Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung flammgespritzter Schutzschichten aus Glas für Beton - Erste Ergebnisse

Non-destructive testing of seamless glass coatings on concrete applied by flamespraying - Preliminary results

As part of a research project at the Institutes of Building Materials Research (ibac) and Mineral Engineering (GHI) of RWTH Aachen University, a new application method by flame spraying for seamless glass coatings for the protection of concrete surfaces is being developed. A major challenge is the difference between the temperature resistance of concrete and the temperatures, necessary to melt glass powder. As part of the on-going work, the influence of the flame spaying technique on the concrete surfaces and the applied glass coating are investigated. Adhesion testing and microscopic imaging are combined to gain information on the concrete damage and the glass coatings structure. By using single-sided nuclear magnetic resonance, these properties are evaluated non-destructively as well. Results show that the application process so far leads to severe damage in the concretes surface, resulting in low adhesion. Similar information can be gained non-destructively by single-sided nuclear magnetic resonance.