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Quality Improvement of Expansion Joint Systems by Performance Related Tests of System Behaviour
(2002)
Dynamic-mechanical material analysis as a basis for a general performance exploration complemented by system testing under superimposed climatic and mechanical loading seems to be a promising interdependent test approach addressing the performance behavior of construction sealants under more realistic conditions. With this contribution an attempt is made to adapt dynamic-mechanical material analysis, which has been already successfully validated for different construction types of expansion joint systems in road and bridge engineering, to the field of construction sealants for building façades. Test results from dynamic-mechanical material analysis characterizing the temperature-dependent, deformation-dependent, and frequency-dependent behavior of structural sealant materials are presented and exemplarily discussed for three different sealant products. An attempt is made to address unknown material characteristics in the multi-dimensional loading matrix representing practical use conditions. Furthermore, the applicability of this test approach and its various complex test modes for the exploration of technological performance and especially estimation of fatigue behavior is verified in several examples. Based on this fundamental material exploration, it is planned to complement the dynamic-mechanical assessment methodology by means of system tests on a section of a structural glazing system subjected to a simplified but superimposed loading function. The technical fundamentals and the procedure proposed to develop an adequate system test mode are introduced. The motivation for these investigations is to identify the actual mechanical system behavior under load combinations and for specimens that both closer resemble reality. The objective is to achieve a consistent and interdependent test program complementary to the existing methodology. Finally, the study is meant to initiate further progress toward a performance-related methodology which considers the design, specification, material, and system selection.
Die Struktur eines Materials bestimmt wesentlich dessen Gebrauchsverhalten. Diese einfache Weisheit ist Motivation für die ständige Weiterentwicklung des Untersuchungsinstrumentariums zur Gefügekennzeichnung von Baustoffen. Nachdem die Gefügeaufklärung insbesondere bei mineralischen Baustoffen bereits integrierter Bestandteil der Baustoffcharakterisierung ist, erhöht insbesondere die zunehmende Spezialisierung und Weiterentwicklung der Asphaltbaustoffe zusammen mit der Forderung nach gebrauchsgerechtem Leistungsnachweis den Bedarf an methodischer Entwicklung bei der Strukturkennzeichnung. Besondere Möglichkeiten zur tiefenaufgelösten und zerstörungsfreien räumlichen Visualisierung des Gefüges, der Ableitung strukturbeschreibender Kennwerte aber auch für eine anschließende Diskretisierung der inneren Struktur mittels finiter Elemente bietet das Verfahren der Computertomographie mit Röntgenstrahlen. Mit Hilfe verschiedener Anwendungen soll auf die Möglichkeiten dieser Methodik aufmerksam gemacht werden.
Das erdölstammige Bindemittel Bitumen weist eine so komplexe Struktur auf, dass diese mit den derzeit eingesetzten Verfahren nur eingeschränkt erfasst werden kann. Eine innovative und vielversprechende Möglichkeit bietet in diesem Zusammenhang die FTIR-Spektroskopie in Kombination mit einer chemometrischen Auswertung, mit der schnell und einfach Aussagen über die Zusammensetzung sowie verschiedenste physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften von bitumenhaltigen Materialien möglich werden.
Bitumen is a crucial building material in road construction, which is exposed to continuously higher stresses due to higher traffic loads and changing climatic conditions. Therefore, various additives are increasingly being added to the bitumen complicating the characterisation of the bituminous binder, especially concerning the reuse of reclaimed asphalt.
Therefore, this work aimed to demonstrate that the combination of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with attenuated total reflexion (ATR) technique and multivariate evaluation is a very wellsuited method to reliable identify and quantify additives in bituminous binders. For this purpose, various unmodified and modified binders, directly and extracted from laboratory and reclaimed asphalts, were investigated with FTIR-ATR spectroscopy. The determined spectra, pre-processed by standard normal variate (SNV) transformation and the determination of the 1st derivation, were evaluated using factor Analysis (FA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and partial least square regression (PLSR). With this multivariate evaluation, first, a significant model with a very high hit rate of over 90% was developed allowing for the identification of styrene-butadiene copolymers (SBC), ethylene-copolymer bitumen (ECB) and different waxes (e.g. amide and Fischer-Tropsch wax) even if the additives do not show any additional peaks or the samples are multi-modified. Second, a quantification of the content is possible for SBC, ECB, and Amide wax with a mean error of RMSE B 0.4 wt% and a
coefficient of determination of R2[90%. Based on these results, FTIR identification and quantification of additives in bituminous binders is a very promising method with a great potential.
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.