Betone für biogenen Säureangriff im Landwirtschaftsbau

Bislang werden für landwirtschaftliche Bauten, wie z. B. Stallanlagen, Behälterbauwerke, Siloanlagen oder Biogasreaktoren, Oberflächenschutzsysteme (OS) eingesetzt, die das Eindringen von beton‐ und stahlangreifenden Agenzien verhindern sollen. Betone mit einem hohen Säurewiderstand bieten eine Alternative, um auf OS zu verzichten. Die Leistungsfähigkeit dieser Spezialbetone muss entsprechend des Schädigungspotentials der jeweiligen Anwendung durch zeitraffende Einlagerungsversuche in aggressiven Medien verifiziert werden. Für die ansteigende Anzahl von Biogasanlagen (BGA) gibt es aufgrund der noch jungen Entwicklungsgeschichte und der fehlenden Zugangsmöglichkeit in die Bauwerke bisher keine umfassenden Erfahrungen zu ablaufenden Schädigungsprozessen. In Abhängigkeit von der verwendeten Anlagenverfahrenstechnik kann prinzipiell in der Flüssigphase mit einem geringen biogenen Säureangriff, dagegen im Gasphasenbereich unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen u. a. mit einem Schwefelsäure‐, Kohlensäureangriff und mit einer Karbonatisierung gerechnet werden. Derzeit werden im Rahmen eines großangelegten Forschungsvorhabens an der MFPA Leipzig GmbH/Universität Leipzig die Schädigungspotentiale in BGA an bereits geschädigten Bauwerken und an eingelagerten Laborproben analysiert. Gleichzeitig werden durch zeitraffende Einlagerungsversuche neue säurewiderstandsfähige Betone u. a. für den Landwirtschaftsbau entwickelt. Concrete for Biogenic Acid Attack in Agricultural Constructions Up to present, surface protective systems are in use for agricultural buildings, for instance: cot plants, tank construction, silo plants or even biogas fermenter. The aim is to avoid infiltration by concrete‐ and steel corrosion agents. Concrete with high acid resistance are an alternative to dispense using these surface protective systems. The performance of this special‐concrete has to be verified in aggressive media through accelerated storagetests, in accordance with the potential of damage of the equivalent application. Based on the young history of development and the absent access to the buildings, none extensive experiences of the processes of damage are noted for the increasing number of biogas plants. Dependant on the used plant‐process engineering, a less biogenic acid attack within the liquid state can be expected. Within the gaseous phase under special conditions i.a. sulfuric acid‐, carbonic acid attack and carbonation can simultaneously occur. Currently, in the context of the large‐scale research project at the MFPA Leipzig GmbH/Leipzig University, the potentials of damage within biogas plants on damaged buildings as well as embedded samples become analyzed. At the same time new acid resistance concretes, i.a. for agricultural buildings will be developed by accelerated storage‐tests.     

Vermeidung von Schäden an Schlitzrinnen

Prevention of Damages to Concrete Gutters – Considerations on the Design of Expansion Joints In the last few years at some airports cracking was observed in concrete gutters, which are implemented in large areas as drainage. In order to reveal the influences on this cracking both laboratory investigations as well as numerical analyses referring the expansion joints and the gutters were carried out. The main focus was on the stiffness of the joint filling materials. Due to seasonal variations in temperature concrete pavements casted in wintertime tend to expand by higher temperatures in summer, whereas the deformations of the free edges can amount up to 5 to 10 mm. Such deformations should be met without any restrain. If this can not be ensured, horizontal pressures on the side‐walls of the gutters are raised. These pressures mainly depend on the stiffness of the joint filling material. In the adequate laboratory tests the stress‐strain‐relations for various materials was determined. For the mostly used bituminous soft board a comparatively stiff behaviour was proved. Thus the observed cracking mostly can be correlated with restraint stresses raised by such joint filling material.     

Betonangriff in eisendisulfidhaltigen Böden

Concrete Attack in Iron Disulphidic Soils In various areas of Germany superficial soils contain iron disulphide. Due to aeration, e. g. by excavation of soil during construction measures, this mineral can oxidise and release the reaction products sulphuric acid and sulphate under sufficient humidity. As a result, acidic and sulphatic conditions can be adjusted in the construction ground, which may exercise a combined acid‐sulphate‐attack on adjacent concrete structures. The actual extent of the oxidation of iron disulphide in the construction ground and the resulting impairments in adjacent concrete structures have been investigated within an interdisciplinary research project at the Ruhr‐Universität Bochum. In preliminary results pH‐values down to pH 2 and sulphate concentrations over 20, 000 mg/l were determined in iron disulphidic soils in dependence of various physical and chemical factors. Under these conditions corrosion processes take place in adjacent concrete, which are dominated initially by a solvent attack. After a long‐lasting exposure of about one year or more new formations of sulphate minerals can be observed beyond the (acid) corrosion front in deeper, hitherto undisturbed areas, which may indicate a progressing sulphate attack.     

Ein einheitliches dreiaxiales Bruchkriterium für alle Betone

Die Auswertung zahlreicher mehraxialer Versuche hat ergeben, dass die auftretenden Versagensmechanismen unter mehraxialer Beanspruchung für alle Betonarten prinzipiell gleich sind. Dies gilt sowohl für Normal‐ bis ultrahochfesten Beton, für Leichtbeton als auch für Faserbeton. Das vorgestellte Bruchkriterium orientiert sich an diesen Versagensarten und wird über eine entsprechende Kalibrierung an das Verhalten des jeweiligen Betons angepasst. Im Zuge der Aktualisierung des CEB‐FIP Model Codes 90 wird es Einzug in die Bemessungsvorschriften finden. A Unified Multiaxial Fracture Criterion for all Concretes The evaluation of numerous multiaxial tests has shown that the occurring failure mechanisms under a multiaxial load are basically the same for all types of concrete. This is true for normal to ultra high performance concrete, lightweight concrete, as well as for fibre concrete. The presented fracture criterion is based on these failure types and is adjusted by a corresponding calibration to the behaviour of each concrete. In the course of the upgrade of the CEB‐FIP Model Code 90, it will find entry into the dimensioning specification.