TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Gerrard, C. A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - A collaborative engineering and archaeology project to investigate decay in historic rammed earth structures: The case of the Medieval preceptory in Ambel JF - International Journal of Architectural Heritage N2 - This study assesses the structural vulnerability of part of a later medieval earthen building at Ambel (near Zaragoza, Spain), once a preceptory or monastic house belonging to the Military Orders. An inspection of its morphology and materials coupled with the results of an extensive campaign of static monitoring reveals marked structural inhomogeneities, the product of more than a thousand years of construction, failure, and repair from the 10th century to the present day. Building materials are inappropriately juxtaposed, there are discontinuities between construction phases and fundamental concerns remain over the long-term stability of the structure. The current condition of the structure is mainly influenced by structural discontinuities introduced at the time of construction, the unintended consequences of repair and modification and the material decay that has affected the base of the rammed earth walls. The overall findings of the static monitoring show that there is no related damage, variations in crack widths are related to the building seasonal cycle. While static analysis is an essential prerequisite before a suitable maintenance program can be fully defined, this study argues that no evaluation of the structural behavior of any historic building can afford to ignore its archaeological “biography” of modification and repair. KW - Archaeology KW - Historical earthen building KW - Materials characterization KW - Rammed earth KW - Static monitoring PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-396274 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2016.1277283 VL - 11 IS - 5 SP - 636 EP - 655 PB - Taylor & Francis Group AN - OPUS4-39627 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - A lime-based grouting material for the repair of earthen structures T2 - Lehm 2016 - Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Building with Earth N2 - The repair of earthen structures is not an easy task. Earth as a construction material has comparatively weak mechanical properties. It is also susceptible towards liquid water, were it can lose cohesion very quickly if certain moisture contents are exceeded. Repair concepts of structures built with such materials are therefore challenging. Historical earthen structures often exhibit damages in form of extensive cracking, which may have been caused by static or dynamic loads. Frequently these cracks are insufficiently or inappropriately repaired because of lack of knowledge and / or technology. In particular, the behaviour of crack repair by grouting poses a challenge in earthen materials and demands specific requirements for the grouting mortar, such as low water content, good water retention, low shrinkage. Grouting materials require additional specifications such as compatible strengths and Young’s modulus as well as good adhesion to the earthen substrates. In addition, grouts have to be sufficiently flowable to fill small cracks and voids without segregation or bleeding. Therefore, the rheological behaviour has to be well understood and controlled to gain the desired effects. The repair of cracks in earthen buildings is traditionally done by stuffing manually mortar into the gap. Naturally, this method is only usable for cracks with large widths. Another disadvantage is that cracks going through thicker walls cannot be completely reached by the tools used for stuffing the mortar into the crack. Lime based grouts for earthen materials were usually used for re-attachment of plasters but less for structural reasons. Due to the nature of earthen materials grouts based on formulated or hydraulic lime (according to the definition in EN 459-1) have to meet considerable demands on a variety of properties, which are related to compatibility, durability and in particular to the ability of being injected. The goal of this study was to create a grout, which can be used to re-establish structural continuity in cracked earthen masonry or other massive earth walls (rammed earth and cob) with the focus on grouting cracks. The grout material was based on hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide) with additions of pozzolana and lime stone filler. T2 - Lehm 2016 - 7th International Conference on Building with Earth CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 12.11.2016 KW - Building Materials KW - Grout mortar KW - Hydraulic lime KW - Earth construction KW - Repair KW - Historical buildings PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Eigenverlag Dachverband Lehm e. V. CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-38825 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Malaga, Katarina T1 - A new grouting material for the repair of cracks in earthen structures T2 - XIth International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage (Terra 2012) T2 - XIth International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage (Terra 2012) CY - Lima, Peru DA - 2012-04-22 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-25932 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Malaga, K. T1 - A new grouting material for the repair of cracks in earthen structures T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage N2 - Traditional earthen structures of cultural value are often damaged by static or dynamic loads. This is usually manifested by the appearance of cracks. All too often these cracks are insufficiently or inappropriately repaired if at all because of lack of knowledge and/or technology. In particular, the behavior of crack repair by grouting poses a challenge in earthen materials and demands specific requirements for the grouting mortar, such as low water content, good water retention, low shrinkage, etc. If dynamic loads, e.g. induced by earthquakes, are expected, the grouting material requires additional specifications such as a compatible strength and modulus of elasticity as well as good adhesion to the earthen materials. The study presents results from the development of a grouting material based on hydraulic lime mortar suitable for the repair of cracks in a variety of earthen building techniques. The goal was to develop a material also compatible with earthen structures exposed to dynamic load. The grouting mortar was designed to be adaptable in strength properties and at the same time to have sufficient robustness for the use on the construction site. First results show a satisfactory performance of the grout concerning fresh and hardened mortar properties as well as injectability. The study is part of our work in the framework of the ongoing project NIKER, funded by the European Commission dealing with improving imovable Cultural Heritage assets against the risk of earthquakes. T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage CY - Lima, Peru DA - 2012-04-22 KW - Cracks KW - Grouting KW - Lime mortar KW - Earthen Structures KW - Cracks repair PY - 2012 SN - 978-9972-2885-5-5 IS - Theme 6 - t6_059 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-30381 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Perrone, Ch. A1 - Kaiser, C. A1 - Gerrard, Ch. ED - Feiglstorfer, H. T1 - Analysis and diagnosis of earthen buildings: the case of Ambel preceptory in Aragon, Spain T2 - earth construction & tradition N2 - This study presents diagnostic techniques to assess the structural vulnerability of earthen buildings. Medieval structures at Ambel (near Zaragoza, Spain), once a preceptory or monastic house belonging to the Military Orders, provide a useful case study. After more than a thousand years of construction, failure and repair from the 10th century to the present day, Ambel preceptory today is characterised by marked inhomogeneities: construction materials and structural typologies are juxtaposed, with structural discontinuities at the interfaces between construction phases. This paper argues that, while static analysis is an essential prerequisite before a suitable maintenance program can be defined, no evaluation of the structural behaviour of any historic building can ignore an understanding of the building’s history. KW - historical earthen building KW - rammed earth KW - material characterisation KW - static monitoring PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-900265-34-2 VL - 1 SP - 201 EP - 229 PB - IVA-Verlag CY - Vienna, Austria AN - OPUS4-37076 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Bond strength of anchor pins for earth block masonry T2 - 9th International Mansonry Conference T2 - 9th International Mansonry Conference CY - Guimarães, Portugal DA - 2014-07-07 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31105 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick ED - Lourenco, P.B. ED - Haseltine, B.A. ED - Vasconcelos, G. T1 - Bond strength of anchor pins for earth block masonry T2 - 9th IMC - International Masonry Conference 2014 N2 - Connections improvement plays a key role in seismic upgrade of historical buildings. Their global response is related to the behaviour of the single structural elements as well as by their mutual connections. Up to now limited data is available on the performance of grouted anchor pins in earthen materials where the critical point is the bond between the grout and the earthen substrate. In this paper results of the experimental testing performed on earth block masonry are presented. Pull-out tests were carried out to investigate the bond strength and failure modes of stainless steel as well as glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) rods with a lime based hydraulic grout and their compatibility with earth block masonry. GFRP rods were investigated as an alternative bonded-in anchorage material to the commonly used steel. In comparison with steel, they have a reduced weight and a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion. Their lower modulus of elasticity seems to be more compatible with the modulus of elasticity of earthen materials, although they exhibit a brittle fracture with lack of plastic phase. T2 - 9th IMC - International Masonry Conference CY - Guimaraes, Portugal DA - 07.07.2014 KW - Earth block masonry KW - Pull-out tests KW - Anchor pins KW - Lime based hydraulic grout KW - Pull-out testing PY - 2014 SN - 978-972-8692-85-8 SP - Paper ID 1623, 1 EP - 12 AN - OPUS4-31139 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick ED - Pena, F. ED - Chávez, M. T1 - Bond strength performances of anchor pins for earthen buildings. A comparison between earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob T2 - SAHC 2014 - 9th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) N2 - Connections improvement plays a key role in seismic upgrade of historical buildings. Their global response is related to the behavior of the single structural elements as well as to their mutual connections. Up to now only few data are available about the performance of grouted anchor pins in earthen materials where the critical point is the bond between the grout and the earthen substrate. In this paper, results of the experimental testing performed on earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob are presented. Pull-out tests were carried out to investigate the bond strength and failure modes of stainless steel rods with a lime based hydraulic grout and their compatibility with earthen materials. Rods with nuts were investigated to improve the pull-out capacity of the anchors. They showed higher pull-out capacity than rods without nuts. The performances of rods with nuts in cob were influenced by the rough surface at/of the earthen substrate. It is assumed that the non homogeneous surface caused an interlocking mechanism, which allowed to reach a pull-out capacity of about 54% higher than in earth block masonry. T2 - SAHC 2014 - 9th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Mexiko City, Mexico DA - 14.10.2014 KW - Earthen materials KW - Pull-out tests KW - Anchor pins KW - Lime based hydraulic gout PY - 2014 SP - Paper-ID 07/011, 1-13 AN - OPUS4-32537 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Bond strength performances of anchor pins for earthen buildings. A comparison between earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob. T2 - 9th Int. Conf. on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions T2 - 9th Int. Conf. on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions CY - Mexico City, Mexico DA - 2014-10-14 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31703 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Müller, P. ED - Modena, C. ED - da Porto, F. ED - Valluzzi, M. R. T1 - Calibration of partial safety factors for earth block masonry under compression loading T2 - IB2MAC Brick and Block Masonry - Trends, Innovations and Challenges N2 - The goal of the present study is to assess the feasibility to develop a first reliable database of materials parameters for Earth Block Masonry (EBM). The database is crucial when defining the materials safety factors. In the first part an experimental campaign of compressive tests were carried out on two types of earth block and two types of earth mortar. The results showed that the mean variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected. This low variation is related to a production with high quality standards of the materials employed. In the second part a partial safety factor for EBM under uniaxial compression was determined through the reliability method. The results proved the reliability of a common calculation method for EBM based on partial safety factors following the current standards. T2 - IB2MAC 2016 - 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference CY - Padua, Italy DA - 26.06.2016 KW - earth block masonry KW - partial safety factors KW - uniaxial compression test PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-138-02999-6 SP - 857 EP - 864 PB - CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-37145 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Ziegert, C. A1 - Müller, P. T1 - Calibration of partial safety factors for earth block masonry under compression loading N2 - The goal of the present study is to assess the feasibility to develop a first reliable database of materials parameters for Earth Block Masonry (EBM). The database is crucial when defining the materials safety factors. In the first part an experimental campaign of compressive tests were carried out on two types of earth block and two types of earth mortar. The results showed that the mean variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected. This low variation is related to a production with high quality standards of the materials employed. In the second part a partial safety factor for EBM under uniaxial compression was determined through the reliability method. The results proved the reliability of a common calculation method for EBM based on partial safety factors following the current standards. T2 - IB2MAC 2016 - 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference CY - Padua, Italy DA - 26.06.2016 KW - Earth block masonry KW - Partial safety factors KW - Uniaxial compression test PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37067 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. ED - Jasienko, J. T1 - Characterisation of earthen elements. A comparison between earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 KW - Earthen materials KW - Compression test KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Initial shear strength test PY - 2012 SN - 978-83-7125-216-7 SN - 0860-2395 VL - 1 SP - 841 EP - 849 PB - DWE CY - Wroclaw, Poland AN - OPUS4-27277 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Characterization and qualification of intervention techniques: vertical elements T2 - Workshop on seismic risk preparedness plans for the conservation and exploitation of archeological sites and historic centres T2 - Workshop on seismic risk preparedness plans for the conservation and exploitation of archeological sites and historic centres CY - Padua-Verona, Italy DA - 2012-11-27 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27255 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Charakterisierung und Modellierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Lehmsteinmauerwerk / Mechanical characterization and modelling of earth block masonry JF - Das Mauerwerk N2 - Das Wissen über die Materialeigenschaften und die Versagensmechanismen bei Lehmbaustoffen ist begrenzt und lückenhaft. Im Rahmen des EU-Projekts NIKER (www.niker.eu) wurden deshalb die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Bauteilen aus Lehm unter statischer Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung bestimmt. Ziel der Untersuchungen war es, grundlegende Daten zum Verformungs- und Versagensverhalten von Lehmbauteilen zu erhalten und dieses mit einem numerischen Modell zu beschreiben. Die Versuchsergebnisse belegten das spröde Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk bei uniaxialer Druckbelastung und zeigten, dass das Versagen von Lehmsteinmauerwerk infolge Schubbelastung nach Erstrissbildung in Mörtelfugen und Lehmsteinen durch Gleiten der Lehmsteine entlang der Mörtelfugen erfolgt. Die numerische Makromodellierung erbrachte zwar befriedigende Resultate hinsichtlich des Spannungs-Dehnungs-Verhaltens, jedoch konnte bei der simulierten Rissbildung keine Übereinstimmung mit den in den Versuchen beobachteten Rissbildern erzielt werden. Bei Lehmsteinmauerwerk ist also eine wesentlich aufwendigere Mikromodellierung notwendig, um das Versagensverhalten korrekt beschreiben zu können.