TY - CHAP A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Röck, Rudolf A1 - Galan, Isabel A1 - Thumann, Maria A1 - Mittermayr, Florian A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang T1 - Performance optimization of shotcrete by combined fillers T2 - ICCC 2019: 15th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, ICCC 2019, 16.-20.09.2019, Prague, Czech Republik Y1 - 2019 SP - 1387 EP - 3872 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sakoparnig, Marlene A1 - Galan, Isabel A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang A1 - Lindlar, Benedikt A1 - Koraimann, Günther A1 - Angerer, Thomas A1 - Steindl, Florian Roman A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Jehle, Sebastian A1 - Flotzinger, Johannes A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Mittermayr, Florian T1 - On the significance of accelerator enriched layers in wet-mix shotcrete JF - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology N2 - The application process, which gives shotcrete its name is a robust and established method, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, the spraying process has been significantly enhanced. However, during the last decades no major technical changes have been made. In this study the wet - mix shotcrete process including the dosing of accelerator was investigated. For this, we monitored the concrete and accelerator pressure with 5 sensors in the pumps and pipes, and analysed the accelerator distribution in the hardened shotcrete matrix. The recorded pressure fluctuations clearly indicated that the pumping of the concrete with a double-piston pump led to flow pulsations. The pressure along the accelerator pipes, controlled by a peristaltic pump, was not steady either. However, the accelerator flow pulsation had a higher frequency than that of the concrete flow. This misalignment led to changes in the accelerator to concrete ratio during the spraying process. The impact of these incongruent concrete and accelerator flows on the resulting hardened shotcrete was visually analysed with the use of 0.02 % uranin as fluorescent tracer added to the accelerator. The tracer distribution showed that changes in the accelerator/concrete ratio led to the formation of ‘accelerator layers’, layers with higher accelerator concentrations in the hardened shotcrete. These layers show differences in chemistry, mineralogy and open porosity compared to the rest of the shotcrete matrix. The presence of accelerator enriched layers can have detrimental effects on the shotcrete properties, especially affecting the durability and mechanical performance. In consequence, we recommend a revision of the shotcrete process to eliminate these inhomogeneities. KW - Inhomogeneities KW - Pulsation KW - Concrete pumping KW - Layering KW - Accelerator KW - Shotcrete Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2022.104764 VL - 131 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Galan, Isabel A1 - Thumann, Maria A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Röck, Rudolf A1 - Steindl, Florian A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Mittermayr, Florian A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang ED - Beck, Thomas ED - Myren, Synnøve A. ED - Engen, Siri T1 - From Lab Scale Spraying to Real Scale Shotcreting and back to the Lab T2 - 8th International Symposium on Sprayed Concrete : Modern Use of Wet Mix Sprayed Concrete for Underground Support - Trondheim, Norwegen. - 11. - 14.06.2018 N2 - Before new mixes are sprayed in real scale applications, lab experiments have to be carried out to provide a basis for predicting a good performance in real scale. In many cases, to understand the correlations between the behavior in the lab and in real scale spraying, a further set of experiments after the real spraying is required. In this paper we present such a two way process for two new wet mixes, one with a very low tricalcium aluminate Portland cement and the other one with a CEM I with addition of ultra-fine calcite. Calorimetry and Shear-Modulus measurements were used in the lab to monitor hydration evolution. In the real scale spraying compressive strength was measured at periodic intervals up to 24 hours. The hydration of the sprayed samples was stopped at 3, 6 and 24 hours and samples were scanned with X-ray for the identification and quantification of the phases present. The results presented are used to discuss the extent to which lab experiments can predict the behavior of mixes in real scale and how small changes in the raw materials and the mixes can lead to quite different results. Y1 - 2018 UR - https://betong.net/wp-content/uploads/8th-Sprayed-Concrete_Web-Proceedings.pdf SN - 978-82-8208-060-6 SP - 139 EP - 153 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Mittermayr, Florian A1 - Thumann, Maria A1 - Röck, Rudolf A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang T1 - Optimierte Eigenschaften von Spritzbeton durch kombinierte Zusatzstoffe T2 - Tagungs-CD der Spritzbeton-Tagung 2018, 11.-12. Januar 2018, Alpbach, Tirol, CD-ROM Y1 - 2018 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steindl, Florian R. A1 - Mittermayr, Florian A1 - Sakoparnig, Marlene A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Lindlar, Benedikt A1 - Ukrainczyk, Neven A1 - Dietzel, Martin A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang A1 - Galan, Isabel T1 - On the porosity of low-clinker shotcrete and accelerated pastes JF - Construction and Building Materials N2 - Although the number and size of interconnected pores have been identified as the most important aspects of concrete microstructure, comprehensive datasets on shotcrete porosity and pore size distributions are still scarce and their key controls are poorly investigated. In this study we investigate the effects of the spraying process, setting accelerator addition and mix design on the microstructure of real-scale dry- and wet-mix shotcrete and hand-mixed and sprayed accelerated pastes. A newly proposed deconvolution analysis of the pore size distributions, measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry, offers increased precision in determining the critical and median pore diameter parameters. In total >50 samples were analysed. Results show that the dry-mix shotcrete exhibits a shift towards coarser pore sizes (∼100–1 μm) than wet-mix shotcrete. Combinations of different supplementary cementitious materials are favourable for producing wet-mix shotcretes with refined pore structures. The addition of setting accelerators, up to 10 wt-% of binder mass, and the spraying process cause systematic variations in the pore volume and pore structure of (sprayed) paste and shotcrete. KW - Porosity KW - Shotcrete KW - Mercury Intrusion KW - Durability KW - SCMs Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130461 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 368 PB - Elsevier CY - 14 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Juhart, Joachim A1 - Briendl, Lukas G. A1 - Mittermayr, Florian A1 - Röck, Rudolf A1 - Thumann, Maria A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang T1 - Mischungsentwicklung von nachhaltigem Spritzbeton mit kombinierten Zusatzstoffen T2 - Beton Graz '18 : 4. Grazer Betonkolloquium : 20./21. September 2018 N2 - Spritzbeton ist nachhaltig, wenn er sowohl umweltfreundlich als auch dauerhaft ist. Traditionelle Mischungszusammensetzungen für Spritzbeton enthalten einen hohen Anteil an fein gemahlenem Portlandzement und an Erstarrungsbeschleunigern. Beide Komponenten sind für eine sehr schnelle Festigkeitsentwicklung, aber auch hohe Umweltauswirkungen (wie CO2-Emissionen, Primärenergiebedarf) verantwortlich. Portlandzement ist ein hervorragendes Bindemittel, bringt aber ein hohes Versinterungspotenzial und bei normaler Zusammensetzung einen geringen Widerstand gegen chemischen Angriff, wie zum Beispiel den Sulfatangriff aus dem Bergwasser, mit sich. Hingegen können latent hydraulische und puzzolanische Zusatzstoffe die Dauerhaftigkeit erhöhen, sind aber auch für eine langsame Festigkeitsentwicklung bekannt. Im Beitrag wird ein neues Konzept des Mischungsentwurfs vorgestellt, das auf der Auswahl geeigneter Zusatzstoffe (i.e. feinste Kalksteinmehle, die die Hydratation beschleunigen, kombiniert mit gemahlenem Hüttensand und Puzzolanen), der Optimierung von Packungsdichte und Wasserbedarf sowie einem optimalen Mischungsverhältnis aller Feinstoffe beruht. Es wird an exemplarischen Mischungszusammensetzungen gezeigt, welche Eigenschaften bzw. Leistungsmerkmale in Labortests sowie in großmaßstäblichen Spritzversuchen erreicht werden können. KW - Bindemittel KW - chemischer Angriff KW - CO2-Emission KW - Dauerhaftigkeit KW - Hüttensand KW - Hydratation KW - Kalkstein KW - Labortest KW - Mischungsverhältnis KW - Packungsdichte KW - Portlandzement KW - Primärenergie KW - Spritzbeton KW - Wasserbedarf KW - Zusatzstoff Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-85125-621-5 SP - 139 EP - 152 PB - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz CY - Graz ER -