University of applied sciences Nuremberg GEORG SIMON OHM

Improving the thermal insulation
properties of thin-bed mortar
Part I: Impact evaluations of various
admixtures on material engineering
parameters

1 A selection of modifiers for thin-bed mortar All authors
1 A selection of modifiers for thin-bed mortar
All authors
2 Gas adsorption measuring cell for determining the specific surface area (BET) of hardened thin-bed mortar fragments
2 Gas adsorption measuring cell for determining the specific surface area (BET) of hardened thin-bed mortar fragments
3 Correlation of 7-day and 28-day compressive strength with the corresponding        28-day thermal conductivity values, λ10, dry, of thin-bed mortar samples in dependence on admixture of 10 vol.% modifier compared to the zero sample
3 Correlation of 7-day and 28-day compressive strength with the corresponding        28-day thermal conductivity values, λ10, dry, of thin-bed mortar samples in dependence on admixture of 10 vol.% modifier compared to the zero sample
4.1 Cumulative pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
4.1 Cumulative pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm
to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
4.2 Specific pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
4.2 Specific pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
5 Mercury porosimetry measuring cell (0.5 cm3 cell volume) filled with thin-bed mortar fragments
5 Mercury porosimetry measuring cell (0.5 cm3 cell volume) filled with thin-bed mortar fragments
6.1 Cumulative pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
6.1 Cumulative pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
6.2 Specific pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
6.2 Specific pore volume as a function of pore diameter within the 210 µm to 20 nm range for the thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes
7 Correlation of compressive strength and porosity of hardened thin-bed mortar mixes dosed with 10 vol.% modifying admixtures compared to the zero sample
7 Correlation of compressive strength and porosity of hardened thin-bed mortar mixes dosed with 10 vol.% modifying admixtures compared to the zero sample
8 Radiographic analyses of a thin-bed mortar zero sample in comparison with a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% expanded perlite, a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% expanded type-II aluminosilicate, and a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% fumed silica at sample ages of 2, 7 and 28 days
8 Radiographic analyses of a thin-bed mortar zero sample in comparison with a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% expanded perlite, a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% expanded type-II aluminosilicate, and a mortar sample containing 10 vol.% fumed silica at sample ages of 2, 7 and 28 days
9 Temperature-dependent (TG) loss of mass of a thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes containing 10 vol.% modifying admixture each after a curing time of 28 days in air
9 Temperature-dependent (TG) loss of mass of a thin-bed mortar zero sample and modified mortar mixes containing 10 vol.% modifying admixture each after a curing time of 28 days in air
10 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (zero sample in 50-fold magnification)
10 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (zero sample in 50-fold magnification)
11 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (sample containing 10 vol.% fumed silica in 50-fold magnification)
11 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (sample containing 10 vol.% fumed silica in 50-fold magnification)
12 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (sample containing 10 vol.% perlite in 50-fold magnification)
12 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar (sample containing 10 vol.% perlite in 50-fold magnification)
13 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar zero sample in 500-fold magnification
13 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar zero sample in 500-fold magnification
14 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar sample containing 10 vol.% silica, in 1000-fold magnification
14 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar sample containing 10 vol.% silica, in 1000-fold magnification
15 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar sample containing 10 vol.% perlite, in 500-fold magnification
15 SEM micrograph of the fracture face of a thin-bed mortar sample containing 10 vol.% perlite, in 500-fold magnification

Monolithic walls erected with an appropriately modified thin-bed mortar should show superior thermal insulation properties. Admixing 10 vol.% fumed silica proved to reduce by 19% the thermal conductivity of a typical thin-bed mortar belonging to compressive strength class M 10. Simultaneously, it also improved the mortar’s compressive strength by nearly 16 %. The investigations also showed that an admixture of expanded perlite can increase the compressive strength by 99 %.

1 Introduction

Thin-bed cement mortar is often used for masoning up such precision-ground, monolithic wall-building materials as bricks, autoclaved aerated concrete units (Ytong), or building blocks of pumicite, expanded clay or sandy limestone [1–3]. The corresponding material engineering parameters are governed by the applicable DIN specifications [4–7], which prescribe, for example, a compressive strength level of βD ≥ 10.0 MPa for class-M 10 mortar after 28 days of curing [8].

According to one market analysis, the thermal conductivity of products in this mortar category has been stagnating...

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TEXT Sebastian Schmidt1, Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Pöllmann2, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Krcmar1
1University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm, Materials Technology Department, Nuremberg/Germany
2Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Mineralogy/Geochemistry Section, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale)/Germany

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