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knowledge of the material properties and failure mechanisms of earthen materials is limited and scattered. Within the framework of the NIKER project (www.niker.eu) funded by EC, the mechanical properties of earthen material elements were therefore determined under static compression and shear loads. The aim was to obtain fundamental data on deformation behaviour and failure mechanisms of earthen material structural elements and to describe them by means of a numerical model. The test results confirmed the brittle behaviour of earth block masonry under monoaxial compressive load and showed that the failure of earth block masonry under shear load occurs by sliding of the earth blocks along the mortar joints after initial cracking in mortar joints and earth block. Numerical macro modelling showed satisfying results with regard to stress-strain behaviour, but the simulated crack pattern was not consistent with experimental observations. In the case of earth block masonry, it is thus necessary to use micro modelling approaches in order to correctly predict the failure process at local level. KW - Lehmstein Mauerwerk KW - Druckversuche KW - Schubversuche KW - F.E.M. Modellierung PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/dama.201200555 SN - 1432-3427 SN - 1437-1022 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 16 IS - 6 SP - 279 EP - 292 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-27589 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, U. T1 - Charakterisierung von Lehmmauerwerk unter statischer Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung T2 - Mauerwerk-Kalender 2013 N2 - Schätzungen zufolge leben und arbeiten zurzeit 30 bis 40 % der Weltbevölkerung in Gebäuden aus Lehm. Darunter befindet sich auch eine nicht unerhebliche Anzahl an Baudenkmälern, davon viele in einem gefährdeten Zustand. Bauwerke aus Lehm erfordern einen hohen Unterhaltungsaufwand, da sie anfällig sind für Erosion bei Regen sowie Abplatzungen und Querschnittsschwächung, wenn Salze kapillar transportiert werden und auskristallisieren. Außerdem sind sie empfindlich gegenüber mechanischen Beanspruchungen. So führen bereits relativ niedrige Zug- oder Druckspannungen zu Schädigungen durch Rissbildung. Einige Lehmbauweisen werden heute nicht mehr ausgeführt und das Wissen über sie ist zumindest teilweise verloren gegangen. Die verschiedenen Lehmbauweisen unterscheiden sich deutlich in Bezug auf die Zusammensetzung des Materials und die Bautechniken. KW - Lehmmauerwerk KW - Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-433-03017-2 SN - 978-3-433-60296-6 SN - 0170-4958 IS - Kap. 1.2.6 SP - 629 EP - 633 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-28584 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo ED - Visone, M. ED - Carughi, U. T1 - China T2 - Time Frames - Conservation Policies for Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage N2 - The contributions included in the book provide a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also provides a short critical lexicography, with 12 papers written by scholars and experts including topics on identities, heritages, conservation, memories and the economy. By examining the methods used to designate building as heritage sites across the continents, this book provides a com¬prehensive overview of current protection policies of twentieth-century architecture as well as the role of architectural history. KW - Building Materials KW - Cultural Heritage protection KW - Historical Buildings PY - 2017 SN - 978-1-47-248929-6 SP - 126 EP - 128 PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group CY - London AN - OPUS4-39791 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo ED - Carughi, U. T1 - Cina T2 - Maledetti vincoli - La tutela dell´architettura contemporanea KW - Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes KW - Historische Gebäude PY - 2013 SN - 978-88-422-2196-8 SP - 382 EP - 385 AN - OPUS4-27698 LA - ita AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Comparison of mechanical behavior of different earth masonry typologies in cultural heritage T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage (Proceedings) N2 - The paper has been developed in the framework of a larger EC‐research program called NIKER, in which BAM and other seventeen research partners from the Mediterrean area are jointly involved. It aims to develop and validate innovative materials and technologies for the systemic improvement of the seismic behavior of Cultural Heritage assets. The death tolls brought about by recent catastrophes in developing countries where many inhabitants lived in earthen dwellings (Gujarat, India 2001, Bam, Iran 2003 and Concepción, Chile 2010 Earthquakes, Tamil Nadu 2004 Tsunami) have brought about research studies aimed at improving earth construction in terms of strength, seismic resistance and speed of construction. In comparison to the recent advances in research on stone and brick masonry, knowledge on the material properties and failure mechanisms of earthen Building construction is limited and scattered. The research presented here by aims making a comparison of mechanical behaviour between different earth masonry material typologies, consisting of earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob. T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 31.10.2011 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material test KW - Cultural heritage KW - Seismic resistance PY - 2011 SN - 978-605-01-0188-1 SP - 25 EP - 36 AN - OPUS4-24836 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, Chiara A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Comparison of mechanical behavior of different earth masonry typologies in cultural heritage T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint Conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage T2 - WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Joint Conference 2 - Seismic protection of cultural heritage CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 2011-10-31 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-25039 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Kocadag, R. A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Qvaesching, D. A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Cederqvist, Ch. ED - Fehling, E. ED - Middendorf, B. ED - Thiemicke, J. T1 - Composite UHPC facade elements with functional surfaces T2 - Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Construction Materials N2 - This paper presents an innovative way to combine an external ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) supporting layer with an insulation layer of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) or cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) to create light-weight façade elements, which are improved in functionality and in energy efficiency. The durability of the façade elements is improved by developing UHPC with self-cleaning properties. One approach is based on the photocatalytic activation of the external UHPC shell by incorporation of TiO2 particles. The second approach consists of the modification of the UHPC surface by micro structuring in combination with the application of water-repellent agents to create durable super hydrophobicity. The current results obtained from laboratory testing are promising and demonstrate the feasibility of the approaches. T2 - HiPerMat 2016 4th International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Construction Materials CY - Kassel, Germany DA - 09.03.2016 KW - Composite UHPC elements KW - photocatalysis KW - super hydrophobicity KW - self-cleaning KW - autoclaved aerated concrete KW - cellular lightweight concrete PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-7376-0094-1 VL - 27 SP - 159 EP - 160 PB - kassel university press GmbH CY - Kassel AN - OPUS4-36566 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Klinge, A. A1 - Cederqvist, C. A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Qvaeschning, D. A1 - Sjöström, C. T1 - Composite UHPC-AAC/CLC facade elements with modified interior plaster for new buildings and refurbishment T2 - ICAE 2015 - 7th International congress on architectural envelopes (Proceedings) N2 - The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. Steel reinforced concrete is the most commonly used construction material, though with a high-embodied energy and carbon footprint. Large environmental gains may arise if an alternative to steel reinforced concrete is developed. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimised use of building area due to thinner elements and minimised maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibres. In the framework of the H-HOUSE project funded by the European Commission, composite elements are developed. The aim is to create facade panels combining an autoclaved aerated concrete or cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. To enhance occupant comfort and health, hygroscopic materials that are capable to buffer indoor air humidity shall be applied to the inside of such elements. Indoor air humidity levels are expected to be more stable, which shall subsequently improve the indoor climate and minimise potential decay to the construction. T2 - ICAE 2015 - 7th International congress on architectural envelopes CY - San Sebastián, Spain DA - 27.05.2015 KW - Composite panels KW - Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) KW - Cellular lightweight concrete ^ PY - 2015 SN - 978-84-88734-10-5 SP - 297 EP - 305 AN - OPUS4-33572 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Klinge, A. A1 - Cederqvist, C. A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Qvaeschning, D. A1 - Sjöström, C. T1 - Composite UHPC-AAC/CLC facade elements with modified interior plaster for new buildings and refurbishment. Materials and production technology JF - Journal of Facade Design and Engineering N2 - The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. Steel reinforced concrete is the most commonly used construction material, though with a high-embodied energy and carbon footprint. Large environmental gains may arise if an alternative to steel reinforced concrete is developed. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimised use of building area due to thinner elements and minimised maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibres. In the framework of the H-HOUSE project funded by the European Commission, composite elements are developed. The aim is to create facade panels combining an autoclaved aerated concrete or cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. To enhance occupant comfort and health, hygroscopic materials that are capable to buffer indoor air humidity shall be applied to the inside of such elements. Indoor air humidity levels are expected to be more stable, which shall subsequently improve the indoor climate and minimise potential decay to the construction. KW - Composite panels KW - Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) KW - Cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) KW - Aerogel KW - Modified earth plaster PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.3233/FDE-150029 SN - 2214-302X VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 91 EP - 102 PB - IOS Press AN - OPUS4-33605 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Klinge, Andrea A1 - Cederqvist, Ch. A1 - Kreft, Oliver A1 - Qvaeschning, Dirk A1 - Sjöström, Christer T1 - Composite UHPC-AAC/CLC façade elements with modified interior plaster for new buildings and refurbishment T2 - VII International Congress on Architectural Envelopes (ICAE 2015) T2 - VII International Congress on Architectural Envelopes (ICAE 2015) CY - Donostia - San Sebastián (Spanien) DA - 2015-05-27 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-33537 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Paganoni, S. A1 - D'Ayala, D. A1 - Hracov, A1 - Urushadze, S. A1 - Wünsche, M. A1 - Adami, C.-E. A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Moreira, S. T1 - Connections and dissipative systems with early warning T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 (Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions) T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 (Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions) CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27010 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Paganoni, S. A1 - D'Ayala, D. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Hracov, S. A1 - Urushadze, S. A1 - Wünsche, M. A1 - Adami, C.-E. A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Moreira, S. A1 - Oliveira, D.V. A1 - James, P. A1 - Cóias e Silva, V. ED - Jasienko, J. T1 - Connections and dissipative systems with early warning T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 KW - Seismic strengthening KW - Structural connections KW - Heritage buildings PY - 2012 SN - 978-83-7125-216-7 SN - 0860-2395 VL - 3 SP - 2888 EP - 2896 PB - DWE CY - Wroclaw, Poland AN - OPUS4-27276 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Pietruszka, B. A1 - Lukaszewska, A. A1 - Klinge, A. T1 - Design of UHPC-AAC light-weight composite facade elements for refurbishment N2 - The aim of this study was to develop a lightweight composite façade element for refurbishment of existing façades. It was crucial to minimize the thermal bridges and to undercut the thermal requirement of the system existing façade new element. The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimized use of building area due to thinner elements and minimized maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibers. In this framework, composite elements have been developed combining an autoclaved aerated concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. The results show that the lightweight composite element has a good performance in term of thermal transmittance and minimization of thermal bridges. T2 - XIV DBMC - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Building Materials KW - UHPC KW - AAC KW - Facade panels PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40496 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Pietruszka, B. A1 - Lukaszewska, A. A1 - Klinge, A. ED - De Schutter, G. ED - De Belie, N. ED - Janssens, A. ED - Van Den Bossche, N. T1 - Design of UHPC-AAC light-weight composite facade elements for refurbishment T2 - Proceedings of XIV DBMC - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components N2 - The aim of this study was to develop a lightweight composite façade element for refurbishment of existing façades. It was crucial to minimize the thermal bridges and to undercut the thermal requirement of the system existing façade new element. The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimized use of building area due to thinner elements and minimized maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibers. In this framework, composite elements have been developed combining an autoclaved aerated concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. The results show that the lightweight composite element has a good performance in term of thermal transmittance and minimization of thermal bridges. T2 - XIV DBMC - 14th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2017 KW - Composite panels KW - Ultra-high performance concrete KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete KW - Hygrothermal behaviour KW - Production technology PY - 2017 SN - 978-2-35158-159-9 VL - PRO 107 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - RILEM Publications S.A.R.L. AN - OPUS4-40498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Development of a lime based grout for crack repair in earthen constructions JF - Construction and Building Materials N2 - The study presents the results from the development of a grouting material based on hydrated lime with addition of pozzolana, which is referred to as hydraulic lime, suitable for the repair of cracks in a variety of earthen building techniques. The goal was to develop a material also compatible with earthen structures exposed to dynamic loads. The grouting mortar was designed to be adaptable in strength properties and at the same time to have sufficient robustness for preparation and use on the construction site. Results showed a satisfactory performance of the grout concerning fresh and hardened mortar properties as well as injectability. KW - Earthen construction KW - Lime based grout KW - Cracks grouting KW - Rheology KW - Strength KW - Adhesion PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.030 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 110 SP - 323 EP - 332 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-37064 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Philipp A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Development of partial safety factors for earth block masonry JF - Materials and Structures N2 - The main aim of the research was the development of a first valid database for material parameters of earth block masonry (EBM) with particular regard to statistical characteristics. A solid database is needed for the determination of the materials partial safety factor. Therefore, compressive strength tests were carried out with two types of earth blocks and two types of prefabricated earth mortar. The evaluation has shown that the mean variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected, which indicates high quality standards of the components earth block and mortar with regard to industrial production. Using the reliability method, a partial safety factor for EBM subjected to compression was determined on the basis of these test results. The findings have shown that a common calculation method for EBM based on partial safety factors following the valid masonry construction standard is feasible. KW - Partial safety factor KW - Earth block masonry (EBM) KW - Reliability KW - Compressive strength PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-016-0902-9 SN - 1871-6873 SN - 1359-5997 VL - 50 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-38937 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Mandara, A. T1 - Dynamic characterisation and seismic assessment of medieval masonry towers JF - Natural Hazards N2 - The paper investigates the dynamic characterisation, the numerical model tuning and the seismic risk assessment of two monumental masonry towers located in Italy: the Capua Cathedral bell tower and the Aversa Cathedral bell tower. Full-scale ambient vibration tests under environmental loads are performed. The modal identification is carried out using techniques of modal extraction in the frequency domain. The refined 3D finite element model (FEM) is calibrated using the in situ investigation survey. The FEM tuning is carried out by varying the mechanical parameters and accounting for the restraint offered by the neighbouring buildings and the role of soil–structure interaction. The assessment of the seismic performance of the bell towers is carried out through a nonlinear static procedure based on the multi-modal pushover analysis and the capacity spectrum method. Through the discussion of the case studies, the paper shows that the modal identification is a reliable technique that can be used in situ for assessing the dynamic behaviour of monumental buildings. By utilising the tuned FEM of the towers, the theoretical fundamental frequencies are determined, which coincide with the previously determined experimental frequencies. The results from seismic performance assessment through a pushover analysis confirm that the masonry towers in this study are particularly vulnerable to strong damage even when subjected to seismic events of moderate intensity. KW - masonry towers KW - ambient vibration tests KW - dynamic characterisation KW - seismic assessment PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2519-2 SN - 1573-0840 SN - 0921-030X VL - 86 SP - Suppl. 2, S489 EP - S515 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-37187 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Abruzzese, D. T1 - Dynamic characterisation of historic bell-tower using a sensitivity-based technique for model tuning JF - Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring N2 - The most relevant results of the vibration-based investigations performed on a historic masonry tower in Italy namely the Santa Maria a Vico bell-tower is here presented. The first part of the study involves preliminary full-scale ambient vibration measurements in operational conditions and dynamics-based finite element (FE) modelling. At first, a manual tuning of the uncertain parameters of the model was carried out to adjust material properties, soil-structure interaction and constraining effect of the neighbouring structures. Then, based on the sensitivity analysis, only the most sensitive parameters were chosen as updating parameters. Finally, a model updating technique based on a sensitivity-based method was used to minimise the error between experimental vibration data and numerical response values. To this aim, a residual vector defined as the weighted difference between the measured quantities and calculated quantities was used. The uncertain structural parameters of the FE model were identified by minimising a robust penalty function. The calibrated model was used as an important tool for the seismic assessment of the structure using pushover analysis. Since the assumed value of the masonry compressive strength is the most sensitive parameter of non-linear behaviour, a sensitivity analysis was performed considering reference values in the range of interest. The seismic safety corresponding to increasing levels of the seismic hazard was finally investigated. KW - Masonry tower KW - Ambient vibration measurements KW - Structural identification KW - Model tuning PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-018-0272-9 SN - 2190-5479 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Springer-Verlag GmbH CY - Germany AN - OPUS4-44161 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Mandara, A. A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Dynamic identification and seismic safety of masonry bell towers T2 - 14th Conference of seismic engineering ANIDIS N2 - The paper addresses two case studies of structural monitoring and seismic assessment of medieval masonry Towers in Italy: the bell tower of Aversa and the bell tower of Capua. These monuments in the Campania region were monitored by means of full-scale environmental vibration testing. Measured responses were then used for modal identification. The procedure is based on a typical finite element model updating technique based on vibration test results. Parameters optimization is carried out by minimizing a weighted error criterion relative to the building’s modal properties. A satisfactory improvement on modal parameters is thus obtained, resulting in a close Agreement between the modal properties observed in dynamic tests and those calculated from numerical model. Seismic assessment is carried out with nonlinear static analysis of the tower under multimodal distributions of lateral loads. Nonlinear analysis indicates the potential collapse mechanisms and evidences dangerous structural weakness which may play a role in the seismic vulnerability of the towers. T2 - 14th Conference of seismic engineering ANIDIS CY - Bari, Italy DA - 18.09.2011 KW - Masonry towers KW - Structural identification KW - Model updating PY - 2011 SN - 978-88-7522-040-2 IS - Abschnitt E SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-24839 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Ferraioli, M A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Mandara, A T1 - Dynamic identification and seismic safety of two masonry bell towers T2 - Georisks in the Mediterranean and their mitigation T2 - Georisks in the Mediterranean and their mitigation CY - Valletta, Malta DA - 2015-07-20 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-34655 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Mandara, A. ED - Galea, P. ED - Borg, R. P. ED - Farrugia, D. ED - Agius, M. R. ED - D'Amico, S. ED - Torpiano, A. ED - Bonello, M. T1 - Dynamic identification and seismic safety of two masonry towers T2 - Proceedings of the International Conference: Georisk in the Mediterrean and their mitigation N2 - The recent experience of Italian seismic events provided wide observational information about typical behaviour, damage patterns and intrinsic vulnerability of monumental buildings. Evidence indicates that historical constructions are by far the most vulnerable from the seismic point of view. As a consequence, they demand for the definition of urgent strategies for the protection of cultural heritage from seismic hazard. The main goal of an in-depth knowledge of the structure should help to avoid inadequate, unsuitable or dangerous rehabilitation operations, as well as to select non-invasive and reversible techniques for the best exploitation of material and technology features. The definition of reliable models and methods for seismic risk assessment of historical constructions is today a very important topic. Typical problems of masonry structures concern aspects like inherent structural lacks, material degradation, geotechnical problems, buckling behaviour of slender elements and dynamic loading vulnerability. Modelling the mechanical behaviour of masonry may play an important role, due to both inherent material complexity and great scatter in mechanical properties. Effective procedures for the identification of the structural parameters from static and dynamic testing are thus required. In particular, dynamic measurements may be very useful for the identification of mechanical properties and soil restraints and, consequently, for the calibration of advanced numerical finite element models. The paper addresses two case studies of structural monitoring and seismic assessment of medieval masonry towers in Italy: the bell tower of Aversa and the bell tower of Capua. These monuments, placed in the Campania region, were monitored by means of full-scale environmental vibration testing. Measured responses are then used for modal identification with a typical finite element model updating technique based on vibration test results. Parameters optimization is carried out on the basis of a criterion which minimises a weighted error on modal properties. A satisfactory improvement in the determination of modal parameters is thus obtained, resulting in a close agreement between the modal properties observed in dynamic tests and those calculated from numerical model. Seismic assessment is finally performed based on nonlinear static analysis of the tower under multimodal distributions of lateral loads. Results from nonlinear analysis indicate the potential collapse mechanisms and evidence dangerous structural weakness which may play a role in the seismic vulnerability of the towers. T2 - Georisk in the Mediterrean and their mitigation CY - Valletta, Malta DA - 20.07.2015 KW - masonry towers KW - ambient vibration tests KW - dynamic characterisation KW - seismic assessment PY - 2016 SN - 978-88-98161-20-1 SP - 250 EP - 251 PB - Mistral Service AN - OPUS4-37204 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Perrone, Ch. A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Earth Block masonry, rammed earth and cob: earthen components from different construction techniques and their structural performance T2 - XIth International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage (Terra 2012) T2 - XIth International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage (Terra 2012) CY - Lima, Peru DA - 2012-04-22 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-25934 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob: earthen components from different construction techniques and their structural performance T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage N2 - Both in developed and developing countries, modern building materials tend to be preferred to traditional earthen construction. Reasons include low durability, inadequate performance under seismic loading and, in developing countries, a wish to replace what is perceived as 'poor' with what is perceived as 'rich'. In an age when building permissions and construction standards are a must, particularly in seismic areas, even when an owner is willing to build in earth, construction approval needs to be granted: we rely on values and standards to build, but the necessary data on material properties and structural performance of earthen building techniques is scarce if compared to the abundance of data for other materials (clay brick masonry, concrete, steel) available to the engineer. At the same time, traditional builders' skills, knowledge and confidence in earthen building techniques are decreasing if not disappearing. A wallette testing campaign was thus carried out with the aim of filling this knowledge gap. Prior to the wallette campaign, material properties, including composition and physical-mechanical parameters, were determined. Compression and diagonal compression (shear) tests were then performed, and a basic analysis of the mechanical behaviour of structural elements built in cob is provided in relation to earth block (adobe) masonry and rammed earth elements. Cob, shown to have low compressive resistance, has a relatively ductile post-peak behaviour if compared to earth block masonry specimens which, as expected, show a marked brittle behaviour. In terms of shear strength, cob performs relatively well in view of its low compressive strength. The study is part of our work within the framework of the ongoing project NIKER funded by the European Commission dealing with improving the structural performance of Cultural Heritage assets in order to limit earthquake hazards. T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage CY - Lima, Peru DA - 2012-04-22 KW - Earth block KW - Rammed earth KW - Cob KW - Mechanical properties KW - Earthen architecture KW - Earth block masonry PY - 2012 SN - 978-9972-2885-5-5 IS - Theme 6 - t6_066 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-30380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Earthen building materials. Hydraulic lime based grout for retrofitting and CEBs stabilised with geopolimer T2 - 1st Symposium Knowledge Exchange for Young Scientists (KEYS) T2 - 1st Symposium Knowledge Exchange for Young Scientists (KEYS) CY - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania DA - 2015-06-08 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-33482 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo ED - Priebe, Nsesheye Susan ED - Schmidt, Wolfram T1 - Earthen building materials: Hydraulic lime based grout for retrofitting and CEBs stabilised with geopolymer binders T2 - Proceedings of the 1st symposium knowledge exchange for young scientists (KEYS) N2 - From the last decades the earth construction has a growing interest due to the high sustainability (low C02 emissions), thermal and acoustic performance, fire resistance and cost of the raw material (soil). In fact, earth construction can constitute a feasible solution for a more sustainable construction industry in developed countries. Nowadays the research areas on earthen construction focus from one side on the improvement of the materials for new buildings, on the other side on the Conservation of existing architectural heritage. Historical earthen buildings are often damaged by static or dynamic loads in form of extensive cracking. All too often these cracks are insufficiently or inappropriately repaired, if at all, because of lack of knowledge and/or technology. In particular, the behaviour of crack repair by grouting poses a challenge in earthen materials and demands specific requirements for the grouting mortar, such as low water content, good water retention, low shrinkage, etc. Cracks in earthen construction can be repaired by grouting to re-establish structural continuity, and can also be used to consolidate voids and gaps, or as a complement to other strengthening techniques such as the introduction of tie-rods. In the framework of earthen materials for new constructions, the major drawback is that traditional earthen materials are typically considered as non-standard. The great variability and heterogeneity of the properties of the available soils, the lack of quality control in the manufacturing of the earthen materials and in the construction process can be pointed out as the main reasons behind this Situation. Furthermore, only few countries issued Standards and recommendations supporting earth construction, discouraging the design of earth construction by the technical community in countries where these documents are absent. T2 - KEYS 2015 - 1st Symposium Knowledge Exchange for Young Scientists CY - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DA - 09.06.2015 KW - Earthen building materials KW - Hydraulic lime based grout KW - Compressed earth blocks KW - Geopolymer binders PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-9817149-3-7 N1 - Geburtsname von Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. - Birth name of Priebe, Nsesheye Susan: Msinjili, N. S. SP - 141 EP - 144 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-33606 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Earthen materials: analysis and conservation T2 - International Colloquium on Conservation of Historical, Monumental and Aracheological Sites 2012 T2 - International Colloquium on Conservation of Historical, Monumental and Aracheological Sites 2012 CY - Rome, Italy DA - 2012-07-19 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27665 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - EeB Cluster, Technologies and materials for a healthier indoor environment T2 - ECTP Construction and Built Environment: Future Horizons T2 - ECTP Construction and Built Environment: Future Horizons CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 2014-06-17 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-30954 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Ein Kalkeinpressmörtel für die Instandsetzung von Lehmbauten T1 - A lime-based grouting material for the repair of earthen structures T2 - Lehm 2016 - Tagungsbeiträge der 7. internationalen Fachtagung für Lehmbau T2 - Lehm 2016- 7th International Conference on Building with Earth N2 - Die Instandsetzung von Lehmbauwerken ist keine einfache Aufgabe. Der Baustoff Lehm hat vergleichsweise schwache mechanische Eigenschaften. Er ist außerdem anfällig gegenüber eindringendem Wasser, wobei er sehr schnell seinen Zusammenhalt verlieren kann, wenn gewisse Feuchtegehalte überschritten werden. Instandsetzungskonzepte für Bauwerke aus solchen Materialien stellen deshalb eine Herausforderung dar. Historische Lehmbauwerke zeigen oft Schäden in Form von starker Rissbildung, die durch statische oder dynamische Lasten hervorgerufen sein kann. Häufig werden solche Risse wegen mangelnder Fachkenntnis und / oder fehlender Techniken nur ungenügend instandgesetzt. Die Rissinstandsetzung mit Einpressmörteln birgt insbesondere für Lehmbaustoffe eine Herausforderung und erfordert spezifische Anforderungen an den Einpressmörtel, wie z. B. niedriger Wassergehalt, gutes Wasserrückhaltevermögen, niedriges Schwindmaß, an das instandzusetzende Material angepasste Festigkeit und E-Modul sowie eine gute Haftung am Lehmuntergrund. Zusätzlich müssen Einpressmörtel eine ausreichende Fließfähigkeit aufweisen, um kleine Risse und Hohlräume ohne Entmischung zu füllen. Deshalb muss das rheologische Verhalten des Einpressmörtels gut untersucht und kontrolliert werden, um die gewünschte Wirkung zu erzielen. Die Rissinstandsetzung bei Lehmbauwerken erfolgt traditionell durch manuelles Stopfen mit einem Mörtel. Natürlich können auf diese Weise nur Risse mit einer großen Breite verfüllt werden. Ein weiterer Nachteil ist, dass Risse, die durch dickere Wände verlaufen, nicht vollständig mit den für das Stopfen verwendeten Werkzeugen erreicht werden können. Kalkgebundene Einpressmörtel für Lehmbaustoffe werden gewöhnlich für die Wiederbefestigung von Putzen und weniger aus statisch-konstruktiven Gründen eingesetzt. Aufgrund der Eigenschaften von Lehm, müssen Einpressmörtel auf Basis von hydraulischem Kalk nach EN 459-1 [4] wesentliche Anforderungen an eine Reihe von Eigenschaften erfüllen, die sich auf die Verträglichkeit, die Dauerhaftigkeit und insbesondere die Injektionsfähigkeit beziehen. Das Ziel der vorgestellten Untersuchungen war einen Einpressmörtel zu herzustellen, mit dem die strukturelle Kontinuität in Lehmmauerwerk oder anderen massiven Lehmwänden (Stampf- und Wellerlehm) durch Rissverpressung wiederhergestellt werden kann. Das Material bestand aus Kalkhydrat mit Zusätzen von Puzzolanen und Kalksteinfüller. N2 - The repair of earthen structures is not an easy task. Earth as a construction material has comparatively weak mechanical properties. It is also susceptible towards liquid water, were it can lose cohesion very quickly if certain moisture contents are exceeded. Repair concepts of structures built with such materials are therefore challenging. Historical earthen structures often exhibit damages in form of extensive cracking, which may have been caused by static or dynamic loads. Frequently these cracks are insufficiently or inappropriately repaired because of lack of knowledge and / or technology. In particular, the behaviour of crack repair by grouting poses a challenge in earthen materials and demands specific requirements for the grouting mortar, such as low water content, good water retention, low shrinkage. Grouting materials require additional specifications such as compatible strengths and Young’s modulus as well as good adhesion to the earthen substrates. In addition, grouts have to be sufficiently flowable to fill small cracks and voids without segregation or bleeding. Therefore, the rheological behaviour has to be well understood and controlled to gain the desired effects. The repair of cracks in earthen buildings is traditionally done by stuffing manually mortar into the gap. Naturally, this method is only usable for cracks with large widths. Another disadvantage is that cracks going through thicker walls cannot be completely reached by the tools used for stuffing the mortar into the crack. Lime based grouts for earthen materials were usually used for re-attachment of plasters but less for structural reasons. Due to the nature of earthen materials grouts based on formulated or hydraulic lime (according to the definition in EN 459-1 [4]) have to meet considerable demands on a variety of properties, which are related to compatibility, durability and in particular to the ability of being injected. The goal of this study was to create a grout, which can be used to re-establish structural continuity in cracked earthen masonry or other massive earth walls (rammed earth and cob) with the focus on grouting cracks. The grout material was based on hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide) with additions of pozzolana and lime stone filler. T2 - Lehm 2016 - 7. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau - 7th International Conference on Building with Earth CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 12.11.2016 KW - Baustoffe KW - Einpressmörtel KW - Kalkhydrat KW - Lehmbau KW - Instandsetzung KW - Historische Bauwerke KW - Building materials KW - Grout mortar KW - Hydraulic lime KW - Earth construction KW - Repair KW - Historical buildings PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Eigenverlag Dachverband Lehm e. V. CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-38992 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Ein Kalkeinpressmörtel für die Instandsetzung von Lehmbauten T2 - Lehm 2016 - Tagungsbeiträge der 7. Internationalen Fachtagung für Lehmbau N2 - Die Instandsetzung von Lehmbauwerken ist keine einfache Aufgabe. Der Baustoff Lehm hat vergleichsweise schwache mechanische Eigenschaften. Er ist außerdem anfällig gegenüber eindringendem Wasser, wobei er sehr schnell seinen Zusammenhalt verlieren kann, wenn gewisse Feuchtegehalte überschritten werden. Instandsetzungskonzepte für Bauwerke aus solchen Materialien stellen deshalb eine Herausforderung dar. Historische Lehmbauwerke zeigen oft Schäden in Form von starker Rissbildung, die durch statische oder dynamische Lasten hervorgerufen sein kann. Häufig werden solche Risse wegen mangelnder Fachkenntnis und / oder fehlender Techniken nur ungenügend instandgesetzt. Die Rissinstandsetzung mit Einpressmörteln birgt insbesondere für Lehmbaustoffe eine Herausforderung und erfordert spezifische Anforderungen an den Einpressmörtel, wie z. B. niedriger Wassergehalt, gutes Wasserrückhaltevermögen, niedriges Schwindmaß, an das instandzusetzende Material angepasste Festigkeit und E-Modul sowie eine gute Haftung am Lehmuntergrund. Zusätzlich müssen Einpressmörtel eine ausreichende Fließfähigkeit aufweisen, um kleine Risse und Hohlräume ohne Entmischung zu füllen. Deshalb muss das rheologische Verhalten des Einpressmörtels gut untersucht und kontrolliert werden, um die gewünschte Wirkung zu erzielen. Die Rissinstandsetzung bei Lehmbauwerken erfolgt traditionell durch manuelles Stopfen mit einem Mörtel. Natürlich können auf diese Weise nur Risse mit einer großen Breite verfüllt werden. Ein weiterer Nachteil ist, dass Risse, die durch dickere Wände verlaufen, nicht vollständig mit den für das Stopfen verwendeten Werkzeugen erreicht werden können. Kalkgebundene Einpressmörtel für Lehmbaustoffe werden gewöhnlich für die Wiederbefestigung von Putzen und weniger aus statisch-konstruktiven Gründen eingesetzt Aufgrund der Eigenschaften von Lehm, müssen Einpressmörtel auf Basis von hydraulischem Kalk nach EN 459-1 wesentliche Anforderungen an eine Reihe von Eigenschaften erfüllen, die sich auf die Verträglichkeit, die Dauerhaftigkeit und insbesondere die Injektionsfähigkeit beziehen. Das Ziel der vorgestellten Untersuchungen war einen Einpressmörtel zu herzustellen, mit dem die strukturelle Kontinuität in Lehmmauerwerk oder anderen massiven Lehmwänden (Stampf- und Wellerlehm) durch Rissverpressung wiederhergestellt werden kann. Das Material bestand aus Kalkhydrat mit Zusätzen von Puzzolanen und Kalksteinfüller. T2 - Lehm 2016 - 7. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 12.11.2016 KW - Baustoffe KW - Einpressmörtel KW - Kalkhydrat KW - Lehmbau KW - Instandsetzung KW - Historische Bauwerke PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Eigenverlag Dachverband Lehm e. V. CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-38824 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Grünberg, U. T1 - Experimental investigations on the initial shear strength of masonry with earth mortars JF - International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation N2 - In this paper, a comparative study on the initial shear strength of masonry with earth mortars is presented. Triplet tests were carried out to characterise the shear bond strength of five different types of earth mortar, three purely mineral and two with vegetable additives (wood and straw chaff), using calcium silicate blocks. In spite of their lower bulk densities, mortars with chaffs reached a value of compressive strength comparable to the values shown by the purely mineral mortars. The characteristic initial shear strengths of all the tested earth mortars were between two and five times higher than the minimum values for initial shear strengths required by standards. To assess the influence of blocks pre-wetting, a comparison between calcium silicate blocks and earth blocks was performed to evaluate the results obtained from the standard test procedure compared to the more common practice of using earth mortars in combination with earthen blocks. KW - Earth mortar KW - Sand-lime block KW - Earth block KW - Initial shear strength KW - Shear bond test KW - Masonry KW - Triplet test PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMRI.2018.10009831 SN - 2056-9459 SN - 2056-9467 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 34 EP - 49 PB - Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. CY - Olney, Bucks AN - OPUS4-43692 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, U. T1 - Experimental testing and finite element modelling of earth block masonry JF - Engineering structures N2 - The current paper focuses on the determination of reliable numerical models of earth block masonry wallettes under different loading conditions. Uniaxial compression and diagonal compression tests were performed. Experimental behaviour was modelled with a non-linear model able to describe the cracking behaviour. The simplified approach based on macro-modelling shows a satisfactory accuracy and low computational costs. The results reproducing the uniaxial compression are in good correspondence with the post-elastic behaviour observed in the experimental campaign. The micro-modelling approach adopted to reproduce the shear behaviour, even with high computational cost, represents a suitable tool to predict the masonry collapse mechanism. KW - Earth block masonry KW - Uniaxial compression test KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Numerical modelling KW - Macro-modelling approach KW - Micro-modelling approach PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.09.020 SN - 0141-0296 VL - 104 SP - 80 EP - 94 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-34553 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - H HOUSE | Healthier life with eco-innovative components for housing constructions T2 - Meeting at Joint Research Centre of Ispra 2015 T2 - Meeting at Joint Research Centre of Ispra 2015 CY - Ispra, Italy DA - 2015-11-30 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35064 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - H-House/Healthier life with eco-innovative components for housing constructions T2 - ECTP Construction and Built Environment: Future Horizons T2 - ECTP Construction and Built Environment: Future Horizons CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 2014-06-17 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31103 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Oliveira, D. V. ED - Papadrakakis, M. ED - Fragiadakis, M. T1 - In-Plane behaviour of earthen materials: A numerical comparison between adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob T2 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering COMPDYN 2017 N2 - The paper presents a comparison between different numerical modelling approaches aiming to simulate the in-plain behaviour of three types of earthen materials, namely adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob. For this purpose, uniaxial and diagonal compression tests were carried out, which allowed determining important mechanical parameters, such as compressive strength, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, shear strength and shear modulus. Furthermore, the tests allowed assessing the level of non-linear behaviour of the respective stress–strain relationships as well as the failure modes. The experimental results were then used for the calibration of numerical models (based on the finite element method) for simulating the non-linear behaviour of the earth materials under in-plane shear loading. Both macro- and micro-modelling approaches were considered for this purpose. The procedures adopted for model calibration established the reliability of various modelling strategies for the different loading conditions. The simplified Approach based on macromodelling shows a satisfactory accuracy and low computational costs. The results reproducing the uniaxial compression are in good correspondence with the post-elastic behaviour observed in the experimental campaign. The micro-modelling approach adopted to reproduce the shear behaviour, even with higher computational cost, represents a suitable tool to predict the adobe masonry and rammed earth collapse mechanisms. T2 - 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017) CY - Rhodes, Greece DA - 15.06.2017 KW - Earthen materials KW - Compression behaviour KW - Shear behaviour KW - Digital image corelation KW - Finite element method PY - 2017 SN - 978-618-82844-1-8 VL - 1 SP - 2478 EP - 2504 AN - OPUS4-42579 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Oliveira, D. V. T1 - In-plane behaviour of earthen materials: a numerical comparison between adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob N2 - The paper presents a comparison between different numerical modelling ap-proaches aiming to simulate the in-plain behaviour of three types of earthen materials, name-ly adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob. For this purpose, uniaxial and diagonal compression tests were carried out, which allowed determining important mechanical param-eters, such as compressive strength, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, shear strength and shear modulus. Furthermore, the tests allowed assessing the level of non-linear behaviour of the respective stress–strain relationships as well as the failure modes. The experimental results were then used for the calibration of numerical models (based on the finite element method) for simulating the non-linear behaviour of the earth materials under in-plane shear loading. Both macro- and micro-modelling approaches were considered for this purpose. The procedures adopted for model calibration established the reliability of various modelling strategies for the different loading conditions. The simplified approach based on macro-modelling shows a satisfactory accuracy and low computational costs. The results reproduc-ing the uniaxial compression are in good correspondence with the post-elastic behaviour ob-served in the experimental campaign. The micro-modelling approach adopted to reproduce the shear behaviour, even with higher computational cost, represents a suitable tool to pre-dict the adobe masonry and rammed earth collapse mechanisms T2 - 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017) CY - Rhodes Island, Greece DA - 15.06.2017 KW - Earthen Materials KW - Compression Behaviour KW - Shear Behaviour KW - Digital Image Correlation KW - Finite Element Method PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41280 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Oliveira, D. V. T1 - In-plane behaviour of earthen materials: a numerical comparison between adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob N2 - The paper presents a comparison between different numerical modelling approaches aiming to simulate the in-plain behaviour of three types of earthen materials, namely adobe masonry, rammed earth and cob. For this purpose, uniaxial and diagonal compression tests were carried out, which allowed determining important mechanical parameters, such as compressive strength, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, shear strength and shear modulus. Furthermore, the tests allowed assessing the level of non-linear behaviour of the respective stress strain relationships as well as the failure modes. The experimental results were then used for the calibration of numerical models (based on the finite element method) for simulating the non-linear behaviour of the earth materials under in-plane shear loading. Both macro- and micro-modelling approaches were considered for this purpose. The procedures adopted for model calibration established the reliability of various modelling strategies for the different loading conditions. The simplified Approach based on macromodelling shows a satisfactory accuracy and low computational costs. The results reproducing the uniaxial compression are in good correspondence with the post-elastic behaviour observed in the experimental campaign. The micro-modelling approach adopted to reproduce the shear behaviour, even with higher computational cost, represents a suitable tool to predict the adobe masonry and rammed earth collapse mechanisms. T2 - COMPDYN 2017 - 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering CY - Rhodes Island, Greece DA - 15.06.2017 KW - Earthen materials KW - Compression behaviour KW - Shear behaviour KW - Digital image correlation KW - Finite element method PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41002 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Drougkas, T. A1 - Müller, U. T1 - In-plane behaviour of rammed earth under cyclic loading: experimental testing and finite element modelling JF - Engineering Structures N2 - The purpose of this paper is to numerically simulate the in-plane behaviour of rammed earth walls under cyclic shear-compression tests. The experimental testing allowed obtaining the maximum horizontal loads, the displacement capacity and the level of non-linear behaviour of the respective loaddisplacement relationships as well as the failure modes. The calibration of the numerical model (finite element method) was carried out based on the experimental results. Within this framework, a micromodelling approach was considered. The behaviour of the rammed earth material was simulated using a total strain rotating crack model. A Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion was used to reproduce the behaviour of the interfaces between the layers. Although the numerical results achieved a satisfactory agreement with the experimental results a sensitivity analysis of the parameters involved was performed. The sensitivity analysis aimed at determining which parameters of the model have a significant impact in the model’s results. As expected the sensitivity analysis pointed out that the sliding failure occurrence is mainly influenced by two parameters of the interface elements: the interface tensile strength fit and the friction angle u. Moreover the cohesion c and the layers thickness showed a limited effect on the shear behaviour. It should be noted that the results mentioned above are related to the cases where a significant level of vertical compressive stress r is employed. KW - rammed earth KW - in-plane loads KW - shear behaviour KW - cyclic shear-compression tests KW - finite element modelling KW - pseudo-dynamic tests PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.07.010 SN - 0141-0296 SN - 1873-7323 VL - 125 SP - 144 EP - 152 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-37165 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, U. ED - Van Balen, K. ED - Verstrynge, E. T1 - In-plane shear behaviour of earthen materials panels strengthened with polyester fabric strips T2 - Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions - Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls N2 - An experimental investigation was carried out to study the in-plane shear behaviour of earthen material Panels strengthened with polyester fabric strips. Strengthened panels were developed to exploit the strength potential of earthen materials and to solve its lack of tensile strength, significantly improving not only strength but also ductility. Three earthen materials were considered: cob, earth block masonry (EBM) and rammed earth (RE). As first approach the strengthening configuration, based on different adhesive materials, was tested only for cob panels. As part of the study the results of a big testing campaign of unstrengthened Panels were considered. Seven strengthened panels were tested in diagonal compression/shear.A unique reinforcement orientation was used. The results of these tests are presented in this paper, and include the load-displacement behaviours, crack patterns, failure modes. The results showed that the reinforcement was the most effective in EBM panels, with increase in strength and ductility observed. In RE and cob panels the reinforcement did not likely contribute significantly to the shear resistance, due to a lack of embedment length of the strips. Instead, in EBM it was likely that the vertical reinforcement acted in tension to restrain shear induced dilation and to restrain sliding. T2 - 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2016) CY - Leuven, Belgium DA - 13.09.2016 KW - Earthen materials KW - Strengthening KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Shear strength PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-138-02951-4 SP - 1099 EP - 1105 PB - Taylor & Francis Group CY - London AN - OPUS4-38993 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - In-plane shear behaviour of earthen materials panels strengthened with polyester fabric strips N2 - An experimental investigation was carried out to study the in-plane shear behaviour of earthen material panels strengthened with polyester fabric strips. Strengthened panels were developed to exploit the strength potential of earthen materials and to solve its lack of tensile strength, significantly improving not only strength but also ductility. Three earthen materials were considered: cob, earth block masonry (EBM) and rammed earth (RE). As first approach the strengthening configuration, based on different adhesive materials, was tested only for cob panels. As part of the study the results of a big testing campaign of unstrengthened Panels were considered. Seven strengthened panels were tested in diagonal compression/shear.A unique reinforcement orientation was used. The results of these tests are presented in this paper, and include the load-displacement behaviours, crack patterns, failure modes. The results showed that the reinforcement was the most effective in EBM panels, with increase in strength and ductility observed. In RE and cob panels the reinforcement did not likely contribute significantly to the shear resistance, due to a lack of embedment length of the strips. Instead, in EBM it was likely that the vertical reinforcement acted in tension to restrain shear induced dilation and to restrain sliding. T2 - 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2016) CY - Leuven, Belgium DA - 13.09.2016 KW - Building materials KW - Earthen materials KW - Strengthening KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Shear strength PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38979 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Horn, Wolfgang A1 - Jann, Oliver A1 - Juritsch, Elevtheria A1 - Klinge, A. A1 - Roswag, E. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Indoor air emission tests of natural materials T2 - 1st ICBBM - International conference on bio-based building materials N2 - Emissions of building materials might have negative impact on human health and well-being. In the EU-funded research project H-House more than 30 natural materials (earthen dry boards and plasters, bio-based insulation materials made of wood, flax, reed, straw, etc.) used for renovation and refurbishment were tested regarding emissions of VOC, formaldehyde and radon. Different to ordinary emission tests on single materials this study focuses on the emissions from complete wall assemblies. Therefore, specially designed test chambers were used allowing the compounds to release only from the surface of the material facing indoors. The testing parameters were chosen in order to simulate model room conditions. The emission results were finally evaluated using the AgBB evaluation scheme, a procedure currently applied for the approval of flooring materials in Germany. T2 - 1st ICBBM - International conference on bio-based building materials CY - Clermont-Ferrand, France DA - 22.06.2015 KW - Emission testing KW - Natural materials KW - VOC KW - Formaldehyde KW - Radon PY - 2015 SN - 978-2-35158-154-4 SP - 641 EP - 643 AN - OPUS4-33609 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Mechanical behaviour of earthen materials: A comparison between earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob JF - Construction and building materials N2 - Earth represents one of the oldest construction materials, which is still utilised both in developed and in developing countries. In this paper a comparison of the mechanical performance of structural elements built in three basic techniques, earth block (adobe) masonry, rammed earth and cob, is presented. In order to gain better knowledge on the structural behaviour under static loads an extensive compression and diagonal compression (shear) test campaign was performed. First compression results showed brittle mechanical behaviour in the case of earth block masonry and rammed earth elements, whereas cob exhibited a very different stress–strain pattern: cob can deform beyond the elastic range with a gradual drop in capacity. Despite its low compressive strength, cob thus presents a relatively good performance within the earthen material range as far as shear behaviour is concerned. The data here reported represents a base for a further investigation on the dynamic behaviour of the three materials considered. The study was carried out within the framework of the project NIKER funded by the European Commission dealing with improving immovable Cultural Heritage assets against the risk of earthquakes. KW - Earthen materials KW - Compression test KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Initial shear strength PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.03.009 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 61 SP - 327 EP - 339 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-30550 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Silveira, D. A1 - Oliveira, C. A1 - Varum, H. A1 - Ioannou, I. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Tarque, N. A1 - Parisi, F. A1 - Fenu, L. A1 - Solis, M. A1 - Rodriguez-Mariscal, J. D. ED - Varum, H. ED - Parisi, F. ED - Tarque, N. ED - Silveira, D. T1 - Mechanical Characterization of Adobe Bricks T2 - Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, Structural Characterization and Seismic Retrofitting of Adobe Constructions, Experimental and Numerical Developments N2 - The mechanical characterization of adobe bricks is an important first step in the study of the behaviour of adobe masonry. For this reason, in the last decades, different authors have conducted research on the mechanical behaviour of adobes from various regions of the world. Despite the importance of mechanical characterization, there are still only a few standards and normative documents with clear indications for the mechanical testing of earthen materials and, in general, These indications are not thorough and vary among different countries. Consequently, authors tend to adopt different types of test specimens and procedures in their experimental work, thus obtaining results that are not directly comparable. The fact that the materials and procedures traditionally used are also not standardized,varying greatly from region to region, also contributes to the difficulty of comparing results from different studies. This chapter presents a review of the indications provided by codes, standards and other technical recommendations for the mechanical testing of adobe bricks, as well as a detailed review of procedures adopted, and results obtained by different authors regarding the mechanical characterization of traditional adobe bricks. This chapter focuses, in particular, on the behaviour of adobe bricks when subjected to simple compression. It provides an overview of the existing knowledge and identifies needs for future research and development. KW - Adobe KW - Adobe masonry KW - Mechanical behaviour KW - Test procedures KW - Standards PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-74736-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74737-4 SN - 2194-9832 VL - 20 SP - 35 EP - 54 PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG AN - OPUS4-54170 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Oliveira, C. A1 - Silveira, D. A1 - Varum, H. A1 - Parisi, F. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Solis, M. A1 - Rodriguez-Mariscal, J. D. A1 - Tarque, N. ED - Varum, H. ED - Parisi, F. ED - Tarque, N. ED - Silveira, D. T1 - Mechanical Characterization of Adobe Masonry T2 - Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, Structural Characterization and Seismic Retrofitting of Adobe Constructions, Experimental and Numerical Developments N2 - The characterization of the mechanical properties and behaviour of adobe masonry is fundamental for the understanding of the structural behaviour of adobe constructions. Thus, in the last decades, experimental studies focused on this topic have been carried out by different authors. Many of the existing experimental works, however, were carried out aiming to support broader studies focused on the seismic behaviour of adobe constructions and are not very detailed. Moreover, authors tend to adopt different procedures in their experimental work, since there are few indications in existing standards for testing adobe masonry. The wide variety in materials used, both for the adobes and mortars, further complicates this work, making it difficult to compare results obtained in different studies. This chapter provides an overview of the indications given by standards and other technical recommendations for the mechanical testing of adobe masonry. It presents a review of existing research on the mechanical behaviour of adobe masonry, addressing studies that focus on: (i) compression behaviour, (ii) shear behaviour, (iii) joint shear behaviour. It provides a global analysis of the existing knowledge, suggesting improvements for normative documents and identifying future Research needs. KW - Adobe masonry KW - Mechanical behaviour KW - Experimental tests KW - Standards PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-74736-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74737-4_4 SN - 2194-9832 VL - 20 SP - 55 EP - 92 PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG AN - OPUS4-54171 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, U. ED - Jäger, W. T1 - Modellierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter statischer Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung T2 - Mauerwerk-Kalender 2017 - Befestigungen, Lehmmauerwerk N2 - In diesem Beitrag werden numerische Analysen der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung vorgestellt. Ergebnisse von einachsigen Druck- und Schubversuchen an Wandprüfkörpern lieferten dafür grundlegende mechanische Kennwerte im elastischen Bereich und im nichtelastischen Versagenszustand.Die Testergebnisse zeigten, dass verschiedene Vorlasten keinen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Schubfestigkeit haben. Außerdem bestätigten die Ergebnisse das spröde Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter einachsiger Druckbelastung und es zeigte sich, dass das Versagen des Lehmsteinmauerwerks unter Scherbelastung entlang der Mörtelfugen erfolgt. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse wurden verwendet, um das Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk durch nichtlineare Finite-Elemente-Methoden auf der Basis von Makro- und Mikro-Modellierungsansätzen zu simulieren. Entsprechendes konstitutives Materialverhalten und Zwängungen, die in den Versuchen durch die Art der Lasteinleitung in Form von Stahlprofilen und Stahlschuhen verursacht wurden, wurde in den Modellen berücksichtigt. Es wurde zuerst ein auf der Grundlage der experimentellen Daten kalibriertes Makro-Modell entwickelt, was zu einer brauchbaren Vorhersage des Versagensverhaltens der Mauerwerksprüfkörper führte. Die simulierten Spannungs-Dehnungs-Kurven, berechnet unter einachsiger Druckbelastung, zeigten eine gute Übereinstimmung mit den Ergebnissen der geprüften Mauerwerkskörper, sowohl im elastischen als auch im nichtelastischen Bereich. Ein vereinfachter Ansatz, basierend auf der Makro-Modellierung und einem homogenisierten Prüfkörper, kann für die Untersuchung größerer Tragsysteme oder ganzer Gebäude angewendet werden, wobei eine zufriedenstellende Genauigkeit bei geringerem Rechenaufwand erreicht wird. Obwohl das globale Spannungs-Dehnungs-Verhalten zufriedenstellend wiedergegeben wurde, ist ein solches nichtlineares isotropes Kontinuumsmodell für Lehmsteinmauerwerk nicht in vollem Umfang geeignet, um das bei den Versuchen beobachtete Rissbild an den Prüfkörpern zu simulieren. Eine detailliertere Analyse des mechanischen Verhaltensdes Mauerwerks wurde mit einem Mikro-Modellierungsansatz durchgeführt. Das Modell, in dem ein Wandabschnitt nicht mehr homogenisiert, sondern in konkrete Stein- und Fugenelemente diskretisiert wird, hat sich insbesondere für das Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter Schubbeanspruchung als geeignet erwiesen. Die Auswertung der Spannungsverteilungen bei der nichtlinearen Analyse lieferte Informationen über die tatsächlichen Mechanismen der Lastübertragung zwischen Steinen und Mörtelfugen. Mit dem Mikro-Modell war es möglich, das nichtlineare Verhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk vorherzusagen. Es stellt somit ein geeignetes Werkzeug für die Untersuchung der Versagensmechanismen von Lehmsteinmauerwerk dar. Allerdings sind aufgrund der Komplexität des Modells für die Beschreibung der Stein/Mörtel-Schnittstelle und die hohe Anzahl an erforderlichen mechanischen Parametern umfassendere Untersuchungen notwendig. Die zukünftige Forschung wird sich daher einerseits auf die Verfeinerung der numerischen Modelle und andererseits auf die Simulation komplexer Belastungssituationen und Gebäudekomponenten konzentrieren. KW - Lehmsteinmauerwerk KW - Mechanische Eigenschaften KW - Statische Druck- und Schubbeanspruchung KW - Lehmbau KW - Baustoffe PY - 2017 SN - 978-3-433-03161-2 SP - 195 EP - 208 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-39631 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Silva, R.A. A1 - Oliveira, D.V. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Schueremans, L. ED - Pena, F. ED - Chávez, M. T1 - Modelling of rammed earth under shear loading T2 - SAHC 2014 - 9th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) N2 - The intensive use of earth as a building material since ancient times resulted in an important and significant earthen built heritage currently existing worldwide spread. The rammed earth technique has a significant presence in this heritage, where it served to build from simple dwell-ings to fortresses. However, the high vulnerability of rammed earth constructions to decay agents and to seismic events puts in risk their further existence and the lives of millions of peo-ple. With respect to the seismic behaviour of rammed earth walls, the understanding and mod-elling of their shear behaviour are topics underdeveloped in the bibliography. Nevertheless, these topics are of extreme importance in the preservation and strengthening of rammed earth constructions. Therefore, this paper presents a numerical work aiming at modelling the non-linear behaviour of unstabilised rammed earth under shear loading, resorting to the finite ele-ments method (FEM). The models were used to simulate the behaviour of a set of rammed earth wallets tested under diagonal compression. Both macro- and micro-modelling approach-es were considered, where the objective of this last approach was to evaluate the influence of apparent weakness of the interfaces between layers on the shear behaviour. The total strain ro-tating crack model (TSCRM) was used to simulate the behaviour of the rammed earth material, while the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion was used to simulate the behaviour of interfaces be-tween layers. Furthermore, uncertainties related to the definition of the input parameters re-quired performing a sensitivity analysis. The numerical models achieved good agreement with the experimental results and the compressive strength, the Poisson’s ratio, the tensile strength and the tensile fracture energy revealed to be the most important parameters in the analyses. T2 - SAHC 2014 - 9th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Mexiko City, Mexico DA - 14.10.2014 KW - Rammed earth KW - Diagonal-compression KW - Shear behaviour KW - FEM modelling PY - 2014 SP - Paper-ID 08/015, 1-12 AN - OPUS4-32538 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - NIKER | New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake induced risk T2 - Meeting at Joint Research Centre of Ispra 2015 T2 - Meeting at Joint Research Centre of Ispra 2015 CY - Ispra, Italy DA - 2015-11-30 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35063 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Oliveira, D. V. A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Drougkas, A. A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Numerical modelling of rammed earth under different in-plane load conditions T2 - Lehm 2016 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Building with Earth N2 - The paper presents a comparison between two different numerical modelling approaches aimed to simulate the in-plain behaviour of rammed earth walls, namely under axial, diagonal and cyclic shearcompression loading. In the first part of the study the mechanical characterisation of wallets tested under uniaxial compression and diagonal compression and walls tested under in-plane cyclic shear-compression loading is presented. The results were used to implement and validate the finite element simulations. The numerical modelling of the rammed earth samples tested is then discussed in the second part. A non-linear constitutive law based on the total strain rotating crack model (TSRCM) was employed as implemented in the DIANA® software. The aim of the numerical analyses presented here is to simulate the behaviour of rammed earth under different inplane loading conditions. For the wallets, tests under static loading both macro- and micro-modelling approaches were considered for the simulation of the experimental tests. For the walls subjected to cyclic loading only the micro-modelling approach was applied for the simulation of the experimental tests. The respective FEM model was calibrated with the experimental results. The rammed earth layers were represented by continuum elements, the contact surfaces between layers by interface elements. This approach allowed assessing the influence of the apparent weakness of the interfaces between layers on the shear behaviour of rammed earth. The goal of the numerical simulation of the cyclic tests was to establish the adequacy of common analytical methods (e. g. used for masonry) applied to the analysis of rammed earth. Rammed earth exhibits brittle characteristics similar to masonry materials and is used in geometrical typologies, such as walls, common in masonry construction. T2 - Lehm 2016 - 7th International Conference on Building with Earth CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 12.11.2016 KW - Building materials KW - FEM analysis KW - Rammed earth KW - Compression and shear testing KW - Cyclinc loading KW - Failure mode KW - Crack pattern PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Eigenverlag Dachverband Lehm e. V. CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-38820 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Johansson, G. A1 - Zandi, K. A1 - Portal, Natalie Williams A1 - Müller, U. T1 - Numerical modelling of UHPC and TRC sandwich elements for building envelopes T2 - IABSE conference - Structural engineering: Providing solutions to global challenges (Proceedings) N2 - ln this paper a modelling approach is presented to reproduce the mechanical behaviour of sandwich panels via finite element analysis. Two types of panels were investigated in this scope of work. The first sandwich element was a textile reinforced concrete (TRC) panel with cellular lightweight concrete insulation and the second configuration was an ultra-high performances concrete (UHPC) panel with aerated autoclaved concrete insulation. The goal was to obtain a reliable numerical strategy that represents a reasonable compromise in terms of sufficient accuracy of the element characteristics and the computational costs. The results show the possibility of describing the composite action in a full sandwich panel. The achieved modelling approach will later be used for the optimization of TRC and UHPC panels in terms of minimizing the thickness, identifying the number and location of connectors, as well as evaluating varying anchorage Systems. T2 - IABSE conference - Structural engineering: Providing solutions to global challenges CY - Geneva, Switzerland DA - 23.09.2015 KW - Sandwich elements KW - Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) KW - Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) KW - Cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) KW - Finite element analysis (FEA) PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-85748-140-6 SP - 195 EP - 203 AN - OPUS4-34552 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Numerical modelling of UHPC and TRC sandwich elements for building envelopes T2 - IABSE Conference - Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges T2 - IABSE Conference - Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges CY - Geneva, Schweiz DA - 2015-09-23 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-34379 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Oliveira, D. V. A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Drougkas, A. A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Numerische Modellierung von Stampflehm unter verschiedenen Lasteinflüssen T2 - Lehm 2016 - Tagungsbeiträge der 7. Internationalen Fachtagung für Lehmbau N2 - Der Beitrag präsentiert einen Vergleich zwischen verschiedenen numerischen Modellierungsansätzen die dazu dienen sollen, das flächige Verhalten von Stampflehmwänden, genauer unter axialer, diagonaler und zyklischer Scherkraftbelastung zu simulieren. Im ersten Teil der Studie werden die mechanischen Eigenschaften der Wandscheiben, die unter einachsiger und diagonaler Druckbelastung getestet wurde und der Wände, die in flächigen, zyklischen Scherkraftbelastung getestet wurden, dargestellt. Die Ergebnisse werden verwendet, um die Finite Elemente Simulation anzuwenden und zu bewerten. Die numerische Modellierung der getesteten Stampflehmproben wird dann im zweiten Teil diskutiert. Ein nichtlineares Materialgesetz basierend auf dem Gesamtdehnungsrissmodell (total strain rotating crack model – TSRCM) wurde, wie durch die Software DIANA® verwendet, angesetzt. Ziel dieser hier präsentierten numerischen Analyse ist es, das Verhalten von Stampflehm unter verschiedenen Lasteinflüssen zu simulieren. Für die Wandscheiben wurden Versuche unter linearer Last, sowohl in Makro- als auch Mikromodellansätze für die Simulation der experimentellen Versuche gewählt. Für die Wände, welche zyklischer Belastung ausgesetzt waren, wurden nur die Mikromodellansätze für die Simulation der experimentellen Versuche gewählt. Das betreffende FEM Modell wurde mit den experimentellen Ergebnissen kalibriert. Die Stampflehmlagen wurden mit durchgehenden Elementen, die Kontaktflächen zwischen den Lagen mit Oberflächenelementen repräsentiert. Dieser Ansatz erlaubte die Bewertung des Einflusses der auftretenden Schwächung in den Oberflächen zwischen den Lagen auf das Scherverhalten des Stampflehms. Ziel der numerischen Simulation von zyklischen Versuchen war es, die Eignung allgemeiner Analysemethoden (z. B. für Mauerwerk) für die Analyse von Stampflehm einzuführen und anzuwenden. Stampflehm zeigt brüchige Eigenschaften vergleichbar zu Mauerwerksbaustoffen und wird in geometrischen Formen, wie Wänden, genutzt, die im Mauerwerk üblich sind. T2 - Lehm 2016 - 7. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 12.11.2016 KW - Baustoffe KW - FEM-Analyse KW - Stampflehm KW - Druck- und Schubprüfung KW - Zyklische Belastung KW - Versagensart KW - Rissmuster PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Eigenverlag Dachverband Lehm e. V. CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-38821 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Silva, B. A1 - Da Porta, F. A1 - Hracov, A1 - Pospíšil, A1 - Adami, C.-E. A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Vasconcelos, G. A1 - Poletti, E. T1 - Overview of different strengthening techniques applied on walls used in historical structure T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26958 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Silva, B. A1 - Da Porto, F. A1 - Hracov, S. A1 - Pospisil, S. A1 - Adami, C.-E. A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Vasconcelos, G. A1 - Poletti, E. ED - Jasienko, J. T1 - Overview of different strengthening techniques applied on walls used in historical structures T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 KW - Stone masonry KW - Brick masonry KW - Earthen materials KW - Half timbered walls KW - Grouting PY - 2012 SN - 978-83-7125-216-7 SN - 0860-2395 VL - 3 SP - 2870 EP - 2878 PB - DWE CY - Wroclaw, Poland AN - OPUS4-27275 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, P. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Ziegert, Ch. T1 - Partial safety factors for earth block masonry T2 - PROCEEDINGS terra LYON 2016 XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architecture N2 - In the beginning of the 1980s earth building has undergone a renaissance, which nowadays leads to an increasing use of load-bearing earth constructions and in particular, earth block masonry. At present, there are no common structural standards according to the semi-probabilistic design concept, which is the state-of-the-art in European standards. A solid database is needed for the determination of the partial safety factor on the resistance side. Therefore, compressive strength tests were carried out with two types of earth blocks and two types of prefabricated earth mortar. The evaluation showed that the variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected, which seems to indicate high quality standards of the components earth block and mortar with regard to industrial production. On the basis of these results and together with the reliability method, a partial safety factor for earth block masonry subjected to compression was determined. The main aim of the research was the development of a first valid database for material parameters of earth block masonry with particular regard to statistical characteristics. The results showed that a common calculation method for earth block masonry based on partial safety factors following the valid masonry construction standard is feasible. T2 - Terra Lyon 2016 - XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architecture CY - Lyon, France DA - 11.07.2016 KW - Safety factors KW - Earth block masonry KW - Compressive strength PY - 2016 SN - 979-10-96446-12-4 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Editions CRAterre CY - Villefontaine AN - OPUS4-45151 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Pospíšil, A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Hracov, T1 - Performance of earth block and rammed earth masonry under cyclic loading and reinforcement effectivity T2 - 6th International Conference on Building with Earth LEHM 2012 T2 - 6th International Conference on Building with Earth LEHM 2012 CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-10-05 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26957 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Paganoni, S. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - D'Ayala, D. T1 - Pull-out strength of anchor pins for brickwork masonry and earth block masonry / Auszugsfestigkeit von Verpressankern für Ziegel- und Lehmsteinmauerwerk JF - Das Mauerwerk N2 - In this paper results of the experimental testing performed on brick masonry and earth block masonry are presented. The paper outlines the development of the testing procedures for two different types of anchors. For this purpose, two experimental campaigns of pull-out tests on masonry corner connections strengthened by metallic rod grouted were carried out. Experimental results proved that the implemented testing procedures are suitable to determine the most recurring failure modes of the anchor pins. Moreover, a procedure is proposed to estimate the capacity of grouted anchor pins based on experimental studies. N2 - Mit diesem Beitrag soll die experimentelle Beurteilung von Verpressankern für Mauerwerk vorgestellt werden. Es wurden zwei Versuchsserien mit Ankerauszugsversuchen an Mauerwerksecken aus Ziegel- und Lehmsteinmauerwerk durchgeführt. Die Versuchsergebnisse haben gezeigt, dass die gewählten Versuchsabläufe geeignet sind, die am häufigsten wiederkehrenden Versagensarten der Verpressanker zu bestimmen. Darüber hinaus wird eine Vorgehensweise vorgeschlagen, die es ermöglicht, die Traglast von Verpressankern auf Basis experimenteller Untersuchungen abzuschätzen. KW - Brickwork masonry KW - Earth block masonry KW - Anchor pins KW - Bond strength KW - Pull-out test PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/dama.201500669 SN - 1432-3427 SN - 1437-1022 N1 - Sprachen: Deutsch/Englisch - Languages: German/English VL - 19 IS - 5 SP - 383 EP - 393 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-34634 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Pospisil, S. T1 - Rammed earth walls strengthened with polyester fabric strips: Experimental analysis under in-plane cyclic loading JF - Construction and Building Materials N2 - This study analyses the mechanical behaviour under pseudo-dynamic loading of structural elements built in rammed earth and strengthened with polyester fabric strips. This strengthening technique was developed to exploit the strength potential of rammed earth and to solve its lack of tensile strength. For this reason, in-plane cyclic tests were carried out to investigate the shear behaviour of unstrengthened and strengthened walls. The strengthening technique requires low-tech equipment and workmanship, uses readily available, not expensive and industrially standardised materials. The experimental results were analysed in terms of stiffness degradation, energy dissipation capacity and equivalent viscous damping. Although the unstrengthened and strengthened walls confirmed a limited ductile behaviour, the findings confirm that the strengthening contributes to limit the spread of the diagonal cracks and provide an increase of strength in terms of horizontal load and displacement capacity. KW - Rammed earth KW - Pseudo-dynamic loads KW - Shear-compression tests KW - Strengthening KW - Polyester fabric strips PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.115 IS - 149 SP - 29 EP - 36 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-40497 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Mandara, A. A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo ED - Ferrari, A. T1 - Seismic assessment of two masonry medieval bell towers T2 - 5th International congress on science and technology for the safeguard of cultural heritage in the Mediterranean basin (Proceedings) T2 - 5th International congress on science and technology for the safeguard of cultural heritage in the Mediterranean basin CY - Istanbul, Turkey DA - 2011-11-22 KW - Masonry towers KW - Environmental vibration tests KW - Dynamic identification KW - Seismic assessment PY - 2012 SN - 978-88-905639-8-0 VL - II SP - 220 EP - 226 PB - CNR AN - OPUS4-26208 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Abruzzese, D. T1 - Seismic risk assessment of the Santa Maria a Vico bell tower. Ambient vibration measurements and numerical model tuning N2 - The paper investigates the dynamic characterisation along with the numerical model tuning and the seismic risk assessment of a monumental masonry tower in Italy namely the Santa Maria a Vico bell tower. Full-scale ambient vibration tests were performed under the impact of environmental loads. The technique of modal extraction in the frequency domain was applied. In-situ investigation survey was used in calibrating the refined 3D finite element model. The FEM tuning was carried out by varying the mechanical parameters and accounting for the restraint offered by the neighbouring buildings and the role of soil–structure interaction. The paper shows that the modal identification is a reliable technique that can be used in-situ for assessing the dynamic behaviour of monumental buildings. The tuned FEM model of the tower was usefully employed to determine the theoretical fundamental frequencies, which accurately fit the experiment data. Finally, the seismic performance of the bell tower was assessed using a non-linear static procedure based on the multi-modal pushover analysis and the capacity spectrum method. The results confirm that seismic events of moderate intensity can produce heavy damage to the masonry tower presented in this study. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions (PROHITECH 2017) CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 12.07.2017 KW - Masonry tower KW - Ambient vibration tests KW - Dynamic characterisation KW - Seismic assessment PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41276 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Abruzzese, D. ED - Mazzolani, F. M. ED - Lamas, A. ED - Calado, L. ED - Proenca, J. M. ED - Faggiano, B. T1 - Seismic risk assessment of the Santa Maria a Vico bell tower. Ambient vibration measurements and numerical model tuning T2 - PROHITECH '17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions N2 - The paper investigates the dynamic characterisation along with the numerical model tuning and the seismic risk assessment of a monumental masonry tower in Italy namely the Santa Maria a Vico bell tower. Full-scale ambient vibration tests were performed under the impact of environmental loads. The technique of modal extraction in the frequency domain was applied. In-situ investigation survey was used in calibrating the refined 3D finite element model. The FEM tuning was carried out by varying the mechanical parameters and accounting for the restraint offered by the neighbouring buildings and the role of soil–structure interaction. The paper shows that the modal identification is a reliable technique that can be used in-situ for assessing the dynamic behaviour of monumental buildings. The tuned FEM model of the tower was usefully employed to determine the theoretical fundamental frequencies, which accurately fit the experiment data. Finally, the seismic performance of the bell tower was assessed using a non-linear static procedure based on the multi-modal pushover analysis and the capacity spectrum method. The results confirm that seismic events of moderate intensity can produce heavy damage to the masonry tower presented in this study. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions (PROHITECH 2017) CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 12.07.2017 KW - Masonry tower KW - Ambient vibration tests KW - Dynamic characterisation KW - Seismic assessment PY - 2017 SN - 978-989-8481-58-0 SP - 159 EP - 160 PB - IST-Press AN - OPUS4-41279 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Silva, R. A. A1 - Oliveira, D. V. A1 - Müller, U. T1 - Static behavior of cob: Experimental testing and finite-element modeling JF - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering N2 - The aim of this paper is to implement a numerical model to reproduce the nonlinear behavior of cob walls under shear loading. Axial compression, pull-off, and diagonal compression tests were carried out to derive the mechanical parameters. In addition, the stressstrain relationships, the nonlinear behavior, and the failure modes were defined. The experimental results were then used to calibrate a finiteelement model. The material behavior was simulated through a macromodeling approach adopting the total strain rotating crack model. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the effects of varying the parameters with higher uncertainty on the structural behavior. The numerical model achieved good correspondence with the experimental results in terms of simulation of the shear stress–shear strain relationship and of damage pattern. KW - Cob KW - Compression behavior KW - Shear behavior KW - Digital image correlation KW - Finite-element method PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002638 SN - 0899-1561 SN - 1943-5533 VL - 31 IS - 4 SP - 04019021-1 EP - 04019021-13 PB - ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers AN - OPUS4-47316 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Static behaviour of earth block masonry: experimental testing and finite element modelling T2 - 9th International Masony Conference T2 - 9th International Masony Conference CY - Cuimares, Portugal DA - 2014-07-07 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31104 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Garofano, A. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Müller, U. ED - Lourenco, P.B. ED - Haseltine, B.A. ED - Vasconcelos, G. T1 - Static behaviour of earth block masonry: experimental testing and finite element modelling T2 - 9th IMC - International Masonry Conference 2014 N2 - In this paper an extensive research campaign aimed to define the mechanical performance of earth block masonry panels is presented. Uniaxial compression and diagonal compression tests were performed. The test results confirmed the brittle behaviour of earth block masonry under uniaxial compressive load and showed that the failure of earth block masonry under shear load occurs by sliding of the earth blocks along the mortar joints after initial cracking in mortar joints and earth blocks. For diagonal compression test results showed that building technique practice is one of the key factors affecting the structural performances. Experimental behaviour was modelled with a non-linear model capable of describing cracking behaviour. Both micro-modelling and macro-modelling implementing isotropic or orthotropic material laws were used to assess the reliability of different modelling strategies. The model calibration was carried out by sensibility analysis of the input parameters to understand the influence of unit strength on the shear behaviour of masonry. T2 - 9th IMC - International Masonry Conference CY - Guimaraes, Portugal DA - 07.07.2014 KW - Earthen materials KW - Compression test KW - Diagonal compression test KW - Numerical modelling KW - Earth block masonry KW - Uniaxial compression test PY - 2014 SN - 978-972-8692-85-8 SP - Paper ID 1484, 1 EP - 14 AN - OPUS4-31138 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Oliveira, D.V. A1 - Silva, R.A. A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Schueremans, L. T1 - Static behaviour of rammed earth: experimental testing and finite element modelling JF - Materials and structures N2 - The paper presents an experimental program aiming at assessing the mechanical performance of rammed earth walls, namely under compression and shear loading. Axial compression and diagonal compression tests were carried out for this purpose, which allowed determining important mechanical parameters, such as compressive strength, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, shear strength and shear modulus. Furthermore, it allowed assessing the level of non-linear behaviour of the respective stress–strain relationships as well as the failure modes. The experimental results were then used in the calibration of numerical models (finite element method) for simulating the non-linear behaviour of rammed earth under shear loading. Both macro- and micro modelling approaches were considered for this purpose. The total strain rotating crack model was used to simulate the behaviour of the rammed earth material, while the Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion was used to simulate the behaviour of interfaces between layers. In general, the numerical models achieved good agreement with the experimental results, but uncertainties related to the definition of the input parameters required to perform a sensitivity analysis. The compressive strength, the Poisson's ratio, the tensile strength and the tensile fracture energy revealed to be the most important parameters in the analyses. KW - Rammed earth KW - Compression behaviour KW - Shear behaviour KW - Finite element analysis PY - 2015 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-014-0411-7/fulltext.html DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-014-0411-7 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 48 IS - 10 SP - 3443 EP - 3456 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-31329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Destefano, F. ED - Legrand, T. ED - McConnell, A. T1 - Strategies for high risk reduction and management as global responsibility T2 - Emergency policy N2 - In the last decades it has been necessary to face emergencies due to big crisis events caused by anthropic and natural events. In particular modern technological Systems have reached such a high level of complexity that even a simple event can influence correct behavior with potential catastrophic consequences. The security and economy of technologically developed countries depends on the correct behavior of this infrastructure and on the continuity of the Services that they grant. In this framework, risk management assumes an important role focusing on policies for vulnerability reduction and after-crisis management. It imposes a multidisciplinary and transnational approach in Order to establish a common strategy between different countries, studying how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. In this paper a preliminary analysis of risk categories is presented, suggesting a number of tentative proposals for risk reduction. KW - Risk management KW - Vulnerability KW - Risk analysis KW - Disaster risk reduction strategies PY - 2013 SN - 978-1-4094-4077-2 N1 - Serientitel: The library of essays on emergency ethics, law and policy – Series title: The library of essays on emergency ethics, law and policy VL - III IS - Chapter 7 SP - 95 EP - 110 PB - Ashgate Publishiing Limited AN - OPUS4-28689 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Strengthening of rammed earth structural elements. Mechanical behaviour under shear and cyclic loading N2 - An experimental investigation was carried out to study the in-plane shear behaviour of rammed earth structural elements strengthened with polyester fabric strips. The original idea for the retrofitting with polyester fabric strips was to introduce a vertical element for walls in order to take up horizontal loads resulting in a shear response of the building element. It has to be considered that vertical slits into the walls for fixing the strips are points of weakness and have to be mitigated by the adhesive. In this case a base coat mortar was employed. Strengthened elements were tested to exploit the strength potential of earthen materials and to solve its lack of tensile strength, significantly improving not only strength but also ductility. As part of the study results of a testing campaign of unstrengthened structural elements were considered. Strengthened elements were tested in diagonal compression/shear and cyclic shear-compression. A unique reinforcement orientation was used. The results of these tests are presented in this paper and include the load-displacement behaviours, crack patterns, failure modes. The results showed that the reinforcement was the most effective under cyclic shear-compression tests, with increase in load and displacement capacity observed. Under diagonal compression the reinforcement did not likely contribute significantly to the shear resistance, due to a lack of embedment length of the strips. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions (PROHITECH 2017) CY - Lissabon, Portugal DA - 12.07.2017 KW - Earthen Materials KW - Shear Behaviour KW - Strengthening PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-41261 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Fontana, Patrick ED - Mazzolani, F. M. ED - Lamas, A. ED - Calado, L. ED - Proenca, J. M. ED - Faggiano, B. T1 - Strengthening of rammed earth structural elements. Mechanical behaviour under shear and cyclic loading T2 - PROHITECH '17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions N2 - An experimental investigation was carried out to study the in-plane shear behaviour of rammed earth structural elements strengthened with polyester fabric strips. The original idea for the retrofitting with polyester fabric strips was to introduce a vertical element for walls in order to take up horizontal loads resulting in a shear response of the building element. It has to be considered that vertical slits into the walls for fixing the strips are points of weakness and have to be mitigated by the adhesive. In this case a base coat mortar was employed. Strengthened elements were tested to exploit the strength potential of earthen materials and to solve its lack of tensile strength, significantly improving not only strength but also ductility. As part of the study results of a testing campaign of unstrengthened structural elements were considered. Strengthened elements were tested in diagonal compression/shear and cyclic shear-compression. A unique reinforcement orientation was used. The results of these tests are presented in this paper and include the load-displacement behaviours, crack patterns, failure modes. The results showed that the reinforcement was the most effective under cyclic shear-compression tests, with increase in load and displacement capacity observed. Under diagonal compression the reinforcement did not likely contribute significantly to the shear resistance, due to a lack of embedment length of the strips. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions (PROHITECH 2017) CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 12.07.2017 KW - Rammed earth KW - Diagonal compression tests KW - Shear-compression tests KW - Strengthening KW - Polyester fabric strips PY - 2017 SN - 978-989-8481-58-0 SP - 157 EP - 158 PB - IST-Press AN - OPUS4-41263 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. T1 - Structural characterization of earthen materials. A comparision between earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26956 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. ED - Drochytka, R. ED - Bohus, S. T1 - Structural performances of earthen building materials. A comparison between different typologies T2 - 2nd WTA - Internaitonal PhD Symposium - Building materials and buidling technology to preserve the built heritage N2 - Traditional construction techniques utilizing earthen materials are often seen as inferior compared to modern ways of building. Structural earthen elements are perceived as vulnerable towards environmental influences (moisture, frost) and in particular towards the load scenarios during earthquakes. In comparison to the recent advances in research on stone and brick masonry, knowledge on the structural performance of earthen building construction is limited and scattered. Consequently the confidence in the performance of these earthen buildings constructed in the traditional techniques during earthquakes is fairly low. The research presented here aims to make a comparison of mechanical behavior between different earth masonry material typologies, consisting of earth block masonry, rammed earth and cob. The paper has been developed in the framework of a larger research program called NIKER. BAM and other seventeen research partners from the Mediterrean area are jointly involved to develop and validate innovative materials and technologies for the systemic improvement of the seismic behavior of Cultural Heritage assets T2 - 2nd WTA - Internaitonal PhD Symposium - Building materials and buidling technology to preserve the built heritage CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2011 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material test KW - Mechanical behavior KW - Cultural heritage PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-937066-21-9 SN - 0947-6830 N1 - Serientitel: WTA-Schriftenreihe – Series title: WTA-Schriftenreihe VL - 2 / Part 2 IS - 36 SP - 86 EP - 94 PB - WTA Publications AN - OPUS4-24928 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, Chiara A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Gardei, André A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Structural performances of earthen building materials. A comparison between different typologies T2 - 2nd WTA - International PhD Symposium T2 - 2nd WTA - International PhD Symposium CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 2011-10-06 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-25038 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Valluzzi, M. R. A1 - Mazzon, N. A1 - Pospíšil, T1 - Systemic improvement of overall seismic response T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 T2 - 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27009 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vintzileou, E. A1 - Valluzzi, M.R. A1 - Mazzon, N. A1 - Posipsil, S. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo ED - Jasienko, J. T1 - Systemic improvement of overall seismic response T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions (Proceedings) T2 - SAHC 2012 - 8th International conference on structural analysis of historical constructions CY - Wroclaw, Poland DA - 2012-10-15 KW - Historic structures KW - Shaking table tests KW - Subassemblies KW - Scaled models PY - 2012 SN - 978-83-7125-216-7 SN - 0860-2395 VL - 3 SP - 2897 EP - 2905 PB - DWE CY - Wroclaw, Poland AN - OPUS4-27274 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo T1 - Technologies and materials for a healthier indoor environment T2 - PPP Impact Workshop T2 - PPP Impact Workshop CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 2014-04-01 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-32260 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ferraioli, M. A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Di Lauro, G. T1 - Torsional seismic response of an asymmetric-plan hospital buidling T2 - 14th Conference of seismic engineering ANIDIS N2 - The inelastic torsional response of an asymmetric-plan hospital building is studied. The response of the structure in the time domain as recorded by highly sensitive sensor network, integrated by a data acquisition system. The identification was performed using techniques of modal extraction in the frequency domain (frequency Domain decomposition). A calibration process was applied in order to identify a reliable structural model to be used for the seismic vulnerability assessment of the hospital building. In particular, a nonlinear static procedure accounting for mass distribution, higher modes contribution and mode-shapes correlation was proposed for the estimation of the seismic response of irregular buildings. Finally, the influence of lateral force distribution, node control during pushover and accidental eccentricity is investigated. T2 - 14th Conference of seismic engineering ANIDIS CY - Bari, Italy DA - 18.09.2011 KW - Seismic response KW - Irregular buildings KW - Inelastic torsion PY - 2011 SN - 978-88-7522-040-2 IS - Abschnitt D SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-24840 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Ferraioli, M A1 - Abruzzese, D. A1 - Di Lauro, G. T1 - Torsional seismic response of an asymmetric-plan hospital building T2 - XIV Conference of Seismic Engineering ANIDIS 2011 T2 - XIV Conference of Seismic Engineering ANIDIS 2011 CY - Bari, Italy DA - 2011-09-18 PY - 2011 AN - OPUS4-27008 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Kocadag, R. A1 - Cederqvist, Ch. A1 - Krefft, O. A1 - Qvaesching, D. T1 - UHPC-AAC/CLC composite panels with self-cleaning properties. Materials and production technology T2 - Proceedings of Smart Facades Materials Conference 2016 N2 - The aim of this study is to show the development of a façade composite panel combining either an autoclaved aerated concrete or a cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with a box-type external ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) supporting layer. The paper presents the materials characteristics of the different components and the production technology of the panel. The efficiency of surface modifications of the materials forming the external shell of the panel is reported. The activation of self-cleaning properties is described. The test results showed that the most efficient way to use the water-repellent agent is its application on the substrate before the concrete cast. Concerning the production technology, the preliminary studies showed more advantages of a twostep manufacturing procedure of the UHPC boxes than a one-step procedure. T2 - Smart Facades Materials Conference CY - Wels, Austria DA - 24.02.2016 KW - facade composite panels KW - ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) KW - autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) KW - cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) KW - self-cleaning properties PY - 2016 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - OÖ Energiesparverband CY - Wels, Austria AN - OPUS4-37185 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Silva, N. A1 - Kocadag, R. A1 - Cederqvist, Ch. A1 - Kreft, O. A1 - Qvaesching, D. T1 - UHPC-AAC/CLC composite panels with self-cleaning properties. Materials and production technology N2 - The aim of this study is to show the development of a façade composite panel combining either an autoclaved aerated concrete or a cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with a box-type external ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) supporting layer. The paper presents the materials characteristics of the different components and the production technology of the panel. The efficiency of surface modifications of the materials forming the external shell of the panel is reported. The activation of self-cleaning properties is described. The test results showed that the most efficient way to use the water-repellent agent is its application on the substrate before the concrete cast. Concerning the production technology, the preliminary studies showed more advantages of a two-step manufacturing procedure of the UHPC boxes than a one-step procedure. T2 - Smart Facade Materials Conference CY - Wels, Austria DA - 24.02.2016 KW - Facade composite panels KW - Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) KW - Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) KW - Cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) KW - Slef-cleaning properties PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Perrone, C. A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Vergleich und Modellierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Bauteilen aus Lehmsteinmauerwerk, Wellerlehm und Stampflehm T2 - Lehm 2012 - 6. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau T2 - Lehm 2012 - 6. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-10-05 KW - Stampflehm KW - Lehmstein KW - Mauerwerk KW - Wellerlehm KW - Mechanische Eigenschaften PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-00-039649-6 IS - Session C SP - 320 EP - 331 AN - OPUS4-26936 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Perrone, Ch. A1 - Ziegert, C. T1 - Vergleich und Modellierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Bauteilen aus Lehmsteinmauerwerk, Wellerlehm und Stampflehm T2 - 6th International Conference on Building with Earth LEHM 2012 T2 - 6th International Conference on Building with Earth LEHM 2012 CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-10-05 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26959 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Pospísil, S. A1 - Müller, U. A1 - Hracov, S. T1 - Verhalten von Lehmstein- und Stampflehmwänden unter dynamischer Belastung und Effizienz von Bewehrungsmaßnahmen T2 - Lehm 2012 - 6. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau T2 - Lehm 2012 - 6. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 2012-10-05 KW - Earth blocks KW - Rammed earth KW - Static loads KW - Dynamic loads KW - Cyclic tests PY - 2012 SN - 978-3-00-039649-6 IS - Session C SP - 122 EP - 133 AN - OPUS4-26935 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Paganoni, S. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - D'Ayala, D. ED - Jäger, W. T1 - Verpressanker für den Erdbebenschutz von Gebäuden aus Mauerwerk - experimentelle Untersuchungen des Verbundverhaltens T2 - Mauerwerk-Kalender 2015 - Bemessung, Bauen im Bestand N2 - Ziel der Untersuchungen war es, das Verhalten von Verpressankern zu analysieren, die üblicherweise zur Verstärkung der Eckverbindung von Mauerwerkswänden eingesetzt werden. Im Fokus der Untersuchungen stand die Leistungsfähigkeit der Ankersysteme mit Bezug auf die Versagensarten und auf dem Traglastvermögen der Anker bei Ankerauszug durch gleichförmige Zugbelastung, die als Vereinfachung für die dynamische Belastung durch ein Erdbeben aufgebracht wurde. Die hier dargestellten Untersuchungen und Ergebnisse stellen eine Zusammenfassung von Arbeiten dar, über die bereits in Beiträgen berichtet wurde, die zum einen die Prüfverfahren für verstärkte Eckverbindungen von Gebäuden aus Mauerwerk und zum anderen die Verbundfestigkeit von Verpressankern in Wänden aus verschiedenen Lehmbautechniken zum Inhalt hatten. Sie geben dennoch einen Überblick über die Hauptversagensmechanismen von Verpressankersystemen und erweitern den Wissensstand bezüglich der Prüfung von Ankersystemen für Ziegel- und Lehmsteinmauerwerk. Darüber hinaus wird eine Vorgehensweise vorgeschlagen, die es ermöglicht, die Traglast von Verpressankern auf Basis experimenteller Untersuchungen abzuschätzen. KW - Verpressanker KW - Ziegelmauerwerk KW - Lehmsteinmauerwerk KW - Verbundfestigkeit KW - Ankerauszugsversuche KW - Ankertraglast PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-433-03106-3 SN - 0170-4958 SP - Kap. III, 293 EP - 308 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-33430 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, P. A1 - Fontana, Patrick A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Ziegert, C. ED - Jäger, W. T1 - Versuchsgestützte Kalibrierung von Teilsicherheitsbeiwerten im Lehmmauerwerksbau - Empfehlungen für die Erarbeitung eines Bemessungskonzepts T2 - Mauerwerk-Kalender 2017 - Befestigungen, Lehmmauerwerk N2 - Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchung war es zu überprüfen, inwiefern eine Bemessungsvorschrift auf Basis von Teilsicherheitsbeiwerten im Lehmmauerwerksbau möglich ist. Bemessungsvorschriften im konventionellen Mauerwerksbau und im Lehmmauerwerksbau waren aufgrund des prinzipiell gleichen Tragverhaltens stets eng miteinander verknüpft. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Druckversuche an Lehmmauermörtel, Lehmsteinen und Lehmmauerwerk konnten zeigen, dass die Streuungen der Festigkeiten von Lehmbaustoffen aufgrund der industriellen Herstellung sehr gering sind. Es konnte festgestellt werden, dass eine Bemessung auf Grundlage des semiprobabilistischen Bemessungskonzeptes in Anlehnung an den konventionellen Mauerwerksbau möglich ist. Neben einem ersten Vorschlag des Teilsicherheitsbeiwertes für den Lastzustand Druck werden Vorschläge für Prüfvorschriften im Lehmbau beziehungsweise deren Modifikation unterbreitet und künftige Forschungsschwerpunkte herausgearbeitet. KW - Baustoffe KW - Lehmmauerwerk KW - Lehmbau KW - Teilsicherheitsbeiwert KW - Zuverlässigkeit KW - Druckfestigkeit KW - Prüfverfahren KW - Bemessung KW - Normung KW - Feuchteabhängige Festigkeit PY - 2017 SN - 978-3-433-03161-2 SP - 181 EP - 194 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-39628 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -