydraulic phases such as tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and belite (C2S), lime as well as inert phases. When activated with water, the WSA yielded a compressive strength of up to 12.3 MPa and the major hydration product was monocarboaluminate (C4A CO2 IIH2O or C4ACH11). Activation with 2M NaOH or 2M KOH solution caused a more rapid strength gain until one day of curing, but afterwards the strength development slowed down and the strength afiter 28 days was significantly lower than for the water-activated pastes. From TG analyses it is apparent that the higher strength of the alkaliactivated pastes after one day of curing was caused by a more rapid consumption of calcite and associated formation of C4ACH11. At later curing times the amount of calcite did not change substantially and consequently strength development almost ceased. The results demonstrate the complex influence of alkaline conditions on the hydration of WSA and show that the reaction products, which determine the durability properties of the hardened pastes (and materials made from it), of the calcite-rich WSA differ from the products of other WS As, as discussed in the article. T2 - CIC 2014 - Concrete Innovation Conference 2014 CY - Oslo, Norway DA - 11.06.2014 KW - Wastepaper sludge ash (WSA) KW - Alkali-activation KW - Strength KW - Tetracalcium monocarboaluminate PY - 2014 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-31038 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mundra, Shishir A1 - Samson, G. A1 - Masi, G. A1 - Achenbach, R. A1 - Bastidas, D. M. A1 - Bernal, S. A. A1 - Bignozzi, M. C. A1 - Criado, M. A1 - Cyr, M. A1 - Gartner, N. A1 - von Greve-Dierfeld, S. A1 - Legat, A. A1 - Nikoonasab, Ali A1 - Provis, J. L. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Stahlkorrosion in alkalisch aktivierten Bindemitteln und Betonen: Anwendung elektrochemischer Methoden N2 - Alkalisch aktivierte Bindemittel (AAB) und Betone können herkömmliche Zemente beziehungsweise Betone potentiell in vielen Anwendungen ersetzen und dadurch den CO2-Fußabdruck der Bauindustrie wesentlich verkleinern. Zur Untersuchung der Stahlkorrosion in bewehrten („armierten“) Betonbauteilen werden elektrochemische Methoden wie Messungen des Freien Korrosionspotentials, des Polarisationswiderstands oder von Stromdichte-Potential-Kurven eingesetzt. Diese Methoden und die etablierten Grenzwerte zur Detektion von Korrosion sind für die Anwendung bei herkömmlichen Zementen beziehungsweise Betonen entwickelt und erprobt worden. Neue Forschungsergebnisse demonstrieren, dass Unterschiede zwischen den Porenlösungszusammensetzungen von herkömmlichen Zementen und bestimmten AAB sowie anderen schlackehaltigen Zementen erhebliche Unterschiede bei den Ergebnissen der elektrochemischen Messungen bewirken und damit zur fehlerhaften Detektion von Stahlkorrosion führen können. Ursache hierfür sind vor allem reduzierte Schwefelspezies in den Porenlösungen von AAB und anderen schlackehaltigen Zementen. KW - Zement KW - Hüttensandmehl KW - Schlacke KW - Sulfid KW - Korrosion PY - 2023 UR - https://bit.ly/GIT-Gluth UR - https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/magazine-do/git-labor-fachzeitschrift-10-2023 SN - 0016-3538 VL - 67 IS - 10 SP - 28 EP - 31 PB - Wiley-VCH AN - OPUS4-58573 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Chloride binding by LDH/AFm phases and alkali-activated slag pastes N2 - Chloride binding by the hydrate phases of cementitious materials influences the rate of chloride ingress into these materials and, thus, the time at which chloride reaches the steel reinforcement in concrete structures. A particularly important role in this context is played by layered double hydroxides (LDHs), including AFm phases. Chloride binding isotherms of individual LDH/AFm phases would be required as input for computational models of chloride ingress, but such isotherms are only available for a few AFm phases, and in addition the available data are partly conflicting. The present study, conducted in the context of RILEM TC 283-CAM ‘Chloride transport in alkali-activated materials’, significantly extends the available database by determining the chloride binding isotherms of LDH/AFm phases (monosulfate, strätlingite, hydrotalcite, and meixnerite), and of alkali-activated slags (AAS) produced with four different activators (Na2SiO3, Na2O∙1.87SiO2, Na2CO3, and Na2SO4), in NaOH/NaCl solutions at various liquid/solid ratios. Selected solids after chloride binding were analysed by X-ray diffraction, and thermodynamic modelling was applied to simulate the phase changes occurring during chloride binding by the AFm phases. The chloride binding isotherms of LDH/AFm phases depended strongly on the liquid/solid ratio during the experiments, resolving apparent contradictions of the previously available data. The dependency on liquid/solid ratio must be attributed to kinetic restrictions, which are, however, currently poorly understood. Chloride binding by AAS pastes was generally higher than for Portland cement pastes and was only moderately influenced by the employed activator. A steep increase of the chloride binding by AAS occurred at free chloride concentrations above approx. 1.0 M, which is possibly related to chloride binding by the C-(N-)A-S-H gel in the AAS. T2 - RILEM Spring Convention 2024 & Conference on Advanced Construction Materials and Processes for a Carbon Neutral Society CY - Milan, Italy DA - 07.04.2024 KW - Chloride binding KW - Layered double hydroxides KW - AFm phases KW - Alkali-activated slags KW - Chloride sorption isotherms PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59855 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Thermo-mechanical and spalling behavior of normal weight and lightweight geopolymer concretes N2 - The mechanical and microstructural properties of two geopolymer concretes, produced with either quartz aggregate or expanded clay aggregate, were assessed before, during and after high-temperature exposure up to 750 °C in order to better understand the engineering properties of the material. SEM investigations were also undertaken to better understand the observed changes in the mechanical properties. It was found that dehydration of capillary water caused micro-cracking and strength losses at temperatures ≤ 300 °C. At higher temperatures (T ≥ 500 °C) sintering promoted strength increases, leading significant strength advantages over conventional concretes. Stress-mechanical strain curves, which are the basis of the fire design of concrete structures, were determined. In addition, the two geopolymer concretes where exposed to the ISO 834-1 standard fire curve in a small-scale spalling test set-up. Acoustic emission measurements during, and acoustic measurements and optical microscopy after heat exposure were employed to investigate crack formation during the tests. Both concretes did not spall, which is attributed to their comparatively high permeability and their low amount of chemically bound water. Significant crack formation was detected only around the temperature of the α–β quartz transition (573 °C) and on cooling. Because of aggregate deformations at the quartz transition temperature, deterioration after heating was more significant in the geopolymer concrete with quartz aggregates. Crack formation occurred also in the concrete with expanded clay aggregates, presumably caused by shrinkage of the geopolymer paste on cooling. T2 - Advances in Cement and Concrete Technology in Africa (ACCTA 2016) CY - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DA - 27.01.2016 KW - Geopolymers KW - Concrete KW - Transient thermal creep KW - Spalling KW - Heat exposure PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36922 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -