TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Recknagel, Christoph A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob T1 - Structural silicone sealants after exposure to laboratory test for durability assessment JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science N2 - During the service life of structural sealant glazing (SSG) facades, the loadbearing capacity of the silicone bonds needs to be guaranteed. Laboratory Tests can assess the durability of SSG-systems based on mechanical characteristics of the bond after simultaneous exposure to both climatic and mechanical loads. This article studies how the material characteristics of two common structural sealants are affected by laboratory and field exposure. Dynamic mechanical Analysis (DMA) confirms a reduction in the dynamic modulus of exposed Silicone samples. Results from thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering/wide-angle X-ray scattering show differences between the two sealants and indicate no/minor changes in the composition and morphology of the laboratory and field exposed sealants. Mechanical characterization methods, such as DMA, and tensile and shear testing of the structural bond, are shown to be sensitive toward the combined climatic and mechanical loadings, and are hence suitable for studying degradation mechanisms of structural sealants. KW - Aging KW - Analytical methods KW - Fatigue KW - Silicone elastomer KW - Structural sealant glazing PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-527217 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50881 VL - 138 IS - 35 SP - 50881 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-52721 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Voland, K. A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Continuous expansion measurement in accelerated concrete prism testing for verifying ASR-expansion models JF - Materials and Structures N2 - The susceptibility of concrete structures due to alkali–silica reaction (ASR) can be assessed by means of ASR concrete prism testing at 60 °C, according to RILEM AAR 4.1. There, expansion of concrete prisms indicates alkali-reactivity of the examined concrete mix. This work applies in situ expansion measurement to accelerated concrete prism testing. Automated measuring facilitates both storage without the usually necessary interruptions for manual measurement and acquisition of quasi-continuousexpansion data. A comparative experimental programme showed that conventional testing resulted in stronger expansion and leaching of alkalis than automated testing. Experimental simulation of interruptions, typically associated with manual measurements in conventional testing, could prove the influence of these cooling–heating cycles. Two phenomenological approaches, frequently used for describing reaction kinetics of ASR by linking it to expansion results from ASR-testing, were validated with continuous expansion data of three types of aggregate. Experimental expansion depicted s-shaped curves similar to them of the modelling approaches. However, strong swelling recorded in the beginning of the test was not covered by the model curves. Auxiliary measurement of acoustic emissions and ultrasonic velocity helped characterising mechanisms such as hydration and cracking, which also influence prism expansion. The proposed modification of the measurement procedure provides an extended basis to analyse expansion mechanisms. Regarding data for validation of ASR-expansion models, continuous expansion results are preferable to conventional test results. KW - Alkali–silica reaction KW - Accelerated concrete prism test KW - Automated expansion measurement KW - ASR modelling PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-455959 DO - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1205-0 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 51 EP - 79 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-45595 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krütt, Enno A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Meng, Birgit A1 - Greim, M. A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan T1 - Automatisierte AKR-Prüfung im 60 °C-Betonversuch T1 - Automated ASR Concrete Prism Testing at 60 degrees C JF - Beton- und Stahlbetonbau N2 - Der 60 °C-Betonversuch ist eine in Deutschland und international verbreitete Methode um die Empfindlichkeit von Gesteinskörnungen und Betonen hinsichtlich einer Alkali-Kieselsäure Reaktion (AKR) zu prüfen. Dieser Beitrag stellt eine neuentwickelte automatisierte Variante der Prüfmethode in einem Minireaktor vor. Dabei werden die Dehnungen von Betonprismen nicht, wie beim konventionellen Test manuell, sondern automatisch in entsprechend ausgerüsteten Prüfbehältern gemessen. Neben einer Reduzierung des Messaufwands bringt die automatisierte Prüfung im Minireaktor weitere Vorteile. Die Dehnungssignale werden, anders als bei der konventionellen Messung, quasi-kontinuierlich aufgezeichnet und bilden das Expansionsverhalten der Prismen detailliert ab. Außerdem bleiben Unterbrechungen der AKR-provozierenden Lagerung aus, die bei der konventionellen Prüfung notwendig sind. Im Beitrag werden die automatisierte und konventionelle Prüfung anhand der Dehnungen von Prismen zweier Gesteinskörnungen verglichen. In Übereinstimmung mit vorhergehenden Untersuchungen sind im Minireaktor gemessene Dehnungen systematisch kleiner als manuell gemessene. Als mögliche Ursache werden Unterschiede im Auslaugverhalten experimentell untersucht. Zur Überprüfung der Einstufung der zwei Gesteinskörnungen erfolgen außerdem Referenzprüfungen in der Nebelkammerlagerung bei 40 °C. N2 - The Concrete Prism Test at 60 °C (60 °C-CPT) is a common method to evaluate the susceptibility of concrete and aggregates to the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). This paper presents a new device for an automated version of the 60 °C-CPT. The system monitors the expansion of concrete prism automatically. Compared to the conventional test method, effort and time consumption are notably reduced. The nearly continuous recording of expansion signals allows for studying of ASR-mechanisms in more detail than the conventional test. In addition, the interruptions of ASR-provoking storage, necessary for manual measurements, are avoided. The presented study compares results of conventional and automated testing of two types of aggregate. In accordance with previous findings, continuously stored prisms generally expand less than the conventionally tested prisms. To find a possible explanation, differences in leaching of alkali from the concrete prisms were quantified. For verifying the alkali-reactivity of the two aggregates, they were also classified in the fog chamber test at 40 °C, the German reference method. KW - Baustoffe KW - AKR KW - 60 °C-Betonversuch KW - Automatische Dehnungsmessung KW - Auslaugung KW - Building Materials KW - ASR KW - Concrete Prism Test at 60 °C KW - Automated expansion measurement KW - Leaching of alkalis PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201900040 SN - 1437-1006 SN - 0005-9900 VL - 114. Jahrgang IS - 12 SP - 911 EP - 918 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-50062 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallau, Wilma A1 - Recknagel, Christoph T1 - Test methodology for performance assessment of structural sealant glazing systems at superimposed mechanical and climatic loading JF - Polymer Testing N2 - Reliable performance of structural sealant glazing (SSG) systems is necessary to utilise advantages of SSG in glass facades. Conventional durability assessment of structural sealant joints is based on separated weathering tests and empirical fatigue testing. This work presents a new test methodology for performance assessment of SSGjoints at simultaneous weathering and two-dimensional mechanical loading. The climatic and mechanical load function were derived from common loading scenarios according to a worst case approach. A System test specimen, resembling a common SSG-joint, was exposed to 24 h of combined loading in a custom-designed test facility. From the recorded mechanical system response, characteristic parameters were evaluated to assess the performance of the system at varying climatic and mechanical conditions. These experimental results reveal effects of ambient conditions, previous loading and deformation Amplitude peaks on the system response. The proposed test methodology opens up for new performance-related approaches in durability testing. KW - Structural sealant glazing KW - Performance assessment KW - Durability testing KW - Hysteresis measurement KW - Superimposed loading PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.106030 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 79 SP - 106030, 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-48871 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -