TY - CONF A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Schubert, F. T1 - A new approach for the investigation of geometry effects in impact-echo measurements - experimental results and numerical simulations N2 - Impact-Echo (IE) measurements on concrete structures with compact dimensions are influenced by geometry effects, i.e. reflections especially of the surface waves at the boundaries of the test object, which in fact can lead to misinterpretation of the results. In contrast to the normal reflection arrangement, in which the excitation and the measuring sensor are placed on the same side of the specimen, measurements were carried out in a transmission arrangement, where the impactor and the measuring sensor are placed opposite to each other. This serves to reduce the influence of surface waves, and to investigate further their responsibility for the existence of geometry effects. Results obtained from laboratory specimens with smooth surfaces were still seriously affected by geometry effects. Numerical simulations led to the conclusion that surface waves travel around the edges of the specimen, thus creating geometry effects even on the opposite side. Measurements on a specimen, which was cut out from a bridge structure and had irregular connecting planes between the excitation and the measurement side, proved to be remarkably less affected. In order to analyze and visualize the surface wave propagation an arrangement is used, in which the excitation is fixed at a certain point on one plane of the specimen. A transducer scans all planes of the specimen in phase with the excitation. Time slices show the instantaneous wave field on all planes of the specimen. These are compared with numerical simulations. In particular, it can be proved that surface waves indeed travel around the edges of a specimen with smooth connecting planes, thus creating geometry effects even in the transmission arrangement. T2 - 9th European Conference on NDT CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2006-09-25 KW - Impact-Echo KW - Nondestructive Testing KW - Geometry Effects KW - EFIT PY - 2006 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ecndt2006/doc/P19.pdf SN - 3-931381-86-2 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-14434 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Beutel, R. A1 - Reinhardt, H.-W. A1 - Grosse, C. U. A1 - Glaubitt, A. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Schickert, M. T1 - Performance Demonstration of Non-Destructive Testing Methods T2 - 9th European Conference on NDT CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2006-09-25 KW - NDT-CE KW - Concrete KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Impact-echo KW - Radar KW - Concrete cover of tendon ducts KW - Thickness measurement KW - Concrete slabs PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-86-2 SP - 1(?) EP - 9(?) PB - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-14382 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Behrens, Matthias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Automated NDE of post-tensioned concrete bridges using imaging echo methods T2 - 29. Darmstädter Massivbauseminar, "Sicherheitsgewinn durch Monitoring?" CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 2006-09-14 KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung im Bauwesen KW - Brückenuntersuchungen PY - 2006 SP - 477 EP - 487 PB - Freunde des Instituts für Massivbau der Technischen Universität Darmstadt CY - Darmstadt AN - OPUS4-14397 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Behrens, Matthias ED - Russel, M. ED - Basheer, P. T1 - Automated application and combination of non-destructive echo methods for the investigation of post-tensioned concrete bridges T2 - Concrete Platform CY - Belfast, Großbritannien, Northern Ireland DA - 2005-04-19 KW - Automated testing KW - Data fusion KW - Impact-echo KW - Post-tensioned concrete bridges KW - Radar KW - Ultrasonic echo PY - 2007 SN - 978-0-85389-913-6 SP - 261 EP - 269 PB - Queen's University of Belfast CY - Belfast AN - OPUS4-14792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Impact-Echo Data Analysis Based on the Hilbert-Huang Transform T2 - TRB 86th Annual Meeting CY - Washington, D.C., USA DA - 2007-01-21 KW - Impact-Echo KW - Hilbert-Huang KW - Transformation PY - 2007 SP - 1 EP - 14 CY - Washington, D.C., USA AN - OPUS4-17469 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Bridge inspection and condition assessment in Europe T2 - TRB 87th annual meeting CY - Washington, D.C., USA DA - 2008-01-13 KW - Construction KW - Environment and Energy PY - 2008 IS - CD-ROM (Paper 08-1450 / Session 568) SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - TRB CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-16651 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Bridge Inspection and Condition Assessment in Europe N2 - The European infrastructure asset has developed historically and is characterized by nation-specific construction processes. Inspection, condition assessment, and maintenance procedures differ from country to country. Because of historical and political circumstances, national infrastructure assets are maintained at different levels, too. Since the budget for maintaining the bridge infrastructure less and less meets the demands of a growing bridge stock, bridge inspection, maintenance, and life-cycle considerations gain higher importance. The need exists to develop effective diagnosis tools for early detection of construction faults, defects, and deterioration processes during inspection, to keep the bridge infrastructure at an acceptable level, from structural safety and economic viewpoints. An overview on the latest research projects and integrated bridge management systems in Europe is given. The potentials of nondestructive testing (NDT) are presented, with special focus on technical advances of NDT applications to reinforced concrete (RC) and posttensioned concrete bridges. Although NDT is not regularly integrated in these processes, the application brings valuable information on the current condition of the inner structure in called-in special inspections. NDT-automation and the application of imaging echo methods, combined with advanced data processing, produce a surprising level of information about the inner structure of massive RC slabs up to a depth of about 60 cm. Detected inhomogeneity and scatterers of acoustic or electromagnetic waves can be visualized in vertical or horizontal slices through the structure or animations. The fusion of different three-dimensional data sets of processed data improves the interpretability and accuracy of the results. KW - Category IIIC PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.3141/2044-04 SN - 0361-1981 VL - 2044 SP - 31 EP - 38 PB - National Research Council CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-18037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Behrens, Matthias A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Petz, J. T1 - Großflächige ZfPBau-Untersuchungen an Hohlkastenbrücken der A 23 - Südosttangente Wien N2 - Mit Radar, Impact-Echo und Ultraschallecho wurden 2004/2005 zwei Spannbetonbrücken der stark befahrenen A 23 Südosttangente in Wien zerstörungsfrei untersucht. Bei den Bauwerken handelt es sich um Hohlkastenbrücken, die 1975/76 unter Verwendung unterschiedlicher Spannsysteme errichtet wurden. Durch Messungen mit den zerstörungsfreien Prüfverfahren an den Außenseiten zweier Hohlkastenstege wurde sowohl die schlaffe Bewehrung als auch Längsspannglieder in den Stegen geortet. Darüber hinaus sollte der Verpresszustand der Spannglieder mit Hilfe der akustischen Verfahren Impact-Echo und Ultraschallecho ermittelt werden. T3 - BAM Forschungsberichtreihe - 278 PY - 2006 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-1735 SN - 978-3-86509-529-1 SN - 0938-5533 VL - 278 SP - 1 EP - 46 PB - Wirtschaftsverlag NW CY - Bremerhaven AN - OPUS4-173 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Behrens, Matthias A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Petz, J. T1 - Zerstörungsfreie Zustandsuntersuchungen an Spannbetonbrücken unter Verkehr T2 - DGZfP-Fachtagung Bauwerksdiagnose "Praktische Anwendungen Zerstörungsfreier Prüfungen" CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2006-02-22 KW - Automatisierte ZfPBau-Verfahren KW - Radar KW - Ultraschallecho KW - Impact-Echo KW - Spannbetonbrücken PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-71-4 SP - 237 EP - 244 PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-12159 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Große, C. A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Schubert, F. A1 - Beutel, R. T1 - Impact-Echo - Stand der Technik und Anwendungen des Verfahrens T2 - DAfStb-Fachtagung 2005 "Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren und Bauwerksdiagnose im Betonbau" CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2005-03-10 PY - 2005 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - BAM CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-7366 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -