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 - Gehlen, C. A1 - Kränkel, T. A1 - Meng, Birgit A1 - Osterminski, K. A1 - Meyer, F. A1 - Schröder, P. ED - Zilch, K. T1 - Baustoffe im Betonbau T2 - Handbuch für Bauingenieure N2 - In dem Kap. „Baustoffe im Betonbau“ werden zunächst die Baustoffe vorgestellt, die für die Herstellung von Stahlbeton- und Spannbetonbauwerken erforderlich sind (im Wesentlichen Beton, Betonstahl und Spannstahl). Herstellungsbedingte, typische Eigenschaftsprofile der Baustoffe werden aufgezeigt und ein Bezug zu entsprechenden Anwendungsgebieten hergestellt. KW - Betontechnik KW - Bindemittel KW - Betonstahl KW - Spannstahl KW - Herstellungsprozesse KW - Eigenschaften KW - Anwendungsbeispiele PY - 2019 SN - 978-3-658-21749-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21749-5_15-1 SP - 1 EP - 63 PB - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH AN - OPUS4-54173 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Oesch, Tyler A1 - Stelzner, Ludwig A1 - Weise, Frank ED - Herrmann, H. ED - Schnell, J. T1 - Non-destructive evaluation of the contribution of polymer-fibre orientation and distribution characteristics to concrete performance during fire T2 - Short Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites and Ceramics N2 - Although concrete itself is not a combustible material, concrete mixtures with high density, such has high-performance concretes (HPCs), are susceptible to significant damage during fires due to explosive spalling. Past research has shown that the inclusion of polymer fibres in high density concrete can significantly mitigate this fire damage. The exact mechanisms causing this increased spalling resistance are not yet fully under-stood, but it is thought that the fibres facilitate moisture transport during fire exposure, which in turn contributes to relief of internal stresses in the spalling-susceptible region. In this study, X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) was applied to observe the interaction between polymer fibres and cracking during thermal exposure. For this purpose, two concrete samples containing different polymer fibre types were subjected to incremental application of a defined thermal exposure. CT images were acquired before and after each thermal exposure and powerful image processing tools were used to segment the various material components. This enabled a detailed analysis of crack formation and propagation as well as the visualization and quantification of polymer fibre characteristics within the concrete. The results demonstrated that the orientation of both fibres and cracks in polymer-fibre reinforced concrete tend to be anisotropic. The results also indicated that crack geometry characteristics may be correlated with fibre orientation, with cracks tending to run parallel to fibre beds. Clear quantitative relationships were also observed between heating and increasing cracking levels, expressed in terms of both crack surface area and crack volume. KW - X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) KW - Polypropylene Fibres KW - Fire Performance KW - Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) KW - Fibre Orientation Analysis PY - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-00868-0 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00868-0 SP - 51 EP - 73 PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG AN - OPUS4-47206 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -