TY - CONF A1 - Selleng, Christian A1 - Meng, Birgit A1 - Fontana, Patrick ED - Fehling, E. ED - Middendorf, B. ED - Thiemicke, J. T1 - Phase composition and strength of thermally treated UHPC T2 - Structural Materials and Engineering Series - Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Construction Materials N2 - Thermal treatment improves the excellent properties of UHPC. Recent studies have shown that an increase in compressive strength of more than 30 % is possible. However, the accurate conditions of thermal treatment for a maximal strength are considered as yet undetermined. A multitude of parameters can be varied: temperature, pressure, water saturation, and duration of the process steps. These parameters influence the phase development and in consequence the macroscopic properties of UHPC. The primary objective of the presented study was the optimisation of the conditions for thermal treatment, concerning compressive strength. It focuses on pre-storage time and duration of the treatment at defined temperatures and pressures (90 °C and 185 °C/1.1MPa). As expected, experimental results showed a fundamental change of phase composition in hydrothermally treated UHPC in comparison to standard cured UHPC: Ettringite decomposes at higher temperatures and is absent after thermal treatment; the amount of portlandite and clinker phases decreases. The change of phase composition is accompanied by increased compressive strength. Experimental studies of calcium-silicate-systems at hydrothermal conditions predict the formation of the crystalline C-S-H phase tobermorite. In fact, this is a typical phase occurring in other hydrothermally treated calcium-silicate-systems like Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). Commonly, high strength is attributed to the presence of tobermorite; however, in the presented study tobermorite was not detected in the hydrothermally treated UHPC. Therefore, tobermorite cannot be responsible for the increased strength of hydrothermally treated UHPC. In conclusion the development of phases and strength of UHPC at hydrothermal conditions differs fundamentally from AAC and the experimental studies with water saturation. Results of these systems cannot be transferred to UHPC. In thermally treated UHPC, the hydration of clinker is enhanced and the puzzolanic reaction is intensified. Hence, more C-S-H is formed that fills pores and cracks, leading to a denser structure and finally to higher strength. T2 - 4th International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Materials (HiPerMat) CY - Kassel, Germany DA - 09.03.2016 KW - Ultra-high performance concrete KW - Thermal treatment KW - Compressive strength KW - Tobermorite KW - C-S-H KW - Building Materials PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-7376-0094-1 VL - 27 SP - 7 EP - 8 PB - kassel university press GmbH CY - Kassel AN - OPUS4-36872 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 -