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Sub-Saharan Africa is populated by more than half a billion people,
and rapid urbanization is creating challenges in the areas of housing,
roads, railways, power supply, dams and water pipelines —
aspects of infrastructure that are critical to the well being of the
population. This situation indicates that cement and concrete will
play a major role in the future construction technology in Africa, despite
the fact that it does not have a long-lasting tradition over most
of the continent. Although the continent is rich in natural resources
for the production of mineral binder systems, many sub-Saharan
African countries exhibit challenging boundary conditions, that have
to be well understood in order to use cement and concrete technologies
in a sustainable and reasonable way.
SCM potential in Africa
(2012)
Clearing the way
(2012)
Selbstverdichtender Beton verhält sich unter Temperatureinfluss anders als Normalbeton, da die Rheologie neben der fortschreitenden Hydratation zusätzlich durch die von der Zeit und dem Hydratationsfortschritt abhängige Adsorption von Fließmitteln beeinflusst wird. Anhand rheometrischer Betonversuche an SVB unterschiedlicher Entwurfskonzepte mit variierter anionischer Ladungsdichte im Fließmittel wird verdeutlicht, dass mehlkornreiche SVB bei niedrigen Temperaturen sehr robust sind, während bei hohen Temperaturen mehlkornärmere Entwürfe zu bevorzugen sind. Darüber hinaus wird gezeigt, wie sich unterschiedliche Fließmittelmodifikationen in bestimmten Temperaturbereichen verhalten. Anhand des Wasser-Feststoff-Verhältnisses und des Adsorptionsverhaltens von Fließmitteln werden die maßgeblichen Prozesse erläutert und Möglichkeiten für die Entwicklung robuster Mischungen für individuelle Temperaturbereiche aufgeführt.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regarding the temperature dependent performance, self-compacting concrete (SCC) distinguishes from normal concrete, since its rheology does not only depend upon the hydration itself but supplementary upon the adsorption of superplasticizers, which is affected by the time and the hydration progress. Based on rheometric concrete investigations with different SCC mixture compositions and varied anionic charge densities of the superplasticizers, it is shown that SCC, which is rich in powder components, shows robust performance at low temperatures, while compositions with lower powder contents are favourable at high temperatures. Furthermore, the performance of different superplasticizer modifications at different temperature ranges is demonstrated. The relevant processes are explained by means of the water to powder ratio as well as the adsorption behaviour of superplasticizers, and options for the development of robust mixture compositions for individual temperature ranges are itemised.
Today's African concrete construction environment differs greatly from that in Europe, Japan or North America. Europe can look back on a concrete tradition of more than 150 years. Standardising documents and guidelines have existed for over 100 years, and formed the foundation of modern Standards adopted and applied in many regions of the world. Technological developments in cement production are also strongly influenced by environmental conditions of the Northern hemisphere. In contrast, with the exception of South Africa, most countries of sub-Saharan Africa started cement production in the 1950s to 1960s, followed by a period of political and economic upheaval. As a result, there have not been serious approaches towards customised Solutions for concrete construction for conditions specific to sub-Saharan Africa; in most countries overseas Standards are applied, as a matter of course.