TY - CONF A1 - Arndt, Ralf A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Röllig, Mathias ED - Forde, M. T1 - Quantitative Pulse-Phase-Thermography for Composites and Concrete Structures N2 - The active approach for non-destructive-testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) with infraredthermography (IR), developed at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), is described in part one of this contribution. The active IR-approach is based on the principles of impulse- (IT) and pulse-phase-thermography (PPT). The concept is a direct result of a research project at the BAM in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) and was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). In the second part results of the new thermography-scanning system (thermo-scanner) of BAM on debonding of multi-layered structures, especially carbon fibre reinforced plates (CFRP) on concrete are presented. Both, the thermo-scanner developed at BAM, and the investigations carried out, are part of the EU-Project Sustainable Bridges. In the third part of the paper the characteristic frequency of the optimum phase-contrast as a means for the characterization of defects’ depth in CE by means of PPT is introduced. A new quantitative approach is tested and discussed on concrete structures with defects of polystyrene and gas concrete. T2 - 11th International Conference and Exhibiton "Structural Faults and Repair - 2006" CY - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK DA - 2006-06-13 KW - Quantitative NDT KW - Impulse-thermography KW - Pulse-phase-thermography KW - Blind / characteristic frequency KW - Concrete KW - Thermo-scanner KW - CFRP-laminates KW - Debonding KW - Voids PY - 2006 SN - 0-947644-59-8 SP - 1(?) EP - 17(?) PB - Engineering Technics Pr., CY - Edingburgh AN - OPUS4-13794 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert ED - Forde, M. T1 - Automated non-destructive investigation of railway bridge condition T2 - 11th International Conference and Exhibiton "Structural Faults and Repair - 2006" CY - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK DA - 2006-06-13 KW - Non-Destructive Testing KW - Automated scanning device KW - Combination of methods KW - Ultrasonic-echo KW - Impact-echo KW - Impulse radar PY - 2006 SN - 0-947644-59-8 SP - 1 EP - 8(?) PB - Engineering Technics Pr., CY - Edingburgh AN - OPUS4-12530 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Automated non-destructive investigation of railway bridge condition T2 - 11th International Conference "Structural Faults and Repair - 2006" CY - Edinburgh, Scotland DA - 2006-06-13 PY - 2006 AN - OPUS4-12576 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - A toolbox with non-destructive testing methods for the condition assessment of railway bridges N2 - The unified economic structure of the European market requires a unified transport infrastructure to ensure seamless and barrierfree transportation of passengers and goods. The European commission is funding the European Integrated Project Sustainable Bridges to comply with future traffic demands. The main objective of the project is to reliably assess and upgrade the bridge infrastructure for the required increase of axle loads and transport volume. 32 Institutes from 12 countries develop unified procedures for the assessment and improvement of the existing railway bridge stock under the guidance and review of six major European railway companies. Non destructive testing (NDT) is given a high priority. One of the work packages concentrates on the potential of advanced NDT-methods and creates a toolbox with advisable methods for the condition assessment of all types of railway bridges. Although NDT-methods are implemented in the quality assurance process in many industries, their application in the railway infrastructure is not common. Only a few countries have included selected NDT-methods into advanced condition assessment procedures for the management of their bridge stock. This paper describes also current activities to enhance pulse-phase thermography, impulse-radar and acoustic methods. The advanced methods enable infrastructure owners to verify construction plans, to assess structures, repair and strengthening quality or to identify in-service damages. Latest development is an automated scanning system for combined acoustic and electromagnetic measurements. The results are then combined through data fusion techniques to further increase their value for the bridge owners. T2 - 85th TRB Annual Meeting CY - Washington, DC, USA DA - 2006-01-22 KW - Non-Destructive Testing KW - Thermography KW - Railway Bridges KW - NDT-toolbox PY - 2006 SP - 1 EP - 12(?) PB - TRB CY - Washington, D.C. AN - OPUS4-12037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Arndt, Ralf A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Walther, A. A1 - Hillemeier, B. A1 - Rieck, C. T1 - Quantification of Voids and Elaminations in Real Concrete and Masonry Structures with Active Thermography: Case Studies T2 - 8th International Conference on Quantitative InfraRed Thermography (QIRT 2006) CY - Padova, Italy DA - 2006-06-28 KW - Non-destructive testing in civil engineering KW - Active thermography KW - Pulse-phase thermography KW - Plaster KW - Tiles KW - Asphalt KW - Numerical simulation PY - 2006 UR - http://qirt.gel.ulaval.ca/archives/qirt2006/papers/049.pdf SP - 49, 1 EP - 10 (?) CY - Padova, Italy AN - OPUS4-15710 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert ED - Cruz, P. ED - Frangopol, D. T1 - Trends in bridge condition assessment using non-destructive testing methods T2 - Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Performance and Cost CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 2006-07-16 KW - NDT KW - Condition assessment KW - Automation of measurement KW - Data fusion PY - 2006 SN - 0-415-40315-4 N1 - Serientitel: Balkema proceedings and monographs in engineering, water and earth sciences – Series title: Balkema proceedings and monographs in engineering, water and earth sciences SP - 933 EP - 934 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London AN - OPUS4-14037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Streicher, Doreen ED - Vincentsen, L. T1 - NDT Methods for Condition Assessment of Railway Bridges T2 - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Conference on Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Large Infrastructure Projects, Bridges and Tunnels CY - Copenhagen, Denmark DA - 2006-05-15 KW - Condition assessment KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Automation KW - Method combination PY - 2006 SN - 87-91044-03-0 SP - 1(?) PB - IABSE CY - Zürich AN - OPUS4-14038 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Toolbox with Nondestructive Testing Methods for Condition Assessment of Railway Bridges KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Automated scanning KW - Condition assessment KW - Bridge assessment KW - Ultrasonicecho KW - Impulse radar KW - Impact echo PY - 2006 SN - 0361-1981 IS - 1943 SP - 65 EP - 73 PB - National Research Council CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-14293 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Schultz, A. T1 - Bond control in CFRP-strengthened RC-structures using active thermography T2 - IABSE 2006 Conference on Operations, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Large Infrastructure Projects, Bridges and Tunnels CY - Copenhagen, Denmark DA - 2006-05-15 PY - 2006 AN - OPUS4-14345 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Streicher, Doreen T1 - NDT Methods for condition assessment of railway bridges T2 - IABSE 2006 Conference on operations, maintenance and rehabilitation of large infrastructure projects, bridges and tunnels CY - Copenhagen, Denmark DA - 2006-05-15 PY - 2006 AN - OPUS4-14346 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -