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Investigation of properties influencing the impact resistance of calcium silicate masonry units
Author(s) -
Rumplmayr Simon,
Eden Wolfgang,
Burtscher Wolfgang,
Thienel KarlChristian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mauerwerk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1437-1022
pISSN - 1432-3427
DOI - 10.1002/dama.201800025
Subject(s) - masonry , calcium silicate , silicate , scope (computer science) , calcium , aggregate (composite) , forensic engineering , materials science , geotechnical engineering , engineering , composite material , structural engineering , computer science , metallurgy , chemical engineering , programming language
Calcium silicate masonry is characterized by a high loadbearing capacity. Despite the widespread use of calcium silicate masonry units as a building material in Germany, there have been no studies to specifically improve its resistance to bullet impact, which would result in a new, very specialized market segment for threatened infrastructure. Within the scope of a research project, fundamental knowledge was gained about the influence of manufacturing parameters on the impact resistance of calcium silicate masonry units. The investigations showed that both the type and proportion of coarse aggregate and the forming pressure play a decisive role. Based on these findings, calcium silicate masonry units can now be specifically optimized with regard to high impact resistance.