TY - CONF A1 - Eichner, Lukas T1 - Design of offshore jacket support structure for experimental fatigue life evaluation N2 - One crucial metric of interest to wind farm operators is the remaining useful life (RUL) of single components, wind turbines, or even entire wind farms. Occasionally, questions arise regarding how to operate a turbine, even in the presence of manufacturing or design errors, which from a computational design standpoint reduce the remaining lifetime below the intended service life. A typical measure involves adapting the monitoring and inspection plan. Using such a maintenance plan, the author intends to simulate the lifetime of jacket-type structure in a fatigue test. The objective of the experiment is to demostrate that systems like three-dimensional jackets possess redundancies that enable reliable continued operation, despite the reduced fatigue life of individual components due to technical flaws, if an appropriate maintenance concept is in place. This presentation discusses the steps leading to the procedure of the experiment including the design process and the maintenance planning. T2 - 19th eawe PhD Seminar CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 06.09.2023 KW - Offshore wind energy KW - Jacket support structure KW - Simulation and experiment KW - Structural integrity management KW - Risk-based maintenance planning PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58240 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gerards-Wünsche, Paul A1 - Ratkovac, Mirjana A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - A framework for assessing the reliability of crack luminescence – an automated fatigue crack detection system N2 - The new crack luminescence method offers the possibility of making fatigue surface cracks in metallic materials more visible during inspections through a special coating system. This coating system consists of two layers, whereby the first layer has fluorescent properties and emits visible light as soon as it is irradiated by UV light. The top layer is black and is designed to prevent the fluorescent layer from emitting if no crack develops in the underlying material. The technique proved particularly useful in a wide variety of fatigue tests of steel components under laboratory conditions. Moreover, it has the potential to be used in various industrial applications. To enable industrial deployment and integration into maintenance strategies, a concept study is developed in this contribution, resulting in a qualification framework that can serve as a foundation for determining the reliability of the crack luminescence system in terms of a probability of detection curve. Within this study, factors causing measurement variability and uncertainty are being determined and their influences assessed. Due to the extension of the system by a moving computer vision system for automated crack detection using artificial intelligence, additional long-term effects associated with structural health monitoring systems need to be incorporated into an extended probability of detection study as part of the technical justification. Finally, important aspects and findings related to design of experiments are discussed, and a framework for reliability assessment of a new optical crack monitoring method is presented, emphasizing the influence of various uncertainty parameters, including long-term effects such as system ageing. T2 - SPIE Conference Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2023 CY - Long Beach, CA, USA DA - 24.03.2023 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Non-Destructive Evaluation KW - Probability of Detection KW - Reliability KW - Artificial Intelligence KW - Computer Vision KW - Crack Luminescence PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57245 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Schneider, Ronald T1 - OWEC repowering from a structural engineering and research perspective N2 - A significant number of new wind farms has to be installed and, at the same time, existing wind farms reaching the end of their planned life need to be reused efficiently to ensure that the ambitous goals for deploying offshore wind are met. Some relevant reuse alternatives for offshore wind farms are lifetime extension, repowering utilizing existing substructures and full replacement. In this presentation - starting from experience gained from extending the lifetime of the of the U1 metro viaduct in Berlin - we discuss end-of-life decision making in offshore wind. We focus particularly on issues concerning substructures and highlight existing challenges and opprtunities in research and development. T2 - RWE RePowering Event CY - Wilhelmshaven, Germany DA - 10.10.2023 KW - Offshore wind KW - End-of-life decision making KW - Repowering KW - Substructures PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58632 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Ronald T1 - Structural integrity management research at BAM N2 - This presentation provides an overview on the structural integrity management research at BAM. In addition, a framework for monitoring and risk-informed inspection and maintenance planning for offshore steel structures is presented. T2 - Structural Health Monitoring Using Statistical Pattern Recognition CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.03.2023 KW - Structural integrity KW - Monitoring KW - Maintenance KW - Inspeciton KW - Bridges KW - Offshore wind PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57864 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - SHM system integration and experiments at a high speed railway bridge N2 - The long-term preservation of our infrastructure requires not only intelligent sensor technology and highly developed monitoring procedures, but also innovative digital tools for analyzing, evaluating and utilizing the results. This includes mathematical and, in particular, probabilistic methods for damage detection and tracking as well as for calculating service life and maintenance cycles and data management. The example project Maintal Bridge Gemuenden as part of the AISTEC project shows the workflow for the implementation of structural health monitoring and experimental tests with a train of Deutsche Bahn. The influence lines, as one possible way for damage detection, were measured with a highly accurate GNSS System to locate the trains position when crossing the bridge. The results were compared to measurements from 1987 just before the bridge went in operation. T2 - Structural Health Monitoring Using Statistical Pattern Recognition CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.03.2023 KW - SHM KW - Maintal Bridge Gemuenden KW - Load Test KW - Damage Detection KW - Railway PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57242 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Vibration-based system identification of a large steel box girder bridge N2 - The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) collaborates with TNO to develop a software framework for automated calibration of structural models based on monitoring data. The ultimate goal is to include such models in the asset management process of engineering structures. As a basis for developing the framework, a multi-span road bridge consisting of ten simply supported steel box girders was selected as a test case. Our group measured output-only vibration data from one box girder under ambient conditions. From the data, we determined eigenfrequencies and mode shapes. In parallel, we developed a preliminary structural model of the box girder for the purpose of predicting its modal properties. In this contribution, we provide an overview of the measurement campaign, the operational modal analysis, the structural modeling and qualitatively compare the identified with the predicted modes. As an outlook, we discuss the further steps in the calibration process and future applications of the calibrated model. T2 - XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2023) CY - Delft, Netherlands DA - 02.07.2023 KW - Bridge KW - Safety KW - Fatigue KW - Modal system identification KW - Model updating PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57863 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Ronald T1 - Modeling in support of offshore wind farm end-of-life decision making N2 - The EU member states have set out ambitious long-term goals for deploying offshore wind energy. The installed offshore wind capacity is set to increase from 14.6 GW in 2021 to around 320 GW in 2050. This signifies the role of offshore wind energy as a major contributor to reaching the EU’s climate and energy goals. To ensure that the defined targets are met, a significant number of new wind farms has to be installed and existing wind farms reaching the end of their planned life need to be reused efficiently. Some of the relevant reuse alternatives are lifetime extension, repowering based on the existing support structures and repowering with new turbines. As a basis of the decision-making regarding the reuse of existing offshore wind farm, the expected utility of each relevant option should be determined based on the associated expected rewards, costs and risks. The optimal concept maximizes the utility of the decision-maker and fulfills the existing constraints and requirements. To facilitate such a quantitative decision-making, models and methods have to be developed. In particular, models are required that enable predictions of (a) the condition and performance of the turbines and support structures and (b) the renumeration, costs and consequences of adverse events. These predictions have to consider (a) the governing uncertainties, (b) the available information from the planning, construction, installation and operating phase, (b) potential repair, retrofitting and strengthening schemes and (c) possible monitoring, inspection and maintenance regimes for the future operating phase. Over the past years, several models, methods and tools have been developed at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) to support the structural integrity management of offshore wind turbine substructures. These include: (a) a prototype for reliability-based, system-wide, adaptive planning of inspections of welded steel structures in offshore wind farms, (b) a method for monitoring and risk-informed optimization of inspection and maintenance strategies for jacket structures subject to fatigue, and (c) a probabilistic cost model of inspection and maintenance of welded steel structures in offshore wind farms. This contribution provides an overview on these works and discusses how they can be adapted and extended to support the decision-making regarding lifetime extensions and repowering of offshore wind farms. T2 - 12th International Forum on Engineering Decision Making (12th IFED) CY - Stoos, Switzerland DA - 05.12.2023 KW - Windenergie KW - Offshore Wind KW - Lifetime Extension KW - Repowering PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-60430 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Schepers, Winfried A1 - Geißler, Peter A1 - Breithaupt, Matthias A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Balscheit, Hagen T1 - VERBATIM: Project Introduction and Large Scale Experiments N2 - The presentation summarizes the scope of the joint project VERBATIM on buckling of large Monopiles. The presented work from the authors focusses on the experimental field tests of large predented piles during driving and a numerical investigation on the observed buckling behaviour. T2 - Colloquium „Buckling of Offshore Wind Energy Structures“ CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.02.2024 KW - Buckling KW - Offshore KW - Wind Energy Structures KW - Monopiles KW - Pile-Tip-Buckling PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59535 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Balscheit, Hagen T1 - Soil Embedded Piles - Reference Tests for Model Validation N2 - This presentation shows buckling tests on embedded piles conducted within the VERBATIM project. The generated data may serve as a valuable validation basis for numerical buckling design verification of Windenergy foundations in terms of the GMNIA concept. T2 - Buckling of Offshore Wind Energy Structures : 2-Day Buckling Colloquium CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.02.2024 KW - Wind Energy KW - Shell Buckling KW - Offshore Structures KW - GMNIA PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Costard, René A1 - Agasty, Amit A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Hicke, Konstantin T1 - Auswirkungsbetrachtungen auf Strukturen T1 - Scaling of Blast Effects on Reinforced Concrete Structures N2 - Protection against terroristic or accidental scenarios in industrial settings requires suitable designs of structures to resist blast loads. Field testing as well as finite element simulations are among the techniques available to engineers in the understanding of the structural behavior against blast loading. As blast testing of complex scenarios can be very resource intensive, tests are generally performed for simplified scenarios. Numerical tools can be used to model these scenarios to get better insight into blast loading, structural response, and the resulting damage to the structure. During the next steps, the simplified scenario is successively modified in numerical simulations to incorporate complexities that cannot be covered in blast testing experiments. One of the conditions for this approach to work is that the original simplified numerical simulation is valid. The scopes and challenges encountered in such a validation are the focus of this presentation/article. A relatively ‘simple’ field test of a horizontal reinforced concrete (RC) slab subjected to blast loading is taken as an example for validation of the performance of numerical tools. The blast test incorporated various measurement techniques to quantify the blast load as well as the behavior of the RC slab. Blast load was measured using flush mounted piezoelectric pressure gauges, whereas acceleration sensors and fiber-optic sensor cables were used to characterize the dynamic behavior of the slab under blast loading. Additionally, damage characteristics were ascertained also using fiber optic sensing. The application of such measurement techniques, along with different numerical software available for the analysis of the scenario in question, demonstrate the scope of our contribution. When it comes to the challenges, it begins with proper instrumentation of the test specimen followed by the data processing. For numerical modelling, geometric conditions with appropriate boundary constraints, physical conditions such as the configuration of the rebars, as well as material parameters add to this challenge. The issues of choosing appropriate material models and comparison of results with multiple software tools will be discussed. This discussion forms the basis for a coherent approach to technical-safety assessment of blast effects on structures in its broader sense. T2 - Beiratssitzung Infrastruktur CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.04.2024 KW - Blast KW - Scaling KW - Fiber optic sensing KW - CFD KW - FEM PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59849 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -