TY - CONF A1 - Agasty, Amit A1 - Costard, René A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Chruscick, Sebastian A1 - Hicke, Konstantin T1 - Dynamic response of reinforced concrete (RC) components in scaled-down blast tests N2 - Current capabilities for full-scale field testing are highly resource intensive. Reliable small-scale experiments are an effective alternative. Characterization of the dynamic response and damage of RC elements to scaled blast loads was investigated in scaled-down field experiments. Spatially resolved information on the dynamic structural response using distributed fiber optic acoustic sensing (DAS) and acceleration as well as blast loading by piezoelectric pressure sensors. T2 - 45. Informationstagung Sprengtechnik CY - Siegen, Germany DA - 05.04.2024 KW - Blast tests KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Acceleration sensors PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59808 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Babutzka, Martin A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Pittner, Andreas A1 - Krankenhagen, Rainer A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Vorstellung des Aktivitätsfelds Erneuerbare Energie N2 - Auf der Beiratssitzung des TF Energie wurde das Aktivitätsfeld Erneuerbare Energien in seinem breiten Spektrum (aber selektive Auswahl) vorgestellt. T2 - Beiratssitzung TF Energie CY - BAM Berlin-Adlershof, Germany DA - 09.04.2019 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Windenergie PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47751 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Zobel, D. A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Grabe, J. T1 - Improvement of the Bearing Capacity of Offshore Pile Foundations N2 - The Presentation gives an overview about Background, Needs and challenges with respect to pile design and modular pile capacity increase in the Frame of Offshore-Wind Foundations. Results and ideas of the Project TOP are presented. The presentation is prepared jointly by TUHH and BAM. T2 - Offshore Wind R&D Conference 2018 CY - Bremerhaven, Germany DA - 14.11.2018 KW - Grout Injection KW - Pile Capacity KW - TOP PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46626 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Costard, René A1 - Agasty, Amit A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Hicke, Konstantin T1 - Auswirkungsbetrachtungen auf Strukturen T1 - Scaling of Blast Effects on Reinforced Concrete Structures N2 - Protection against terroristic or accidental scenarios in industrial settings requires suitable designs of structures to resist blast loads. Field testing as well as finite element simulations are among the techniques available to engineers in the understanding of the structural behavior against blast loading. As blast testing of complex scenarios can be very resource intensive, tests are generally performed for simplified scenarios. Numerical tools can be used to model these scenarios to get better insight into blast loading, structural response, and the resulting damage to the structure. During the next steps, the simplified scenario is successively modified in numerical simulations to incorporate complexities that cannot be covered in blast testing experiments. One of the conditions for this approach to work is that the original simplified numerical simulation is valid. The scopes and challenges encountered in such a validation are the focus of this presentation/article. A relatively ‘simple’ field test of a horizontal reinforced concrete (RC) slab subjected to blast loading is taken as an example for validation of the performance of numerical tools. The blast test incorporated various measurement techniques to quantify the blast load as well as the behavior of the RC slab. Blast load was measured using flush mounted piezoelectric pressure gauges, whereas acceleration sensors and fiber-optic sensor cables were used to characterize the dynamic behavior of the slab under blast loading. Additionally, damage characteristics were ascertained also using fiber optic sensing. The application of such measurement techniques, along with different numerical software available for the analysis of the scenario in question, demonstrate the scope of our contribution. When it comes to the challenges, it begins with proper instrumentation of the test specimen followed by the data processing. For numerical modelling, geometric conditions with appropriate boundary constraints, physical conditions such as the configuration of the rebars, as well as material parameters add to this challenge. The issues of choosing appropriate material models and comparison of results with multiple software tools will be discussed. This discussion forms the basis for a coherent approach to technical-safety assessment of blast effects on structures in its broader sense. T2 - Beiratssitzung Infrastruktur CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.04.2024 KW - Blast KW - Scaling KW - Fiber optic sensing KW - CFD KW - FEM PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59849 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fiedler, Georg A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Schubert, T. A1 - Bracklow, F. A1 - Nerger, Deborah A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Beckmann, B. ED - Wuttke, F. ED - Aji, H. ED - Özarmut, A. T1 - Schädigung von Stahlbetonplatten infolge eines harten Anpralls - Vergleich von halb-empirischen Methoden und experimentellen Ergebnissen T2 - 18. D-A-CH-Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik N2 - Schutzbauwerke von systemkritischen Infrastruktureinrichtungen wie Betonwände und Betonbarrieren müssen Anprallereignissen oder schweren Unfällen in einem vertretbaren Maße widerstehen können. Anprallereignisse können verschiedenster Natur sein. Hierzu zählen Steinschlag, Fahrzeug- oder Flugzeuganprall oder auch Geschosseinschlag. Geschosseinschläge bzw. Bei den Anprall- oder Impaktereignissen wird zwischen hartem und weichem Anprall unterschieden, bei hartem Anprall verformt sich der Anprallkörper nicht oder nur geringfügig, bei weichem Anprall stark. In diesem Artikel werden Forschungsergebnisse zum harten Anprall auf bewehrte Stahlbetonplatten vorgestellt, welche über die letzten Jahre im Rahmen eines Kooperationsprojekts zwischen dem Institut für Massivbau (IMB) der Technischen Universität Dresden (TUD) und der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) durchgeführt wurden. Auf dem Gelände des Otto-Mohr-Labors (OML) der TUD steht hierfür ein speziell konzipierter Fallturm zur Verfügung. Der Aufbau im Fallturm lässt aktuell druckluftbeschleunigte Impaktversuche mit mittleren Anprallgeschwindigkeiten zu. Die durch Anprall geschädigten Stahlbetonplatten wurden anschließend bei der BAM mit Strahlung tomographisch untersucht. Diese Untersuchungen ermöglichen einen Blick auf die Schädigung und Rissstruktur im Inneren der Stahlbetonplatten. Ein Schwerpunkt der durchgeführten Untersuchung ist der Vergleich von Testergebnissen mit den häufig angewendeten halbempirischen Berechnungsmethoden zu den erforderlichen Wandstärken und den sich daraus ergebenden zulässigen Anprallgeschwindigkeiten. Bei diesem Vorgehen wird auch die mit analytischen Methoden abschätzbare Durchdringungsgeschwindigkeit bzw. Austrittgeschwindigkeit eines Projektils ermittelt und mit den realen Testergebnissen verglichen. Außerdem wird der Einfluss von sowohl externen als auch internen Strukturparametern auf Risse betrachtet und ein Fazit abgeleitet. Weiterhin werden laufende und zukünftige wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Anprall auf Betonstrukturen am IMB und der BAM genannt. T2 - 18. D-A-CH-Tagung CY - Kiel, Germany DA - 13.09.2023 KW - Impakt KW - Harter Anprall an Stahlbetonstrukturen KW - Fallturm PY - 2023 SN - 978-3-930108-15-1 SP - 471 EP - 479 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (DGEB) e.V. AN - OPUS4-58341 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Insights into compaction grouting for offshore pile foundations N2 - The authors are currently investigating the possibility to apply compaction grouting for offshore pile foundations (Jacket piles as well as monopiles) as a possible retrofitting technique for an optimised foundation concept. In this research project, we are developing a design approach aiming to predict the ideal amount and properties of a grout for a specific soil situation and desired improvement of pile bearing capacity after Installation and during service time. Both numerical and experimental tests have been carried out to investigate the injection process during which a highly viscous grout is injected into the soil under high pressure to displace and compact the surrounding soil without fracturing it. The implicit Material Point Method (MPM) based on a mixed formulation is the numerical technique chosen to deal with the expected large deformations and the arbitrary shape of the developing grout bulb. The usage of MPM prevents both the need of remeshing and the numerical instability induced by extensive mesh distortion. For validation with experimental results, we have constructed a testing chamber with one transparent sidewall. This chamber enables us to observe the injection process directly at the transparent vertical window and to measure the in-plane soil displacements and strains by means of the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique. The results already reveal the interrelation of soil and grout properties for a successful usage of this common ground improvement technique. T2 - ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2018) CY - Madrid, Spain DA - 17.06.2018 KW - Offshore Pile Foundation KW - Compaction Grouting KW - Material Point Method KW - Digital Image Correlation PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45352 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Schwarz, Johannes A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Morrone, C. T1 - Compaction grouting to improve the pile bearing capacity in non-cohesive soil N2 - The increasing use of renewable energies leads to a constant search for optimised foundation concepts aiming to reduce the costs for offshore wind turbines. In an ongoing research project, we are developing a design approach for typical offshore driven piles based on the application of injections by compaction grouting directly at the pile shaft. Compaction grouting as a ground improvement technique has been used widely as a countermeasure against liquefaction, settlement and low bearing capacity of soil under new or already existing structures. It is performed by forcing highly viscous grout into the soil to displace and compact the surrounding soil without fracturing or penetrating it. Regarding this injection method, this paper gives a brief overview about general aspects such as appropriate soil characteristics and grouting parameters, grouting equipment and fields of application particularly in the offshore sector. This indicates the ability of our optimisation concept to provide an economic alternative to larger pile dimensions and a retrofitting technique, which is available during the entire lifetime of the foundation and can be deployed only in case of necessity (e.g. excessive deformations or insufficient structural stiffness after an extreme load event). Besides the material feasibility and the constructive realisation of this improvement measure, the development of a corresponding verification concept is crucial in order to ensure the safety and durability of the retrofitted offshore piles. Here we will examine various verification concepts with their respective limitations in the framework of the limit state design. Furthermore, we will present the experimental findings from field tests in sand indicating the advantages of several local injections by compaction grouting for the enhancement of the load bearing behaviour of pile foundations. The test results were also used to validate a numerical model, developed with the finite element program PLAXIS, aiming to predict the expected bearing capacity for different injection scenarios (e.g. grout volume, location of injection points) along a pile shaft. T2 - Twenty-ninth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference CY - Honolulu, HI, USA DA - 16.06.2019 KW - Offshore Pile Foundation KW - Compaction Grouting KW - Grout KW - Injection Sequence KW - Tensile Capacity PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48504 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Schwarz, Johannes A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Morrone, C. T1 - Compaction grouting to improve the pile bearing capacity in non-cohesive soil T2 - Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth (2019) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference N2 - The aim of an ongoing research project is to develop a design approach for typical offshore driven piles (e.g. Jacket piles) based on the application of injections by compaction grouting directly at the pile shaft. The paper aims to present the results of laboratory and in-situ tests, which reveal the efficiency and the promising potential of the optimised foundation concept for a more economic dimensioning of pile foundations and to increase their bearing capacity in non-cohesive soil at any moment after installation. T2 - Twenty-ninth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference CY - Honolulu, HI, USA DA - 16.06.2019 KW - Offshore Pile Foundation KW - Compaction Grouting KW - Grout KW - Injection Sequence KW - Tensile Capacity PY - 2019 SN - 978-1-880653-85-2 SN - 1098-6189 VL - II SP - 2178 EP - 2184 PB - International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) CY - Cupertino, California, USA AN - OPUS4-48505 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Fiedler, Georg A1 - Schubert, Thomas A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Beckmann, Birgit A1 - Grunwald, Marcel A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Rogge, Andreas T1 - Investigation of multiple impact-damaged reinforced concrete structures as a reference for liquid penetration behavior and tomographic studies T2 - Conference: 27th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) N2 - The structural integrity of outer reinforced concrete (RC) containments of nuclear power plants provides an essential shield against external hazards. If this containment is damaged by an impact event, such as an aircraft crash, the question arises to which degree the reinforced concrete containment still has its protective capability. This concerns both purely structural protection and protection against liquids penetrating the interior of the containment. Due to the dimensions of the containment structures, it is difficult to perform real scale impact experiments, so in the past decades plate geometries at medium scale have been used for investigations. Detailed investigations on the structural behaviour of RC members or RC plates subjected to impact loading have already been presented in Just et al., Hering, Hering et al., Bracklow et al., Hille et al. and Nerger et al. The following investigations deal with the single and multiple impact event (first hard impact and/or subsequent soft impact) on a RC specimen, which provides the basis for further investigations. A description of the test setup and the test procedure as well as a presentation of the test results from the impact tests are provided. Furthermore, the experimental program is presented, which the damaged RC specimens are to undergo to deal with the question of how much the impact-damaged RC structure has become permeable to liquid media, such as water and kerosene, depending on the intensity of the impact. The aim of these following investigations is to develop a test setup that can be applied to investigate the liquid penetration behaviour (LPB) of small, medium, and large-scale RC members. In addition to the liquid penetration experiments, the damaged specimens are to be examined by planar tomography to obtain the damage inside the specimen. The combination of damaging event, fluid penetration behaviour and tomography should enable a comprehensive understanding of the damage to the RC specimen. T2 - Conference: 27th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 04.03.2024 KW - Drop tower KW - Hard impact KW - Soft impact KW - Multiple impact PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IASMiRT CY - Yokohama, Japan AN - OPUS4-59723 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Comparison of cracks formed in scaled grouted connection of offshore energy structures under static and cyclic loads N2 - Global energy consumption will increase in the future necessitating both fossil fuels and renewable energy choices - especially wind energy. Such high energy demand requires installation of offshore energy structures, rigs, platforms and towers, which are susceptible to adverse environmental conditions along with maintenances. Due to their large size and remote locations, cylindrical grouted joints are often adopted between substructure and foundation in these offshore platforms and wind structures such as monopiles. However, these connections are composite structures with exterior sleeve, interior pile and infill mortar. Degradation and settlements were reported inside similar connections, which were installed in last three decades. Besides, grouting in the offshore sites were proven difficult to obtain ideal load bearing capacity. In-situ loading conditions were also found to be affecting the failure mechanism inside such connections. This study aims at characterizing the nature of cracks generated in these grouted connections under both static and cyclic loading. Scaled grouted joints were manufactured using a novel reusable mold, and connections were loaded to failure to visualize the main failure patterns. An assessment between failure under these two types of load is drawn along with comparison to previously available literature. T2 - 5th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 27.08.2019 KW - Grouted connection KW - Crack formation KW - Crack pattern KW - Static load KW - Cyclic load PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48797 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Shamsuddoha, M. A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Long-term mechanical and shrinkage properties of cementitious grouts for structural repair N2 - Grouts are particularly favoured in rehabilitation of structures due to penetrability and convenience of application. Grouts for repair applications typically require high-performance properties such as rapid strength development and superior shrinkage characteristics. Sometimes industrial by-products referred as supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) are used with neat cement due to their capabilities to provide binding properties at delayed stage. Micro silica, fly ash and metakaolin are such SCMs, those can modify and improve properties of cement products. This study aims at investigating long-term mass loss and linear shrinkage along with long-term compressive and flexural strength for grouts produced from ultrafine cement and SCMs. A series of mixtures were formulated to observe the effect of SCMs on these grout properties. Properties were determined after 365 days of curing at 23 °C and 55% relative humidity. The effect of SCMs on the properties are characterised by statistical models. Response surfaces were constructed to quantify these properties in relation to SCMs replacement. The results suggested that shrinkage was reduced by metakaolin, while micro silica and fly ash had positive effects on compressive and flexural strength, respectively. T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS 2019) CY - Rovinj, Croatia DA - 20.03.2019 KW - Grout KW - Long-term shrinkage KW - Micro silica KW - Fly ash KW - Metakaolin PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten T1 - Comparison of cracks formed in scaled grouted connection of offshore energy structures under static and cyclic loads T2 - Proceedings of SMAR 2019 N2 - Global energy consumption will increase in the future necessitating both fossil fuels and renewable energy choices - especially wind energy. Such high energy demand requires installation of offshore energy structures, rigs, platforms and towers, which are susceptible to adverse environmental conditions along with maintenances. Due to their large size and remote locations, cylindrical grouted joints are often adopted between substructure and foundation in these offshore platforms and wind structures such as monopiles. However, these connections are composite structures with exterior sleeve, interior pile and infill mortar. Degradation and settlements were reported inside similar connections, which were installed in last three decades. Besides, grouting in the offshore sites were proven difficult to obtain ideal load bearing capacity. In-situ loading conditions were also found to be affecting the failure mechanism inside such connections. This study aims at characterizing the nature of cracks generated in these grouted connections under both static and cyclic loading. Scaled grouted joints were manufactured using a novel reusable mold, and connections were loaded to failure to visualize the main failure patterns. An assessment between failure under these two types of load is drawn along with comparison to previously available literature. T2 - 5th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 27.08.2019 KW - Grouted connection KW - Crack formation KW - Crack pattern KW - Static load KW - Cyclic load PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-487961 SP - Th.2.A.1-1 EP - Th.2.A.1-9 AN - OPUS4-48796 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shamsuddoha, M. A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Workability and mechanical properties of ultrafine cement based grout for structural rehabilitation: A parametric study on the partial replacement with SCMs N2 - Grouting is a universal repair and strengthening technique, which is constantly used for structural remediation of concrete components, trenches, mine subsidence, dam joints, restoration of masonry structures, and geological stabilizations. Having an extremely small particle size of only few microns, ultrafine cements are ideal for grouting applications due to their superior permeability and compressive strength properties of the hardened cement paste compared to that of the less-expensive, but coarser ordinary Portland cements. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are often used to replace ultrafine cement in order to modify certain properties and to reduce costs. The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the effect of three supplementary materials: microsilica (MS), fly ash (FA), and metakaolin (MK) on the workability, and mechanical properties of an ultrafine cement based grout with a constant water-binder ratio and constant superplasticizer content. Maximum percentages of replacement with ultrafine cement were 6% by volume of cement for MS and 16% for FA, and MK. In general, results suggest that the workability is improved by addition of FA, whereas is reduced, when modified with MS and MK. The compressive strength of grout after cement replacement remains comparable to that of pure cement grout. However, there is a tendency of the MS to positively affect the compressive strength opposite to FA, whereas flexural strength is positively affected by FA. Based on the results, it is evident that grouts with Hägerman cone flow more than 500 mm and compressive strength of more than 90 MPa after 28 days can be produced. T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Analysis of variance KW - Box-Behnken KW - Grouting KW - Repair KW - Supplementary cementitious materials PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46712 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Thiele, Marc T1 - Remediation of Cracks Formed in Grouted Connections of Offshore Energy Structures under Static Loads N2 - The future energy demand necessitates the exploration of all potential energy sources both onshore and offshore. Global trend has shifted towards offshore energy, which can be obtained from either carbon intensive or renewable options, hence requiring structures such as rigs, platforms, and monopiles. Most of these structures adopt easily installable construction techniques, where lower foundation need to be connected with the super structure by mean of grouted composite joints. Generally, these composite connections have exterior sleeve, interior pile and infill grout. Being located in remote offshore conditions, connections can experience considerable adverse loading during their lifetimes. Degradations were reported inside similar connections, which were installed in last three decades. Besides, grouting in the offshore sites may often be proven difficult, which eventually leads to reduced capacity of connections in the long run. Thus, repair and rehabilitation of such connections should be planned ahead to minimize operational delays and costs in the future. This study aims at characterizing the nature of crack generation in grouted connections and thereby identifying the potential of repair using suitable repair material. Scaled grouted joints were manufactured using a novel mold, and connections were loaded under static load to visualize the main failure pattern. The failure mechanism and loading capacity are found compatible to previous results from earlier literature. Grouted connection was then repaired using cementitious injectable grout. The effectiveness of the repair system is also discussed. T2 - Twenty-eighth (2018) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference CY - Sapporo, Japan DA - 10.06.218 KW - Offshore KW - Energy KW - Grouted Connection KW - Cracks KW - Repair KW - Rehabilitation PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45226 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Superplasticizer and shrinkage reducing admixture dosages for microfine cement in grout systems N2 - Grouts have numerous applications including crack repair as maintenance in construction industries. Microfine cements are intensively used for high strength mortar and grout products. They are ideal for injection grouting in structural repair. Such grouts should have suitable rheological properties to be injectable, especially those used in repair and rehabilitation. The use of superplasticizers (SP) in these products is thus becoming increasingly crucial to achieve favorable workability and viscosity properties. A difficulty in such grouts is the plastic shrinkage due to finer particles used. It is thus necessary to determine optimum SP and shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA) dosages for a microfine cement based grout. In this study, a saturation dosage was decided from two Polycarboxylate ether (PCE) based SPs in relation to neat cement using slump flow and rheological parameters. A range of grout mixtures was formulated containing micro silica (MS) and fly ash (FA), and tested for suitable rheological and mechanical parameters. Based on the results, a grout mixture with MS and FA was selected to determine optimum SRA content. According to the results, a SP dosage of 3% by weight of neat cement is sufficient to achieve saturation. The grout material including MS and FA can produce comparable properties to neat cement grout. MS is found to improve compressive strength within the range considered, whereas a higher FA content provides favourable rheological properties. Finally, a SRA dosage of 4%, which could reduce the shrinkage by about 43% after 28d days, is determined for the grout system. T2 - 2nd International Conference on Building Materials and Materials Engineering (ICBMM 2018) CY - University of Lisbon, Portugal DA - 26.09.2018 KW - Grout KW - Mix design KW - Shrinkage KW - Crack repair KW - Microfine cement PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46155 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Alexander, M.G. ED - Beushausen, H. ED - Dehn, F. ED - Moyo, P. T1 - Workability and mechanical properties of ultrafine cement based grout for structural rehabilitation: A parametric study on the partial replacement with SCMs T2 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) N2 - Grouting is a universal repair and strengthening technique, which is constantly used for structural remediation of concrete components, trenches, mine subsidence, dam joints, restoration of masonry structures, and geological stabilizations. Having an extremely small particle size of only few microns, ultrafine cements are ideal for grouting applications due to their superior permeability and compressive strength properties of the hardened cement paste compared to that of the less-expensive, but coarser ordinary Portland cements. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are often used to replace ultrafine cement in order to modify certain properties and to reduce costs. The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the effect of three supplementary materials: microsilica (MS), fly ash (FA), and metakaolin (MK) on the workability, and mechanical properties of an ultrafine cement based grout with a constant water-binder ratio and constant superplasticizer content. Maximum percentages of replacement with ultrafine cement were 6% by volume of cement for MS and 16% for FA, and MK. In general, results suggest that the workability is improved by addition of FA, whereas is reduced, when modified with MS and MK. The compressive strength of grout after cement replacement remains comparable to that of pure cement grout. However, there is a tendency of the MS to positively affect the compressive strength opposite to FA, whereas flexural strength is positively affected by FA. Based on the results, it is evident that grouts with Hägerman cone flow more than 500 mm and compressive strength of more than 90 MPa after 28 days can be produced. T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Grouting KW - Repair KW - Box-Behnken KW - Supplementary cementitious materials KW - Analysis of variance PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-464769 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819907006 SN - 2261-236X VL - 199 SP - 07006-1 EP - 07006-7 PB - MATEC Web of Conferences AN - OPUS4-46476 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Shamsuddoha, Md A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Schmidt, Wolfram A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Long-term mechanical and shrinkage properties of cementitious grouts for structural repair JF - RILEM Technical Letters N2 - Grouts have numerous applications in construction industry such as joint sealing, structural repair, and connections in precast elements. They are particularly favoured in rehabilitation of structures due to penetrability and convenience of application. Grouts for repair applications typically require high-performance properties such as rapid strength development and superior shrinkage characteristics. Sometimes industrial by-products referred as supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) are used with neat cement due to their capabilities to provide binding properties at delayed stage. Micro silica, fly ash and metakaolin are such SCMs, those can modify and improve properties of cement products. This study aims at investigating long-term mass loss and linear shrinkage along with long-term compressive and flexural strength for grouts produced from ultrafine cement and SCMs. A series of mixtures were formulated to observe the effect of SCMs on these grout properties. Properties were determined after 365 days of curing at 23oC and 55% relative humidity. The effect of SCMs on the properties are characterised by statistical models. Response surfaces were constructed to quantify these properties in relation to SCMs replacement. The results suggested that shrinkage was reduced by metakaolin, while micro silica and fly ash had positive effects on compressive and flexural strength, respectively. T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Systems and Structures (SMSS 2019) CY - Rovinj, Croatia DA - 20.03.2019 KW - Grout KW - Long-term shrinkage KW - Micro silica KW - Fly ash KW - Metakaolin PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2019.82 SN - 2518-0231 VL - 4 SP - 9 EP - 15 PB - RILEM Publications SARL CY - 4 avenue du Recteur Poincaré, 75016 Paris, France AN - OPUS4-48712 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shamsuddoha,, Md A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Kühne, Hans-Carsten A1 - Thiele, Marc T1 - Remediation of Cracks Formed in Grouted Connections of Offshore Energy Structures under Static Loads T2 - Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth (2018) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference N2 - The future energy demand necessitates the exploration of all potential energy sources both onshore and offshore. Global trend has shifted towards offshore energy, which can be obtained from either carbon intensive or renewable options, hence requiring structures such as rigs, platforms, and monopiles. Most of these structures adopt easily installable construction techniques, where lower foundation need to be connected with the super structure by mean of grouted composite joints. Generally, these composite connections have exterior sleeve, interior pile and infill grout. Being located in remote offshore conditions, connections can experience considerable adverse loading during their lifetimes. Degradations were reported inside similar connections, which were installed in last three decades. Besides, grouting in the offshore sites may often be proven difficult, which eventually leads to reduced capacity of connections in the long run. Thus, repair and rehabilitation of such connections should be planned ahead to minimize operational delays and costs in the future. This study aims at characterizing the nature of crack generation in grouted connections and thereby identifying the potential of repair using suitable repair material. Scaled grouted joints were manufactured using a novel mold, and connections were loaded under static load to visualize the main failure pattern. The failure mechanism and loading capacity are found compatible to previous results from earlier literature. Grouted connection was then repaired using cementitious injectable grout. The effectiveness of the repair system is also discussed. T2 - Twenty-eighth (2018) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference CY - Sapporo, Japan DA - 10.06.2018 KW - Offshore KW - Energy KW - Grouted Connection KW - Cracks KW - Repair KW - Rehabilitation PY - 2018 SP - 120 EP - 126 AN - OPUS4-45227 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -