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Im Bosruck-Eisenbahntunnel kam es in Folge v on intensivem Sulfatangriff durch Thaumasitbildungen zu erheblichen Betonschäden. Bisher sieht das Regelwerk (ÖNORM B 4710-1 und ÖVBB-RL Spritzbeton) bei Sulfatangriff den Einsatz von C 3A-freien Bindemitteln vor – dies gilt auch für Spritzbeton. Untersuchungen haben gezeigt, dass C 3A-freier Zement keinen wesentlich verbesserten Widerstand gegen den Thaumasit-Sulfatangriff aufweist. Im Zuge der Tunnelinstandsetzung war es das vorrangige Ziel, Spritzbeton mit erhöhtem Widerstand gegen Thaumasit-Sulfatangriff und ausreichender Frühfestigkeit zu entwickeln. In diesem Beitrag werden neu entwickelte Mischungsansätze und deren Umsetzung im Labormaßstab vorgestellt. Die mechanischen Kennwerte dieser Rezeptur (z.B. Frühfestigkeitsentwicklung) sowie die Ergebnisse der Dauerhaftigkeitsuntersuchungen zeigen, dass eine Rezeptur mit optimiertem Bindemittelgehalt die hohen Anforderungen im Tunnel erfüllen kann. Die Erfahrungen aus der praktischen Umsetzung im Zuge der Instandsetzungsarbeiten des Bosruck-Eisenbahntunnels im Jahre 2016 waren positiv.
El hormigón proyectado es un tipo de hormigón especial utilizado como soporte de rocas durante la construcción de túneles y excavación de minas, entre otras aplicaciones. Las principales características de este tipo de hormigón son el fraguado rápido y el desarrollo de una muy alta resistencia mecánica a edades tempranas, lo cual permite que el hormigón se fije a la base sin necesidad de un soporte extra, endureciéndose en pocos minutos. Las reacciones de hidratación que ocurren en las primeras horas en el hormigón proyectado determinan el desarrollo de las propiedades mecánicas y su estudio es de crucial importancia para entender y optimizar el comportamiento de este tipo de hormigones. El estudio de estas reacciones, sin embargo, resulta relativamente complicado por varias razones: (i) el hormigón proyectado endurece muy rápido, lo cual dificulta su manejo durante los ensayos experimentales, y (ii) composiciones similares mezcladas en el laboratorio no se comportan de forma similar a las proyectadas. En este trabajo se presenta una metodología experimental desarrollada para el estudio de las reacciones de hidratación que ocurren en el hormigón proyectado durante las primeras horas y su correlación con la resistencia mecánica.
Einfluss von Hüttensand und ultrafeinem Kalksteinmehl auf die Hydratation von jungem Spritzbeton
(2018)
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.
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.