TY - CONF A1 - Vasilic, Ksenija A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Roussel, N. T1 - Numerical simulations of scc casting: parameter determination N2 - The paper addresses numerical modelling of fresh self-compacting concrete. In the previous studies, a numerical tool for casting prediction is built based on the assumption that fresh concrete behaves as a yield-stress fluid and treating zones with rebars as porous media. The present contribution discusses the determination of material parameters, which are required as an input for numerical simulations of casting processes. T2 - International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering 2016, Segment on Fresh Concrete CY - Lyngby, Denmark DA - 22.08.2016 KW - Fresh concrete KW - Simulation KW - CFD KW - Rheology PY - 2016 SN - 978-2-35158-184-1 SP - 163 EP - 172 PB - RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. CY - Paris, France AN - OPUS4-37446 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit ED - Rogge, A. ED - Meng, B. T1 - Zum Einfluss des Mischungsentwurfs und des Fließmittels auf temperaturbedingte Veränderungen der Rheologie von SVB T2 - 52. DAfStb-Forschungskolloquium CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2011-11-07 KW - Fließmittel KW - Polycarboxylatether KW - Selbstverdichtender Beton KW - Temperatureffekte KW - Rheologie PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-9814281-0-0 SP - 40 EP - 49 PB - BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25194 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Marinescu, M.V.A. A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan A1 - Uzoegbo, H.C. A1 - Stipanovic Oslakovic, I. A1 - Kumaran, G.S. A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Rogge, Andreas T1 - Recent developments and perspectives regarding the standardisation and quality surveillance of cement in the east, central and south african region N2 - The cement and concrete market in East, Central and Southern Africa is highly fragmented. The concrete industry in this area consists of multiple parties, including producers and suppliers of construction materials, formal and informal contractors, engineers and architects, unions of trades persons and workmen, governmental bodies and formal institutions of research and education. All these institutions mostly do not interact adequately, which makes building with cementitious materials susceptible to damage and failures. Completely opposed to the situation in Europe or North America, cement in Africa is often unaffordable, while manpower is cheap, which results in a questionable economisation of cement. Typically, there is not sufficient awareness of methods to sensibly reducing the cement content in concrete or replace Ordinary Portland Cement by adequate alternative materials. Research activities in this field of technology are often missing completely. Only few countries in the area, such as South Africa, are exempted from these issues. This paper presents the SPIN project, which is a joint project of a consortium of 8 African and 3 European partners within the ACP Science and Technology Programme. The project is funded by the EC and ACP Secretariat is the project body. The main objective of the current project is to strengthen the cement and concrete industry in the East and Central African regions. The project shall generate reasonable solution strategies to implement clean, safe and sustainable cement and concrete technology on the African continent, including general and specific guidelines for sensible application. Furthermore it shall be the kick-off for future projects, research activities and the world-wide expansion of a European-African network. The paper addresses special problems the cement and concrete market in Eastern, Central and Southern African countries has to face. Several options are presented in detail, which shall help overcoming the current situation. Customized solutions for the African market include rational methods for reducing the amount of cement used and the replacement of Ordinary Portland Cement with cheaper alternatives. The use of recycled concrete through a new and economically effective method, as well as the opportunity of using locally available resources is also discussed. T2 - 13th International congress on the chemistry of cement CY - Madrid, Spain DA - 03.07.2011 KW - Africa KW - Clean and safe cement production KW - Scientific network PY - 2011 SN - 978-84-7292-400-0 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-24041 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Kusum-Kontrollkarten mit V-Maske in der Prozesssteuerung N2 - Seit Juli 2014 liegt die EN 206:2014 als neue Betonnorm vor. Neben kleineren Änderungen ergibt sich hierdurch als einschneidende Änderung zur Vorgängerversion EN 206-1:2008 ein ergänzendes Konzept zur Konformitätsbewertung der Druckfestigkeit von Beton. An dieser Stelle werden neben dem bekannten Mittelwertkriterium alternativ sogenannte Kontrollkartenverfahren möglich. Für die Konformitätsbewertung stellt in diesem Zusammenhang insbesondere die Kusum-Methode (kumulierte Summen, aus dem Englischen cusum – cumulative sum) ein Novum dar. Weiterführende Informationen zu Kusum-Methode in der Konformitätsbewertung können der Literatur entnommen werden. Eigentlich ist die Kusum-Methode aber nicht für die Konformitätsbewertung entwickelt worden, sondern vielmehr für die Produktionskontrolle. Der Unterschied zwischen Konformitätsbewertung und Produktionskontrolle ergibt sich daraus, dass die Konformitätskontrolle eine Bedeutung für die öffentliche Sicherheit hat und dass eindeutige technische Grenzwerte vorliegen müssen, die nicht unterschritten werden dürfen, während die Produktionssteuerung ein Werkzeug mit frei wählbaren Grenzwerten für Hersteller ist. Der Handlungsbedarf ist für die Produktionskontrolle optional und ergibt sich in der Regel aus Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtungen. PY - 2015 SN - 1439-7706 IS - 4 SP - 38 EP - 44 PB - ad-media-Verl. CY - Köln AN - OPUS4-33580 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Uzoegbo, H.C. A1 - Bella, N. A1 - Rongai, G. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Diergardt, T. T1 - Cement testing in Africa - Conclusions from the first africa-wide proficiency testing scheme N2 - African cement infrastructure is quite complex. Apart from Northern Africa and South Africa in particular, cement plants are scarce resulting in highly unstable cement pricing. Clinker and cement are imported from overseas, e.g. from Portugal, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, and China. Imports are typically determined by the lowest price, and as a result the countries of origin of products vary regularly yielding large scatter of properties. Quality control and a good quality infrastructure are thus of utmost importance for the safety of the populace, an issue, which is actually often neglected. With funding of the German Metrology Institute (PTB) and support of the SPIN project, a proficiency testing scheme for cement testing according to EN 196 was set up for African laboratories. Proficiency testing schemes, also called round robins, are inter-laboratory performance comparisons allowing participants to evaluate themselves against pre-established criteria. They are a powerful tool to help laboratories improve their performance as well as demonstrate their competences to accreditation bodies or customers. 26 laboratories from 20 nations, 18 of which from Africa, participated. The BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing acted as coordinator and provider of the scheme. The aim of the round robin was to interpret the submitted data further beyond the pure statistic analyses. The data provided a positive picture of the performance of the participants in general, but it also exhibited a number of technical fields that need improvement. The paper provides the general results of the scheme and analyses identified strengths and weak points based on the submitted and non submitted data as well as on discrepancies from the EN 196 procedures during measurements. The application of EN standards for material testing is critically discussed and since quality infrastructure is also always an issue between industrial and political stakeholders, suggestions for the mitigation of the identified shared problems are given. KW - Round robin KW - Quality control KW - Cement testing KW - Proficiency testing PY - 2013 SN - 2225-0514 SN - 2224-5790 VL - 4 SP - 54 EP - 58 PB - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-29933 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Uzoegbo, H.C. A1 - Bella, N. A1 - Rongai, G. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Diergardt, T. ED - Diouri, A. ED - Khachani, N. ED - Alami Talbi, M. ED - Ait Brahim, L. ED - Bahi, L. T1 - Cement testing in Africa - Conclusions from the first africa-wide proficiency testing scheme N2 - African cement inffastructure is quite complex. Apart from Northern Africa and South Africa in particular, cement plants are scarce resulting in highly unstable cement pricing. Clinker and cement are imported from overseas, e.g. from Portugal, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, and China. Imports are typically determined by the lowest price, and as a result the countries of origin of products vaiy regularly yielding large scatter of properties. Quality control and a good quality infrastructure are thus of utmost importance for the safety of the popuiace, an issue, which is actually often neglected. With funding of the German Metrology Institute (PTB) and Support of the SPIN project, a proficiency testing scheme for cement testing according to EN 196 was set up for African laboratories. Proficiency testing schemes, also called round robins. are interlaboratory performance comparisons allowing participants to evaluate themselves against pre-established criteria. Thev are a powerful tool to help laboratories improve their performance as well as demonstrate their competences to accreditation bodies or Customers. 26 laboratories from 20 nations, 18 of which from Africa, participated. The BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing acted as coordinator and provider of the scheme. The aim of the round robin was to interpret the submitted data further beyond the pure statistic analyses. The data provided a positive picture of the performance of the participants in general, but it also exhibited a number of technical fields that need improvement. The paper provides the general results of the scheme and analyses identified strengths and weak points based on the submitted and non submitted data as well as on discrepancies from the EN 196 procedures during measurements. The application of EN Standards for material testing is critically discussed and since quality infrastructure is also always an issue between industrial and political stakeholders, suggestions for the mitigation of the identified shared problems are given. T2 - CMSS 2013 - International congress on materials & structural stability - Building up sustainable materials & constructions CY - Rabat, Morocco DA - 27.11.2013 KW - Viscosity modifying agent KW - Metakaolin KW - Diutan gum KW - Welan gum KW - Rheology PY - 2013 SN - 978-9954-32-689-3 SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-30042 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Improvement of durability of SCC by the use of micro fly ash and limestone filler T2 - BAM-Präsentation Nanocem-Meeting CY - Copenhagen, Denmark DA - 2006-04-25 PY - 2006 AN - OPUS4-12475 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Brouwers, H.J.H. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Influence of environmental temperatures on the performance of polymeric stabilising agent in fresh cementitious materials N2 - Stabilising admixtures are commonly used additives in repair mortars and grouts. Beyond this, such type of admixture is increasingly used in concrete and other cementitious materials. In particular when fresh mortar or concrete properties have to be adjusted reliably, stabilising agents can be beneficially used to improve workability and robustness of the mixture. The mode of operation of these admixtures varies, rather affecting either the liquid phase or the solid particles in the dispersion, both causing strong interactions with the mortar or concrete system, and significant changes in their rheological behaviour. Furthermore, these are strongly affected by the environmental temperature during the casting process. In the paper the effect of temperature on the performance of stabilising agents in cementitious systems is presented and how performance changes affect fresh and hardening mortar or concrete properties. Particular attention is placed on interactions between stabilising agents and superplasticizers. Results are discussed with special focus on self-compacting concrete. KW - Biopolymers KW - Cementitious materials KW - Polycarboxylate ether KW - Rheology KW - Setting KW - Stabilising agent KW - Starch ether KW - Self-compacting concrete KW - Superplasticizer PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.466.97 SN - 1013-9826 VL - 466 SP - 97 EP - 104 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Aedermannsdorf AN - OPUS4-22853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Brouwers, J. A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Meng, Birgit ED - Khayat, K. H. ED - Feys, D. T1 - Effects of superplasticizer and viscosity-modifying agent on fresh concrete performance of SCC at varied ambient temperatures N2 - Varying ambient temperatures in plants or on construction sites during casting of SCC can cause serious problems affecting the fresh concrete performances, such as rheological properties and setting time, with consequences for the hardened properties in the structure. By sensible choices of the components, the robustness of SCC mixtures against temperature variations can be improved. However, this aspect has not been the focus of intensive research yet. In this study the effects of varied ambient temperatures on the early performance of differently composed SCC mixtures are investigated, with emphasis on changes in rheology, early deformations, heat evolution and setting. Focus is placed on the study of the influence of the polycarboxylate ether molecule type as well as different viscositymodifying agents on the temperature robustness. Effects on the relevance for practical concrete applications are evaluated, which will provide a reliable framework of possible actions on the appropriate use of admixtures for SCC. T2 - SCC 2010 - 6th International RILEM Symposium on self-compacting concrete / 4th North American conference on the design and use of SCC - Desgin, Production and Placement of self-consolidating concrete CY - Montreal, Canada DA - 2010-09-26 KW - Polycarboxylate KW - Modified starch KW - Rheology KW - Self-compacting concrete KW - Temperature KW - Yield stress KW - Viscosity PY - 2010 SN - 978-90-481-9663-0 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9664-7_6 N1 - Serientitel: RILEM bookseries – Series title: RILEM bookseries VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 65 EP - 77 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-22126 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Der Siebtrennversuch nach prEN 12350-11 KW - SCC KW - SVB KW - Prüfverfahren KW - Sedimentation KW - Siebtest KW - EN 12350-11 PY - 2007 SN - 0005-9846 VL - 57 IS - 10 SP - 448 EP - 454 PB - Verlag Bau + Technik CY - Erkrath AN - OPUS4-16148 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -