TY - GEN A1 - Algernon, D. A1 - Arndt, R. A1 - Ebsen, B. A1 - Feistkorn, S. A1 - Friese, M. A1 - Große, C. A1 - Kathage, S. A1 - Keßler, S. A1 - Kurz, J. A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Lohse, C. A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Schröder, G. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Walther, A. A1 - Wilcke, M. A1 - Wolf, J. A1 - Wöstmann, Jens T1 - Leitfaden zur Erstellung von Prüfanweisungen für die Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung im Bauwesen (ZfP Bau) N2 - Der vorliegende Leitfaden dient zur Unterstützung der Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Prüfanweisungen für ZfP-Verfahren im Bauwesen. Er gibt einen Überblick über Verwendungszweck, Erstellung und Inhalte von Prüfanweisungen unter Berücksichtigung einheitlicher Standardisierungsziele. KW - Prüfanweisung KW - Beton KW - Leitfaden PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-947971-23-7 VL - Richtlinie B-LF 01 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) CY - Berlin ET - Ausgabe April 2022 AN - OPUS4-54985 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, S. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Guidance on inspection-supported reliability assessment of existing bridges in Germany N2 - This contribution is intended to disseminate the contents of a national recommendation for Action draft for the inspection-based reliability analysis of existing bridges. The focus is on the utilization of non-destructive testing methods for verifications in both the ultimate and the serviceability Limit states. First, the contents of the developed recommendation for action are outlined. The Guideline covers the process from the purposeful definition of inspection strategies via the quality assessment of measured information to the partial factor-based assessment under consideration of qualityevaluated on-site inspection results. Secondly, the concept of the drafted recommendation for action is demonstrated using a prestressed concrete bridge as a case study. T2 - IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 CY - Tokyo, Nippon DA - 18.05.2025 KW - Life management KW - Brücken KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Civil engineering KW - State-of-the-art PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/10168664.2024.2363597 VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-65630 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Maack, Stefan ED - Li, J. ED - Spanos, D. ED - Chen, J. B. ED - Peng, Y. B. T1 - Towards NDT-supported decisions on the reliability of existing bridges N2 - A major advantage in the reassessment of existing structures is the possibility of including measured data that describe the actual properties and the current condition of the structure to be reassessed. Currently, the incorporation of such measured information is mostly unregulated. However, the use of measurement results is vitally important, since a measured data-based improvement of the computation models level of approximation can lead at least to more meaningful results, possibly to extended remaining life times of the structure and in the best case to a saving of resources. Conversely, not appreciating well measurable and relevant information can be equated with a waste of resources. In this paper, a concept for the comparable use of non-destructively measured data as basic variables in probabilistic reliability assessments is outlined and examined using a typical prestressed concrete road bridge as a case-study. An essential requirement is the calculation of measurement uncertainties in order to evaluate the quality of the measurement results comparably. In conclusion, the example of ultrasonic and radar measurement data is used to demonstrate the effects that the incorporation of the measured information has on the reliability of the structure. T2 - 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022) CY - Online meeting DA - 13.09.2022 KW - Measurement uncertainty KW - Reliability assessment KW - Existing structures KW - Concrete Bridge KW - Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-583013 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-58301 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Maack, Stefan ED - Pellegrino, C. ED - Faleschini, F. ED - Zanini, M.A. ED - Matos, J.C. ED - Casas, J.R. ED - Strauss, A. T1 - From Uncertainty in Measurement to Certainty in Bridge Reassessment N2 - "The reassessment of bridges continues to take great importance both nationally and internationally. A major challenge is to find computation models reflecting the actual properties of the considered structures sufficiently accurate. Besides regular inspections, the conduction of advanced measurements is suitable to generate reliable information about a structure to be assessed. Prior to incorporating measurement results in reassessment, the relevance, the trueness, and the precision of the measured information needs to be stated. On the one hand, the use of information whose quality has not been assessed can lead to errors with serious consequences. On the other, the measurement of irrelevant information is inefficient. Although the use of measured data in assessment is currently mostly unregulated, their appreciation in reliability analyses is beneficial since the built environment can be assessed more realistically. Utilizing NDT in reassessment has the potential to extend remaining lifetimes of a structure, save resources, and improve infrastructural availabilities. The power of judgment regarding the decision on the reliability of an existing structure can be increased. In this contribution, an approach is outlined to process non-destructively gathered measurement data in a comparableway in order to include themeasured information in probabilistic reliability assessments of existing structures. An essential part is the calculation of measurement uncertainties. The effect of incorporating evaluated NDT-results is demonstrated by means of a prestressed concrete bridge and GPR measurements conducted on this bridge as a case-study. The bridge is assessed regarding SLS Decompression using the NDT-results." KW - Reliability KW - Assessment KW - Existing structures KW - NDT KW - Concrete PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91877-4_58 VL - 200 SP - 509 EP - 517 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-54019 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Feistkorn, S. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Maack, Stefan ED - Rizzo, P. ED - Milazzo, A. T1 - Methods to Quantify the Utility of NDT in Bridge Reassessment N2 - The purpose of this contribution is to introduce and to apply the developed approach of incorporating non-destructively gathered measurement results (instead of deterministic information and assumptions) into a reassessment model of a typical prestressed concrete road bridge and to outline the advantages. An essential part is the quality evaluation of the non-destructively measured information, that deals primarily with two questions. Could the object or parameter to be obtained reliably detected and if, how accurate are the inspection results achieved? Therefore, the importance of the combination of a probability of detection (POD)-approach and measurement uncertainty calculations is emphasized. With regard to the introduced case-study it is shown, for which structure parameters an assumption deviating from the actual (and measurable) situation has a particularly strong (and possibly arithmetically unfavorable) influence on the structural reliability. Measurements on such parameters are particularly beneficial for a reliable and robust reassessment. In conclusion, the individual reassessment results without consideration and with consideration of evaluated non-destructive inspection results are compared. KW - Non-destructive testing (NDT) KW - Structural safety KW - Concrete bridges KW - Measurement uncertainty KW - Probability of detection (POD) PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-64593-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64594-6_40 SN - 2366-2557 VL - 127 SP - 403 EP - 413 PB - Springer Nature Switzerland CY - Cham, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-52009 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Approach to the development of a model to quantify the quality of tendon localization in concrete using ultrasound N2 - Each engineering decision is based on a number of more or less accurate information. In assessment of existing structures, additional relevant information collected with on-site inspections facilitate better decisions. However, observed data basically represents the physical characteristic of interest with an uncertainty. This uncertainty is a measure of the inspection quality and can be quantified by expressing the measurement uncertainty. The internationally accepted rules for calculating measurement uncertainty are well established and can be applied straightforwardly in many practical cases. Nevertheless, the calculations require the occasionally time-consuming development of an individually suitable measurement model. This contribution attempts to emphasize proposals for modelling the non-destructive depth measurement of tendons in concrete using the ultrasonic echo technique. The proposed model can serve as guideline for the determination of the quality of the measured information in future comparable inspection scenarios. T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2022) CY - Kapstadt, South Africa DA - 03.10.2022 KW - Reliability KW - Measurement Uncertainty KW - Non-Destructive Testing KW - Existing Concrete Structures PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-559927 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202236403007 SN - 2261-236X VL - 364 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis, France AN - OPUS4-55992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Braml, T. ED - Sykora, M. ED - Lenner, R. ED - de Koker, N. T1 - On the Treatment of Measurement Uncertainty in Stochastic Modeling of Basic Variables N2 - The acquisition and appropriate processing of relevant information about the considered system remains a major challenge in assessment of existing structures. Both the values and the validity of computed results such as failure probabilities essentially depend on the quantity and quality of the incorporated knowledge. One source of information are onsite measurements of structural or material characteristics to be modeled as basic variables in reliability assessment. The explicit use of (quantitative) measurement results in assessment requires the quantification of the quality of the measured information, i.e., the uncertainty associated with the information acquisition and processing. This uncertainty can be referred to as measurement uncertainty. Another crucial aspect is to ensure the comparability of the measurement results.This contribution attempts to outline the necessity and the advantages of measurement uncertainty calculations in modeling of measurement data-based random variables to be included in reliability assessment. It is shown, how measured data representing time-invariant characteristics, in this case non-destructively measured inner geometrical dimensions, can be transferred into measurement results that are both comparable and quality-evaluated. The calculations are based on the rules provided in the guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM). The GUM-framework is internationally accepted in metrology and can serve as starting point for the appropriate processing of measured data to be used in assessment. In conclusion, the effects of incorporating the non-destructively measured data into reliability analysis are presented using a prestressed concrete bridge as case-study. T2 - International Probabilistic Workshop 2022 (IPW2022) CY - Stellenbosch, South Africa DA - 09.09.2022 KW - Reliability KW - Assessment KW - Existing structures KW - Measurement uncertainty PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556580 DO - https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2022.36.0109 SN - 2336-5382 VL - 36 SP - 109 EP - 118 PB - Czech Technical University CY - Prague AN - OPUS4-55658 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -