TY - CONF A1 - Zinas, Orestis A1 - Papaioannou, Iason A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - 3D spatial modelling of CPT data for probabilistic preliminary assessment of potential pile tip damage upon collision with boulders N2 - Tip damage of monopiles from boulder collisions during installation has emerged as a critical design issue, primarily due to the combination of the widespread use of large-diameter piles and the complexity of the ground conditions at the available sites. Recently, a framework relating potential pile tip damage to cone tip resistance from Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) has been proposed in the literature. Gaussian processes are powerful stochastic models that enable probabilistic spatial interpolation of soil data at any location within a site. On this basis, this study utilizes sparse CPT data from a site in the North Sea, to first develop an efficient Gaussian process regression model, which is used to derive a three-dimensional (3D) probabilistic predictive map of the cone tip resistance. Assuming deterministic loading conditions and a factual collision with a boulder of pre-defined properties, the cone tip resistance predictive model is subsequently used for a probabilistic preliminary assessment of potential pile tip damage. Results of the analysis are realistic 3D probability maps of potential damage that aim to support engineering judgment and contribute towards cost-effective site investigation planning and offshore wind farm design. T2 - 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG 2025) CY - Nantes, France DA - 09.06.2025 KW - CPT data KW - Gaussian process regression KW - Boulder impact KW - Preliminary pile tip damage assessment PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-634417 SN - 978-2-85782-758-0 DO - https://doi.org/10.53243/ISFOG2025-323 SP - 505 EP - 510 PB - International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering CY - London AN - OPUS4-63441 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zinas, Orestis A1 - Papaioannou, Iason A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo T1 - Multivariate Gaussian Process for 3D subsurface stratigraphy prediction from CPT and labelled borehole data N2 - Quantifying uncertainties in subsurface properties and stratigraphy can lead to better understanding of the ground conditions and enhance the design and assessment of geotechnical structures. Several studies have utilized Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data and employed Bayesian and Machine Learning methods to quantify the geological uncertainty, based on the Robertson’s soil classification charts and the Soil Behaviour Type Index (Ic). The incorporation of borehole data can reduce the stratigraphic uncertainty. Significant challenges can arise, however, mainly due to the intrinsic differences between field and laboratory-based soil classification systems, which can potentially lead to inconsistent soil classification. To this end, this study proposes a multivariate Gaussian Process model that utilizes site-specific data and: i) jointly models multiple categorical (USCS labels) and continuous (Ic) variables, ii) learns a (shared) spatial correlation structure and the betweenoutputs covariance, and iii) produces two types of dependent classification outputs. The results indicate that the integration of geotechnical and geological information into a unified model can provide more reliable predictions of the subsurface stratification, by allowing simultaneous interpretation of USCS and Ic profiles. Importantly, the model demonstrates the potential to integrate multiple variables of different types, aiming to contribute to the development of a methodology for joint modeling of geotechnical, geological and geophysical data. T2 - 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Geotechnical site-characterization KW - Probabilistic KW - Soil classification KW - Gaussian Process PY - 2024 SP - 1733 EP - 1740 AN - OPUS4-60712 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiehle, Philipp A1 - Härder, M. A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - Moisture behaviour of earth block masonry under natural climate conditions – experimental and numerical studies N2 - The compressive stength of unstabilised earth masonry depends on the moisture content. Knowledge of the moisture content is necessary in order to be able to account for the impact of moisture on the structural design of earth block masonry. For conventional building materials it is possible to precisely forecast the component moisture according to the layered structure on the basis of hygrothermal simulations. However , it is still not clear to what degree these numerical calculations can offer valid results for earth building materials. Earth building materials have a number of special properties related to moisture storage and moisture transport that differ significantly from the physical simplifications that are a component of existing material models. The swelling and shrinking of earth materials and their organic components results in changes to the pore space, the sorption behaviour exhibits a clear hysteresis, and the experimental determination of hygrothermal parameters in continuous contact with liquid water is almost impossible. To adequately forecast the moisture content of earth block masonry under natural climate conditions, extensive investigations of the moisture behaviour of load-bearing earth block masonry have been carried out within the framework of this project. These efforts began with the performance of magnetic resonance spectroscopic tests on two load-bearing earth blocks, in order to quantify the adsorption and desorption processes at relative humidities of between 50 % and 90 % under controlled, isothermal laboratory conditions. Once this had been done, a modified test setup was used to determine the water absorption coefficient , from which the liquid transport coefficients were derived. Based on the hygrothermal parameters values that were thus determined, the model was calibrated using the WUFI software program [7]. Finally, long-term moisture measurements were conducted on an earth block masonry wall that was ex-Increasing shortages of raw materials and rising energy prices are resulting in continuous growth in the demand for earth construction. In comparison to conventional building materials, earth building materials offer three significant advantages that have become even more important in light of the energy crisis in 2021 and the associated increase in the price of building supplies by approx. 40 percent [1]. Firstly, water solubility makes it possible to fully separate and recover all of the material components, and in particular the sand component. Secondly, energy-intensive firing processes, such as those required for cement production or brick manufacture, are eliminated. And thirdly, earth is a local raw material that is available in large quantities [1]. However, the load-bearing capacity of earth building materials is very much dependent on the moisture content. An increase in the relative humidity results in a reduction in the clay mineral cohesion , and this in turn results in a decline in both the compressive strength and the modulus of elasticity. In this regard, the mechanical properties of earth block masonry change in inverse proportion to the relative humidity. In other words, with every percentage point increase in relative humidity, both the compressive strength and the modulus of elasticity decline by one percent [2] [4]. The internal walls of heated living areas are generally only subject to relatively small fluctuations in relative humidity (between 40 % and 60 %) [5], and short periods in excess of these levels (such as in bathrooms or kitchens) only lead to a significant increase in the moisture content of the uppermost layers [6]. Exterior walls, on the other hand, are subject to large seasonal fluctuations in temperate climates, with a relative humidity in excess of 90 % in winter months. However, the exterior walls of heated living areas must be insulated in accordance with the German Buildings Energy Act (GEG), and with masonry this is generally done us T2 - LEHM 2024 – 9. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 27.09.2024 KW - Earth stone KW - Masonry KW - Material moisture KW - Moisture monitoring KW - Hygrothermal simulations PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-61220 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiehle, Philipp A1 - Härder, M. A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - Feuchteverhalten von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter natürlichen Klimabedingungen – Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen N2 - Druckfestigkeit und Elastizitätsmodul von Lehmsteinmauerwerk nehmen mit steigendem Feuchtegehalt ab, weswegen die Mauerwerksdruckfestigkeit bei der Bemessung gemäß DIN 18940 in Abhängigkeit der maximal zu erwartenden Ausgleichsfeuchte abgemindert wird. Da bisher allerdings keine Messdaten zum Feuchtegehalt von Lehmsteinmauerwerk unter natürlichen Klimabedingungen vorliegen, stellen die normativen Grenzwerte lediglich eine konservative Abschätzung dar. Um die Feuchtegehalte von Lehmsteinmauerwerk und somit die Tragfähigkeit realitätsnah einschätzen zu können, wurden im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit sowohl experimentelle als auch numerische Untersuchungen zum feuchtetechnischen Verhalten durchgeführt. Dabei wurden erstmalig magnetresonanzspektroskopische Untersuchungen an tragenden Lehmsteinen unterschiedlicher Herstellungsmethoden angewandt Weiterhin wurden Luftfeuchtesensoren in Lehmsteinmauerwerk eingebettet, um hygrische Langzeitfeuchtemessungen unter natürlichen Klimabedingungen durchzuführen. Auf Basis dieser Erkenntnisse wurde schließlich ein numerisches Modell kalibriert und Parameterstudien durchgeführt, um den unter realen Klimabedingungen tatsächlich auftretenden Feuchtegehalt im Lehmmauerwerk sowie dessen Verteilung über den Querschnitt einschätzen zu können und die normativen Grenzwerte zu überprüfen. Gezeigt wurde, dass die realitätsnahe instationäre Berechnung des Feuchtetransports mit üblichen hygrothermischen Simulationsprogrammen auf Basis einfacher feuchtetechnischer Kennwerte auch bei Lehmbaustoffen möglich ist. Der Einfluss des Quellens und Schwindens der enthaltenen Tonminerale und organischen Bestandteile wurde durch eine Modifikation bei der Ermittlung des Wasseraufnahmekoeffizienten explizit berücksichtigt und ist somit auch in den daraus abgeleiteten Transportkoeffizienten enthalten. Darüber hinaus wurde die Feuchtespeicherfunktion im überhygroskopischen Bereich auf Grundlage der Porenvolumenverteilung abgeschätzt. Die Approximation der Transportkoeffizienten und der Feuchtespeicherfunktion stellt dabei eine wesentliche Vereinfachung für Lehmbaustoffe dar, da ihre experimentelle Bestimmung aufgrund des Kontaktes mit Flüssigwasser kaum möglich ist. In Bezug auf das Feuchteverhalten üblicher Außenwandaufbauten von Wohnräumen konnte festgestellt werden, dass die Ausgleichsfeuchte im Lehmsteinmauerwerk stets unterhalb des in Nutzungsklasse 1 gemäß DIN 18940 zulässigen Grenzwertes von 65 % liegt. Je nach Putzsystem und Dämmstoff reduziert sich die Ausgleichsfeuchte auf Werte unter 60 %, wobei sich eine annähernd gleichmäßige Verteilung der Feuchte über den Mauerwerksquerschnitt hinweg einstellt. Bei Außenwänden von unbeheizten Räumen ergab sich eine maximale Ausgleichsfeuchte, die über weite Teile des Querschnitts unterhalb von 80 % lag. Der Ansatz einer maximalen Ausgleichsfeuchte von 90 % in Nutzungsklasse 2 ist folglich zu hoch angesetzt. Die zulässige Ausgleichsfeuchte bzw. der Umgebungsfeuchtefaktor in Nutzungsklasse 2 sollte dementsprechend angepasst werden T2 - LEHM 2024 – 9. Internationale Fachtagung für Lehmbau CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 27.09.2024 KW - Lehmstein KW - Mauerwerk KW - Materialfeuchte KW - Feuchtemonitoring KW - hygrothermische Simulation PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-61217 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiehle, Philipp A1 - Brinkmann, M. T1 - Tragfähigkeit von Lehmmauerwerk - Experimentelle und numerische Analyse T1 - Load-bearing capacity of earth masonry – An experimental and numerical analysis N2 - Die Bemessung von tragendem Lehmmauerwerk erfolgt in Deutschland auf Basis der Lehmbau Regeln. Das dort verankerte Nachweisverfahren beruht auf einem globalen Sicherheitskonzept, welches aus zuverlässigkeitstheoretischer Sicht nicht mehr dem Stand der Technik entspricht. Auf Grund dessen wird das Bemessungskonzept für Lehmmauerwerk vom Deutschen Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) voraussichtlich 2023 außer Kraft gesetzt. Ein statischer Nachweis von tragenden Lehmbauten wäre in Deutschland dann ausschließlich mit einer Zustimmung im Einzelfall (ZiE) oder vorhabenbezogener Bauartgenehmigung (vBg) möglich. Beides ist mit erheblichem Mehraufwand und höheren Kosten verbunden, was für den Lehmmauerwerksbau einen entscheidenden Nachteil im Vergleich zum konventionellen Mauerwerksbau darstellt. Um eine unkomplizierte Praxisanwendung von Lehmmauerwerk zu ermöglichen, werden innerhalb eines Forschungsvorhabens, welches von der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), dem Institut für Massivbau der Technischen Universität Darmstadt sowie dem Ingenieurbüro ZRS durchgeführt wird, auf Basis der Produktnormen für Lehmsteine und Lehmmauermörtel Grundlagen für ein aktualisiertes Bemessungskonzept entwickelt. Im Rahmen des Projekts wird ebenfalls untersucht, inwiefern die Bemessungsregeln nach den vereinfachten Berechnungsmethoden für unbewehrtes Mauerwerk gemäß DIN EN 1996-3 / NA auf den Lehmmauerwerksbau übertragbar sind. Falls eine Anwendung des normativen Nachweisverfahrens bei Lehmmauerwerk möglich ist, wäre zukünftig eine Aufnahme von Lehmsteinen und Lehmmauermörtel in den nationalen Anhang des Eurocode 6 denkbar, was eine bedeutsame Erweiterung des Anwendungsbereichs von Lehmmauerwerk zur Folge hätte. Diverse wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen konnten zeigen, dass bemessungsrelevante Festigkeits- und Verformungseigenschaften von Lehmmauerwerksbaustoffen stark von der vorherrschenden Materialfeuchte abhängen, welche im hygroskopischen Wassergehaltsbereich im Wesentlichen von der relativen Luftfeuchte (RLF) bestimmt wird. Auch die Zwischenergebnisse des laufenden Forschungsvorhabens zur Entwicklung eines Bemessungskonzepts für Lehmmauerwerk ergaben eine deutlich erkennbare Abhängigkeit zwischen der Materialfeuchte und den relevanten Festigkeits- und Verformungseigenschaften. Eine detaillierte Kenntnis des feuchteabhängigen Materialverhaltens von Lehmsteinen, -mörtel und -mauerwerk ist zwingend erforderlich, um ein konsistentes und zuverlässiges Bemessungskonzept für Lehmmauerwerk zu entwickeln. Im Rahmen des laufenden Forschungsprojektes werden deshalb umfangreiche Versuche zum Drucktragverhalten von Lehmsteinen und -mörtel sowie Lehmmauerwerk nach Konditionierung bei unterschiedlichen RLF durchgeführt und analysiert. Weiterhin werden auf Basis der experimentellen Ergebnisse numerische Modelle kalibriert, welche die detaillierte Analyse der Biegedrucktragfähigkeit von Lehmmauerwerk ermöglichen. In diesem Beitrag werden zunächst die bisherigen Zwischenergebnisse bezüglich der experimentell ermittelten feuchteabhängigen Materialkennwerte von Lehmsteinen, -mörtel und -mauerwerk dargelegt. Darauf aufbauend werden numerische Untersuchungen zur Bestimmung der Systemtragfähigkeit von Lehmmauerwerk unter Feuchteeinflusses durchgeführt und erläutert. N2 - The structural design of load-bearing earthen masonry in Germany is based on the Lehmbau Regeln. The verification procedure outlined in these regulations is based on a global safety concept that no longer corresponds to the state of the art from a reliability theory perspective. As a result, the structural design concept for earthen masonry will most likely be discontinued by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) in 2023. A structural verification of load-bearing earthen buildings would then only be possible in Germany with an approval for individual cases (ZiE) or a project-related permit type (vBg). Both methods are associated with considerable additional work and higher costs, which is a decisive disadvantage for earthen masonry construction compared to conventional masonry construction. In order to enable a straightforward practical application of earthen masonry, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), the Institute for Solid Construction of the Technical University of Darmstadt and ZRS Engineers are laying the groundwork for an updated structural design concept based on the product standards for earth blocks and earthen masonry mortar. The project will also investigate the extent to which the design rules based on the simplified calculation methods for unreinforced masonry according to DIN EN 1996-3 / NA can be transferred to earthen masonry construction. If the normative verification procedure can be applied to earthen masonry, it would be conceivable to include earth blocks and earthen masonry mortar in the national appendix of Eurocode 6 in the future, which would result in a significant expansion of the field of application of earthen masonry. Various scientific studies have shown that the strength and deformation properties of earthen masonry building materials relevant to structural design are strongly dependent on the prevailing material moisture level, which is essentially determined by the relative humidity (RH) in the hygroscopic water content range. The interim results of the current research project for the development of a structural design concept for earthen masonry also showed a clearly recognisable dependency between the material moisture level and the relevant strength and deformation properties. Detailed knowledge of the moisture-dependent material behaviour of earth blocks, earthen mortar and masonry is absolutely essential to developing a consistent and reliable structural design concept for earthen masonry. Within the framework of the current research project, extensive tests on the pressure load bearing capacity of earth blocks and earthen mortar as well as earthen masonry after conditioning at different RH levels are therefore being carried out and analysed. Furthermore, numerical models are being calibrated on the basis of the experiment results, which facilitate a detailed analysis of the bending pressure bearing capacity of earthen masonry. This paper presents, firstly, the interim results obtained so far concerning the experimentally determined moisture-dependent material characteristics of earth blocks, earthen mortar and masonry. Based on this material, numerical investigations for determining the system bearing capacity of earthen masonry under the influence of moisture are carried out and explained. T2 - LEHM 2020 CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 30.10.2020 KW - Lehm KW - Earth KW - Tragfähigkeit KW - Mauerwerk KW - Feuchte KW - Load-bearing KW - Moisture KW - Strength PY - 2020 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Dachverband Lehm CY - Weimar AN - OPUS4-53231 LA - mul AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Viefhues, Eva A1 - Döhler, M. A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Mevel, L. ED - Cunha, A. ED - Caetano, E. T1 - Stochastic subspace-based damage detection of a temperature affected beam structure N2 - Structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil structures often is limited due to changing environmental conditions, as those changes affect the structural dynamical properties in a similar way like damages can do. In this article, an approach for damage detection under changing temperatures is presentedand applied to a beam structure. The used stochastic subspace-based algorithm relies on a reference null space estimate, which is confronted to data from the testing state in a residual function. For damage detection the residual is evaluated by means of statistical hypothesis tests. Changes of the system due to temperature effects are handled with a model interpolation approach from linear parameter varying system theory. From vibration data measured in the undamaged state at some few reference temperatures, a model of the dynamic system valid for the current testing temperature is interpolated. The reference null space and the covariance matrix for the hypothesis test is computed from this interpolated model. This approach has been developed recently and was validated in an academic test case on simulations of a mass-spring-damper. In this paper, the approach is validated experimentally on a beam structure under varying temperature conditions in a climate chamber. Compared to other approaches, the interpolation approach leads to significantly less false positive alarms in the reference state when the structure is exposed to different temperatures, while faults can still be detected reliably. T2 - 10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, SHMII 10 CY - Online meeting DA - 30.06.2021 KW - Damage detection KW - Subspace methods KW - Temperature effects KW - Model interpolation KW - Climate chamber KW - Laboratory beam structure PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-52999 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Viefhues, Eva A1 - Döhler, M. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Mevel, L. T1 - Fault detection for linear parameter varying systems under changes in the process noise covariance N2 - Detecting changes in the eigenstructure of linear systems is a comprehensively investigated subject. In particular, change detection methods based on hypothesis testing using Gaussian residuals have been developed previously. In such residuals, a reference model is confronted to data from the current system. In this paper, linear output-only systems depending on a varying external physical parameter are considered. These systems are driven by process noise, whose covariance may also vary between measurements. To deal with the varying parameter, an interpolation approach is pursued, where a limited number of reference models – each estimated from data measured in a reference state – are interpolated to approximate an adequate reference model for the current parameter. The problem becomes more complex when the different points of interpolation correspond to different noise conditions. Then conflicts may arise between the detection of changes in the eigenstructure due to a fault and the detection of changes due to different noise conditions. For this case, a new change detection approach is developed based on the interpolation of the eigenstructure at the reference points. The resulting approach is capable of change detection when both the external physical parameter and the process noise conditions are varying. This approach is validated on a numerical simulation of a mechanical system. T2 - 21st IFAC World Congress CY - Online meeting DA - 13.07.2020 KW - Linear parameter varying systems KW - Fault detectionchanging KW - Process noise KW - Subspace-based residual KW - Model interpolation PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524652 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.868 SN - 2405-8963 VL - 53 IS - 2 SP - 13668 EP - 13673 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-52465 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Viefhues, Eva A1 - Döhler, M. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Mevel, L. T1 - Fault detection for linear parameter varying systems under changes in the process noise covariance N2 - Detecting changes in the eigenstructure of linear systems is a comprehensively investigated subject. In particular, change detection methods based on hypothesis testing using Gaussian residuals have been developed previously. In such residuals, a reference model is confronted to data from the current system. In this paper, linear output-only systems depending on a varying external physical parameter are considered. These systems are driven by process noise, whose covariance may also vary between measurements. To deal with the varying parameter, an interpolation approach is pursued, where a limited number of reference models -- each estimated from data measured in a reference state -- are interpolated to approximate an adequate reference model for the current parameter. The problem becomes more complex when the different points of interpolation correspond to different noise conditions. Then conflicts may arise between the detection of changes in the eigenstructure due to a fault and the detection of changes due to different noise conditions. For this case, a new change detection approach is developed based on the interpolation of the eigenstructure at the reference points. The resulting approach is capable of change detection when both the external physical parameter and the process noise conditions are varying. This approach is validated on a numerical simulation of a mechanical system. T2 - IFAC World Congress 2020 CY - Online meeting DA - 11.07.2020 KW - Linear parameter varying systems KW - Fault detection KW - Changing process noise KW - Subspace-based residual KW - Model interpolation PY - 2020 SP - 13858 AN - OPUS4-51617 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Makris, Ralf ED - Aign, J. T1 - Reinforcement bar and reinforcement bar splicing systems under impact loading – Experimental tests and test specification N2 - Reinforced concrete is a widely used material for power generation structures, where load scenarios like impact loadings need to be considered. In this context mechanical splicing systems for the connection of reinforcement bars are of specific interest and impact resistance for the splicing systems has to be verified. High speed tensile tests need to be performed on splicing systems for reinforcement bars to confirm the capability of the coupler to resist impact loading. Furthermore, the ability of the reinforcement steel to dissipate energy by ductile behaviour with pronounced plastic strains should be confirmed by these tests. During the last decades comprehensive experiences were developed at BAM performing high speed tensile tests on reinforcement bars as well as on several splicing systems. For the lack of available standards defining these tests in detail an appropriate test procedure was developed and continuously optimized during this period at BAM. The test procedure is partially based on testing principles adapted from available standards. The main intention behind this test procedure is to perform high-speed tensile tests with a specific constant strain rate generated at the specimen. Furthermore, main objective was to establish a procedure to guarantee the comparability of test results for different diameter of reinforcement as well as for different types of couplers. Besides the pure execution of the high-speed tensile tests, the test specification also declares how to evaluate the measurements and the test results. Finally, some typical results will be presented in this contribution. T2 - SMIRT 26 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.07.2022 KW - Impact KW - Coupler systems KW - High-speed KW - Reinforcement PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-55422 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Degener, Sebastian A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Loewe, Anna ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Monitoring an Türmen von Onshore Windenergieanlagen in Betonbauweise im Hinblick auf Ermüdung N2 - Der Beitrag stellt das Messkonzept sowie dessen Umsetzung für ein umfassendes Monitoringsystem an einer onshore Windenergieanlage mit einem Hybridturm vor. Dieses ist Bestandteil des Forschungsvorhabens Win-ConFat – Structure, welches neben der Validierung geeigneter Sensorik auch die Bewertung des Zustands und der möglichen Restlebensdauer der ermüdungsbeanspruchten Betonstruktur zum Ziel hat. Neben dem Monitoringsystem werden erste Messergebnisse aus den Betriebsdaten sowie vom Verhalten der Turmstruktur vorgestellt. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Monitoring KW - Windenergieanlage und Hybridturm KW - Ermüdung KW - WinConFat – Structure PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613276 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 286 EP - 293 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61327 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Stolpe, Heiko A1 - Wiehle, Philipp T1 - Moisture diffusion affected by the Knudsen effect in temporal changing pore networks N2 - Almost all building materials in civil engineering have an open porosity and interact with or are affected by the environmental conditions. Structures might suffer from effects such as moisture adsorption, carbonation, corrosion, penetration of salt ions and chemical substances, etc. In the hygroscopic range, these processes are mostly driven by diffusion. Due to the confinement of small pores (< 1 µm), the Knudsen effect reduces the molecular diffusion. This reduction can become more significant in case of temporal changing pore systems because of physisorption of water vapor, carbonation, or chemisorption. In this study, unstabilised earth blocks and earth masonry are investigated. In a first step, the pore size distribution of the blocks is measured and sorption isotherms are recorded in experiments. Besides the ordinary physisorption, the involved clay minerals undergo swelling or shrinking due to chemisorption. The following two effects must be considered: first, the reduction of the available pore space by the adsorbed water layer. For this, the Hillerborg sorption theory is used, which is a combination of the well-known Brunauer-Emmett-Teller sorption theory and the Kelvin equation. This allows the computation of adsorbed water layers even in curved pore geometries. Second, the variation of the initial pore size distribution due to chemisorption needs to be modelled. Based on these two models, the effective diffusion coefficient can be predicted. For validation, arrays of relative humidity sensors were embedded into a free-standing earth masonry wall. This monitoring was carried out over more than a year to have a broad variety of environmental conditions and was located in Berlin, Germany. The prediction of the effective diffusion coefficient can also be transferred to other processes and allows the investigation of materials having temporarily changing pore systems. Examples are the carbonation of cementitious materials, alkali silica reaction, calcium leaching of long-lasting structures, etc. This effect becomes most prominent in the meso-pore range and might alter the effective diffusion coefficient by more than 100 %. T2 - 4th International Congress on Materials & Structural Stability CY - Rabat, Morocco DA - 08.03.2023 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material moisture KW - Molecular diffusion KW - Chemisoprtion KW - Knudsen effect KW - Physisorption PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-571391 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - RILEM CY - Champs-sur-Marne AN - OPUS4-57139 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Viefhues, Eva A1 - Said, Samir A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Papadrakis, M. ED - Fragiadakis, M. ED - Papadimitriou, C. T1 - Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring of a Reinforced Concrete Beam Subjected to Varying Ambient Conditions Using Bayesian Methods N2 - Inspection and maintenance contribute significantly to the lifetime cost of bridges. There is significant potential in using information obtained through structural health monitoring to update predictive models of the condition and performance of such structures, and thus ena-ble an improved decision-making regarding inspection and maintenance activities. Within the AISTEC project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, we develop vibration-based structural health monitoring systems aimed at continuously provid-ing information on the structural condition of bridges. Environmental variations such as changing ambient temperatures can significantly influence the dynamic characteristics of bridges and thus mask the effect of structural changes and damages. It remains a challenge to account for such influences in structural health monitoring. To study the effect of ambient temperatures on the dynamic characteristics of beam structures, we monitor the vibration response of a reinforced concrete beam in the uncracked and cracked state at varying tem-peratures in a climate chamber. We postulate a set of competing parameterized probabilistic structural models, which explicitly account for the effect of varying ambient temperatures on the mechanical properties of the system. We then combine the information provided by the structural models with the information contained in the recorded vibration data to learn the parameters of the temperature-dependent structural models and infer the plausible state of the beam using Bayesian system identification and model class selection. T2 - EURODYN 2020, XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Bayesian methods KW - Environmental effects PY - 2020 SN - 978-618-85072-2-7 SN - 978-618-85072-0-3 SP - 1254 PB - Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) CY - Athens, Greece AN - OPUS4-51590 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Recknagel, Christoph ED - Cunha, Á. ED - Caetano, E. T1 - Enhancing structural models with material tests and static response data - a case study considering a steel beam with asphalt layer subject to temperature variations N2 - Gradual or sudden changes in the state of structural systems caused, for example, by deterioration or accidental load events can influence their load-bearing capacity. Structural changes can be inferred from static and/or dynamic response data measured by structural health monitoring systems. However, they may be masked by variations in the structural response due to varying environmental conditions. Particularly, the interaction of nominally load-bearing components with nominally non-load bearing components exhibiting characteristics that vary as a function of the environmental conditions can significantly affect the monitored structural response. Ignoring these effects may hamper an inference of structural changes from the monitoring data. To address this issue, we adopt a probabilistic model-based framework as a basis for developing digital twins of structural systems that enable a prediction of the structural behavior under varying ambient condition. Within this framework, different types of data obtained from real the structural system can be applied to update the digital twin of the structural system using Bayesian methods and thus enhance predictions of the structural behavior. In this contribution, we implement the framework to develop a digital twin of a simply supported steel beam with an asphalt layer. It is formulated such that it can predict the static response of the beam in function of its temperature. In a climate chamber, the beam was subject to varying temperatures and its static response wass monitored. In addition, tests are performed to determine the temperature-dependent properties of the asphalt material. Bayesian system identification is applied to enhance the predictive capabilities of the digital twin based on the observed data. T2 - International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-10) CY - Online meeting DA - 30.06.2021 KW - Digital twin KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Material tests KW - Bayesian updating PY - 2021 SN - 2564-3738 SP - 1537 EP - 1544 AN - OPUS4-54126 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Yokota, H. ED - Frangopol, D. M. T1 - Bayesian system identification of a reinforced concrete beam subject to temperature variations based on static response data N2 - Changes in the measured response of structural systems can be an indication of structural damages. However, such changes can also be caused by the effect of varying environmental conditions. To detect, localize and quantify changes or damages in structural systems subject to varying environmental conditions, physics-based models of the structural systems have to be applied which explicitly account for the influence of ambient conditions on the structural behavior. Data obtained from the structural systems should be used to calibrate the models and update predictions. Bayesian system identification is an effective framework for this task. In this paper, we apply this framework to learn the parameters of two competing structural models of a reinforced concrete beam subject to varying temperatures based on static response data. The models describe the behavior of the beam in the uncracked and cracked condition. The data is collected in a series of load tests in a climate chamber. Bayesian model class selection is then applied to infer the most plausible condition of the beam conditional on the available data. T2 - Tenth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020) CY - Online meeting DA - 11.04.2021 KW - Structural systems KW - Bayesian system identification KW - Damage identification KW - Environmental effects KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429279119-125 SP - 934 EP - 941 PB - CRC Press AN - OPUS4-52809 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - El-Athman, Rukeia T1 - Research Data Management of Structural Health Monitoring Projects and Subsequent Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods N2 - Structural health monitoring (SHM) intends to improve the management of engineering structures. The number of successful SHM projects – especially SHM research projects – is ever growing, yielding added value and more scientific insight into the management of infrastructure asset. With the advent of the data age, the value of accessible data becomes increasingly evident. In SHM, many new data-centric methods are currently being developed at a high pace. A consequent application of research data management (RDM) concepts in SHM projects enables a systematic management of raw and processed data, and thus facilitates the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods to the SHM data. In this contribution, a case study based on an institutional RDM framework is presented. Data and metadata from monitoring the structural health of the Maintalbrücke Gemünden for a period of 16 months are managed with the RDM system BAM Data Store, which makes use of the openBIS data management software. An ML procedure is used to classify the data. Feature engineering, feature training and resulting data are performed and modelled in the RDM system. T2 - 11th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS2022) CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 11.07.2022 KW - Research data management KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Artificial intelligence PY - 2022 SN - 978-1-032-35623-5 SN - 978-1-003-32264-1 DO - https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003322641-127 SP - 1061 EP - 1068 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton AN - OPUS4-55493 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Temperatureinfluss auf Strukturmonitoring – Aktuelle Versuche N2 - Strukturmonitoring kann wertvolle Daten für die Zustandsbewertung und Schadensdetektion von Infrastrukturbauwerken liefern. Umgebungsbedingungen wie die Temperatur beeinflussen die Bauwerke und somit die Messdaten jedoch erheblich. Um Methoden für den Umgang mit Temperatureinflüssen zu entwickeln, wurden an der BAM Versuche an Stahlbeton- und Asphaltbalken unter kontrollierten Temperaturen von -40 °C bis 60 °C und definierten Schädigungen durchgeführt. Die Daten ermöglichen die Erforschung und Validierung neuer, auch unter Temperatureinfluss zuverlässiger Methoden des Strukturmonitorings. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Strukturmonitoring KW - Temperatureinfluss KW - Infrastrukturbauwerke KW - Stahlbeton- und Asphaltbalken PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613289 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 294 EP - 302 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61328 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Cunha, Álvaro ED - Caetano, Elsa T1 - On the reassessment of bridge superstructure vibrations for high-speed traffic N2 - The acceleration thresholds of bridge superstructures remain critical for designing and reassessing railway bridges on high-speed lines, with ballasted track systems historically limited to 3.5 m/s2 vertical accelerations due to destabilization risks. As part of the European InBridge4EU project, this study addresses methodological uncertainties in linking vertical bridge vibrations to lateral track creep—a key focus area for modernizing assessment protocols. A comparative analysis of two acceleration postprocessing methods (peak identification vs. fatigue-derived rainflow counting) as part of a recently proposed framework was conducted using an example bridge and train combination. Results demonstrate that rainflow counting yields more conservative creep estimates with the bulk of cumulative vibration-induced creep attributable to accelerations exceeding 3 m/s2. However, discretizing acceleration ranges into 1 m/s2 bins introduced significant errors compared to continuous cycle data, highlighting sensitivity to analysis parameters. These findings underscore the complexity of reconciling laboratory-derived harmonic vibration models with real-world bridge dynamics, where non-uniform acceleration patterns dominate. The research directly informs ongoing efforts to refine standardized criteria for ballasted track stability, particularly through the InBridge4EU project’s systematic re-evaluation of vibration limits and their engineering implications. By quantifying discrepancies between computational approaches, this work advances the development of robust protocols for predicting track degradation under high-speed operational loads. T2 - 11th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Enginering Structures (EVACES 2025) CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 02.07.2025 KW - Infrastructure KW - Railway bridges KW - Ballast destabilization KW - Acceleration limit KW - Ballasted track KW - Rainflow counting PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-031-96105-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96106-9_53 VL - 675 SP - 506 EP - 515 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-64267 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schubert, Thomas A1 - Máca, Petr A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Fiedler, Georg A1 - Beckmann, Birgit T1 - Impact Experiments on Reinforced Concrete Specimens - Investigation of Repeatability and Scaling N2 - Nowadays, the impact resistance of concrete structures has become a prominent concern for critical infrastructure operators, particularly amidst escalating geopolitical tensions. Regulators and design engineers know that reinforced concrete structures can only be developed with high efficiency by considering nonlinear structural and highly nonlinear material behavior. Therefore, specific guidelines on impact design provide instructions for design and analysis of structures required to resist impact loading. These instructions are usually based on published results and evaluated data of impact experiments carried out in laboratories. To widen the knowledge and increase the scientific data the Institute of Concrete Structures (IMB) at TUD Dresden University of Technology (TUD) has carried out many impact experiments on reinforced concrete specimens in recent years. A specially designed drop tower is available for this purpose on the premises of the Otto Mohr Laboratory, TUD. In the framework of the past research at TUD some important issues, such as influence of rebar arrangement, structural thickness, scalability of specimen and repeatability, with regard to experimental impact testing were investigated. This article presents the drop tower facility and research results of impact experiments on reinforced concrete slabs. First, the scalability of impact experiments will be discussed in conjunction with already known theoretical scaling parameters provided by researchers in the past, e.g. Rüdiger et al. [1]. Scalability of experimental data is of huge importance since protective structures made of reinforced concrete differ usually in size in comparison to experimental specimens. The second important research focus is on repeatably of impact experiments. Since impact experiments are usually time consuming and expensive, a certain impact scenario is mostly carried out only once. It is intended to show the range of deviation of impact tests on some already carried out experiments on reinforced concrete slabs. A possible standard deviation is estimated for the applied test setup. T2 - 15th International Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 12.06.2025 KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Drop-weight impact KW - Scaling KW - Repeatability KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2025 SP - 80 EP - 91 AN - OPUS4-63627 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schubert, T. A1 - Bracklow, F. A1 - Unger, N. A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Beckmann, B. T1 - Impact Tests on Reinforced Concrete Slabs – Variation in Results and Residual Load Bearing Capacity due to Hard Impact N2 - Structures such as concrete slabs and concrete barriers of critical infrastructure facilities must be able to withstand impact events or severe accidents. In particular, the structural safety of the confinements of nuclear power plants against a possible aircraft impact is essential to ensure the safety of inhabitants and environment. This article presents research results of hard impact on reinforced concrete slabs, which have been carried out at the Institute of Concrete Structures (IMB) at TUD Dresden University of Technology Technische Universität (TU Dresden). A specially designed drop tower is available for this purpose on the premises of the Otto Mohr Laboratory of TU Dresden. In the framework of a research project many reinforced concrete slabs of dimension 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.2 m³ were tested by hard impact. The investigation on some already carried out impact tests on reinforced concrete slabs intend to show the range of deviation of impact tests. In particular, the possible standard deviations that should be regarded in impact tests are estimated for the applied test setup. Furthermore, the residual structural capacity of an undamaged and damaged reinforced concrete slab has been investigated. T2 - Conference: 27th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 04.03.2024 KW - Reinforced Concrete KW - Drop Tower KW - Hard Impact PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IASMiRT CY - Yokohama, Japan AN - OPUS4-61915 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Straub, D. ED - Matos, J.C. ED - Lourenço, P.B. ED - Oliveira, D.V. ED - Branco, J. ED - Proske, D. ED - Silva, R.A. ED - Sousa, H.S. T1 - Cumulative Failure Probability of Deteriorating Structures: Can It Drop? N2 - The reliability of deteriorating structures at time t is quantified by the probability that failure occurs within the period leading up to time t. This probability is often referred to as cumulative failure probability and is equal to the cumulative distribution function of the time to failure. In structural reliability, an estimate of the cumulative failure probability is obtained based on probabilistic Engineering models of the deterioration processes and structural performance. Information on the condition and the loading contained in inspection and monitoring data can be included in the probability estimate through Bayesian updating. Conditioning the probability of failure on the inspection or monitoring outcomes available at time t (e.g. detections or no detection of damages) can lead to a reduction in that probability. Such a drop in the cumulative failure probability might seem counterintuitive since the cumulative failure probability is a non-decreasing function of time. In this paper, we illustrate—with the help of a numerical example—that such a drop is possible because the cumulative probability before and after the updating is not based on the same information, hence not on the same probabilistic model. T2 - 18th International Probabilistic Workshop (IPW 2020) CY - Online meeting DA - 12.05.2021 KW - Deterioration KW - Structural systems KW - Time-variant reliability KW - Bayesian updating KW - Inspection KW - Monitoring PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73616-3_18 VL - 153 SP - 253 EP - 264 PB - Springer CY - Cham, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-52769 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Probabilistic approaches to the design and assessment of offshore foundations considering spatially varying site conditions N2 - In this contribution, we consider two applications in which probabilistic approaches can potentially complement or enhance the design and assessment of offshore wind turbine foundations. First, we illustrate in a numerical example that probabilistic modelling can be helpful in dealing with chang-es in turbine locations during the planning phase of an offshore wind farm. In this case, spatial probabilistic modelling of the ground conditions enables (a) an inference of the soil properties at the modified turbine location from field data collected at different locations across an offshore wind farm site and (b) an optimisation of further site investigations. Second, we discuss the uncer-tainties and risks associated with the installation of large diameter monopiles in soils with hetero-geneities such as strong layers and/or embedded boulders. Subsequently, we present a concept for modelling, understanding, and managing these risks based on a probabilistic model of the subgrade conditions, monopile, and subgrade-pile-interaction. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity for Offshore Energy Industry (SI 2021) CY - Online meeting DA - 15.11.2021 KW - Probabilistic modelling KW - Spatially varying ground conditions KW - Foundation reliability analysis KW - Monopile installation risks PY - 2022 SN - 978-1-8383226-3-2 SP - 9 EP - 17 AN - OPUS4-54531 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schepers, Winfried A1 - Kulke, D. T1 - Ermittlung dynamischer Bodensteifigkeit aus konventionellen geotechnischen Berichten N2 - Am Beispiel von mehreren Bauvorhaben wird untersucht, mit welchen Unsicherheiten bei der Anwendung von Korrelationen zwischen Sondierergebnissen und Scherwellengeschwindigkeit zur Beschreibung der dynamischen Bodeneigenschaften gerechnet werden muss. Die Auswertung von Korrelationen aus der Literatur zur Abschätzung der Scherwellengeschwindigkeit aus Drucksondierdaten zeigt, dass bei homogenen Sandböden die Verteilung der Scherwellengeschwindigkeit über die Tiefe sehr gut wiedergegeben werden kann. Die Korrelationen haben dabei die Tendenz, den tatsächlichen Wert zu überschätzen. In den vorliegenden Fällen haben sich Überschätzungen zwischen 20 % und 50 % ergeben. Mit zunehmendem Feinkornanteil werden die Unsicherheiten aus den Korrelationen jedoch größer. T2 - 7. VDI-Fachtagung Baudynamik CY - Würzburg, Germany DA - 27.04.2022 KW - Dynamische Bodensteifigkeit PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-18-092379-6 SN - 0083-5560 VL - 2379 SP - 347 EP - 359 PB - VDI-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-54762 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schepers, Winfried A1 - Kulke, D. ED - Wuttke, F. ED - Aji, H. D. B. ED - Özarmut, A. T1 - Anwendung von Korrelationen zwischen Sondierergebnissen und dynamischen Bodeneigenschaften N2 - Die natürliche Variabilität des Bodens bewirkt, dass jegliche in-situ Messung dynamischer Bodenparameter stets nur den Untersuchungsort beschreiben, und jede Verwendung für benachbarte Orte bereits eine Extrapolation ist. Gleichzeitig ist die Ermittlung von Bodeneigenschaften in-situ mit erheblichen Kosten verbunden, insbesondere bei Standorten wie z. B. Offshore-Windparks. Im innerstädtischen Raum sind seismische Messungen wegen der vorhandenen Bebauung und Flächenversiegelungen nur eingeschränkt möglich. Es bietet sich daher an, indirekte Methoden auf Basis von Drucksondierungen anzuwenden, weil diese Untersuchungen inzwischen zum Standardrepertoire selbst bei kleineren Bauvorhaben gehören. Der neue nationale Anhang zu DIN EN 1998-1 erlaubt die Anwendung von Korrelationen zwischen Sondierergebnissen und dynamischen Bodeneigenschaften zur Anwendung bei seismischen Standortanalysen. Es werden jedoch keine Hinweise zur Auswahl geeigneter Korrelationen gegeben. Mit ISO/TS 14837-32 liegt ein Standard vor, in dem sogar für sandartigen Boden und tonartigen Boden zwei konkrete Korrelationen zur Anwendung vorgeschlagen werden. Dasselbe gilt für den Entwurf des Eurocode 7-2, prEN 1997-2 von 2022. Untersuchungen zeigen, dass seismische Verfahren, wenn sie nicht unter Labor-Freifeldbedingungen durchgeführt werden, signifikante Streuungen aufweisen. Sofern statistische Korrelationen eine Streuung aufweisen, die in derselben Größenordnung liegen wie Ergebnisse seismischer Verfahren, können beide Verfahren in Grundsatz alternativ eingesetzt werden. Wir zeigen, dass bei homogenen ausgeprägt sandartigen Böden mit statistisch ermittelten Korrelationen die dynamischen Bodensteifigkeiten mit einer Genauigkeit abgeschätzt werden können, die mit der Ungenauigkeit der seismischen Verfahren übereinstimmt. Mit zunehmenden Feinkornanteil werden die Unsicherheiten der statistischen Korrelationen größer. Bei stark überkonsolidierten glazialen Böden sollte von der Anwendung empirischer Korrelationen Abstand genommen werden. T2 - 18. D-A-CH-Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik CY - Kiel, Germany DA - 14.09.2023 KW - Scherwellengeschwindigkeit KW - Schubmodul KW - Wellenausbreitung KW - Bodenvariabilität KW - Statistische Auswertung PY - 2023 SN - 978-3-930108-15-1 SP - 433 EP - 441 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (DGEB) e. V. und Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel CY - Kiel AN - OPUS4-58351 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schepers, Winfried T1 - Die Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy-Bedingung als Genauigkeits- und Stabilitätsbedingung bei FEM-Berechnungen zur Wellenausbreitung N2 - Bei numerischen Berechnungen zur Wellenausbreitung im Zeitbereich mit der FE-Methode wird sehr häufig die Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy-Bedingung als zwingend einzuhaltende Bedingung für das Zeitschrittintegrationsverfahren genannt. Darin wird gefordert, dass eine sich ausbreitende Welle innerhalb eines Zeitschritts nicht mehr als die Distanz zum nächstgelegenen Knotenpunkt zurücklegen dürfe. Dies lässt erwarten, dass es sich um eine physikalisch begründbare Bedingung handelt. Es ist jedoch in der Literatur zu beobachten, dass nicht weiter ausgeführt wird, ob es sich um eine Genauigkeits- oder um eine Stabilitätsbedingung handelt, und ob sie für alle Zeitschrittverfahren einzuhalten ist oder nur für einige spezielle. Auch werden entsprechende Aussagen ohne weiteren Quellennachweis gemacht. Dieser Beitrag erläutert zunächst die Fragestellung, der Courant et al. in der Originalveröffentlichung von 1928 nachgegangen sind, und zeigt auf, welche Bedeutung die von ihnen gefundene Beziehung für die dort untersuchte Fragestellung hat. Anschließend wird der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit die dort gewonnenen Erkenntnisse auf FEM-Berechnungen übertragen werden können. Die Betrachtung der Stabilitätsbedingungen verschiedener Zeitschrittintegrationsverfahren im Kontext von FEM-Berechnungen in der Strukturdynamik zeigt anschließend, dass es sich bei der CFL-Bedingung nicht um eine physikalisch begründbare Beziehung, sondern um eine rein numerische Bedingung ohne physikalischen Hintergrund handelt. T2 - 19. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik CY - Vienna, Germany DA - 18.09.2025 KW - Numerische Methoden KW - Zeitschrittintegration KW - Verkehrserschütterungen PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-200-10710-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.34726/10599 SP - 259 EP - 264 PB - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (OGE) CY - Wien AN - OPUS4-64191 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schepers, Winfried T1 - Kritische Betrachtung der Impedanzfunktionen harmonisch angeregter Fundamente N2 - In den aktuellen Entwürfen des Eurocode 8 Teil 5 (FprEN 1998-5:2024) und auch des Euro-codes 7 Teil 3 (E DIN EN 1997-3:2022-10) werden Formeln für die Steifigkeiten eines Hal-braums mit einem darin eingebetteten starren masselosen Rechteckfundament gegenüber einer harmonischen Anregung angegeben. Die Formeln sind im Wesentlichen eine Kombination der Ergebnisse der Veröffentlichungen von Gazetas (1991) und Pais et al. (1988) über Forschungs-arbeiten, die in den 1980er Jahren durchgeführt wurden. Sie basieren auf numerischen Berech-nungen, deren Ergebnisse durch Ausgleichskurven approximiert wurden. Eine genauere Analyse der den Formeln zugrunde liegenden Veröffentlichungen zeigt einige Inkonsistenzen zwischen Eurocodes und den ursprünglichen Veröffentlichungen, deren Ursache nicht ohne weiteres er-kennbar ist. Darüber hinaus werden in den Eurocodes nur frequenzunabhängige Steifigkeiten angegeben. Das führt zu der Frage, wie verlässlich die Formeln sind. An zwei Beispielen wird nachfolgend die Notwendigkeit einer kritischen Verwendung der Impedanzfunktionen gezeigt. T2 - 19. D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 18.09.2025 KW - Impedanzen KW - Wellenausbreitung KW - Erschütterungen PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-200-10710-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.34726/10599 SP - 245 EP - 246 PB - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (OGE) CY - Wien AN - OPUS4-64187 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sanayei, Mohammad Hassan A1 - Farhat, A. A1 - Luu, L.-H. A1 - Werner, L. A1 - Rettinger, C. A1 - Philippe, P. A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo T1 - Micromechanical framework for a 3d solid cohesion model - implementation, validation and perspectives N2 - This article presents a solid cohesion model for the simulation of bonded granular assemblies in the frame of 3D discrete element approaches (DEM). A simple viscoplastic cohesion model for 2D geometries is extended to 3D conditions, while its yield criterion is generalized as a hyper-surface in the space of bond solicitations to include torsional moments. The model is then calibrated using experimental results of uniaxial traction at both the microscopic and macroscopic scales with an artificial granular cohesive soil. The paper finally presents some simulated results on the macromechanical sample traction application and briefly discusses the model's current limitations and promising prospects for subsequent works. T2 - VII International Conference on Particle-Based Methods PARTICLES 2021 CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 04.10.2021 KW - Granular Cohesive Materials KW - DEM KW - Micromechanical Tensile Failure KW - Macromechanical Sample Strength PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-53716 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ritz, Sebastian A1 - Loewe, Anna A1 - Bauer, Jan T1 - Specialties of HAZID-Study for Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles N2 - This paper scopes the specialties of a hazard identification study for large and extra-large unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs). A generic node/function structure is derived from different large and extra-large UUV designs, partially own vehicle designs from research projects, and partially from commercial vehicles. For each node, a short overview of its components and the proper function or operations is defined. A set of guide words is used to prompt a hazard discussion for each node, which identifies unwanted functions, resulting in potential hazards and unmitigated consequences. Related to the SafeMASS-Report from DNV, this work concentrates on selected topics of the bridge-related function on voyage, control & monitoring, and abnormal situations. For unmanned vehicles without any person on board, these three topics become more important for underwater vehicles with very limited connectivity or temporary disruptions of communication whereby an operator in a remote-control center could only be provided with rough vehicle or mission states. Therefore, vehicle control, whether in hard- or software, must handle most tasks belonging to the considered functions automatically or autonomously. Hence, the most appropriate reactions of the system to unwanted system behavior must be implemented. This HAZID study could, on the one hand, be used as background for such an implementation, and on the other hand, it is used to verify the implemented actions on the risks and hazards. T2 - OCEANS 2023 - Limerick CY - Limerick, Ireland DA - 05.06.2023 KW - Autonomous underwater vehicles KW - HAZID KW - Risk-based design KW - Safety KW - Cyber security PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSLimerick52467.2023.10244358 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-59099 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ratkovac, Mirjana A1 - Gerards-Wünsche, Paul A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Stamm, Michael T1 - Detection and monitoring of the fatigue crack growth on welds – Application-oriented use of NDT methods N2 - Early detection of fatigue cracks and accurate measurements of the crack growth play an important role in the maintenance and repair strategies of steel structures exposed to cyclic loads during their service life. Observation of welded connections is especially of high relevance due to their higher susceptibility to fatigue damage. The aim of this contribution was to monitor fatigue crack growth in thick welded specimens during fatigue tests as holistically as possible, by implementing multiple NDT methods simultaneously in order to record the crack initiation and propagation until the final fracture. In addition to well-known methods such as strain gauges, thermography, and ultrasound, the crack luminescence method developed at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), which makes cracks on the surface particularly visible, was also used. For data acquisition, a first data fusion concept was developed and applied in order to synchronize the data of the different methods and to evaluate them to a large extent automatically. The resulting database can ultimately also be used to access, view, and analyze the experimental data for various NDT methods. During the conducted fatigue tests, the simultaneous measurements of the same cracking process enabled a comprehensive comparison of the methods, highlighting their individual strengths and limitations. More importantly, they showed how a synergetic combination of different NDT methods can be beneficial for implementation in large-scale fatigue testing but also in monitoring and inspection programs of in-service structures - such as the support structures of offshore wind turbines. T2 - Fatigue Design 2023 (FatDes 2023) CY - Senlis, France DA - 29.11.2023 KW - Fatigue KW - Welded KW - NDT KW - Crack growth PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600238 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.03.062 VL - 57 SP - 560 EP - 568 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-60023 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Löhr, Manuel A1 - Loewe, Anna A1 - Degener, Sebastian A1 - Herrmann, Ralf T1 - Acoustic emission for monitoring of fatigue damage in concrete elements of wind turbine towers N2 - Wind energy has become an important player in the energy transition in Germany. Towers of onshore wind turbines are often designed as hybrid structures: the lower part is made of prestressed concrete whereas the upper part is made of steel tubes. The tall structures are permanently subjected to cyclic loads. A research project of BAM as part of the joint project WinConFat - Structure focusses on the evelopment of techniques to monitor fatigue damage evolution in the concrete part. Results of a previous project show that a combination of ultrasonic and acoustic emission testing can give an indication for critical conditions near the end of the fatigue life of the concrete. In the ongoing project acoustic emission sensors have been installed at the base and at the transition piece between concrete and steel of a hybrid wind turbine tower. Beside of acoustic emission measurement the sensor spacing allows for measuring the concrete ultrasonic velocity along the circumference in both levels. Additional measurements like strain, temperature, inclination, or acceleration allow for comparison of environmental loads and change of acoustic properties of the concrete. The paper focusses on first acoustic measurements recorded since December 2023 in comparison to operating data of the wind turbine. T2 - EWGAE2024: 36th Conference of the European Working Group on Acoustic Emission CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 18.09.2024 KW - Concrete fatigue monitoring KW - Acoustic emission KW - Ultrasound KW - Hybrid wind turbine tower PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612197 DO - https://doi.org/10.58286/30234 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 29 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-61219 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Hofmann, Detlev A1 - Kind, Thomas ED - Isecke, B. ED - Krieger, J. T1 - Überwachung der Brücke Altstädter Bahnhof, Brandenburg./H. Begleituntersuchungen mit moderner Sensorik und zerstörungsfreier Prüfung N2 - Die B1 Brücke am Altstädter Bahnhof in Brandenburg an der Havel wurde im Dezember 2019 aufgrund von während einer turnusmäßigen Inspektion entdeckten Rissen und Hohlstellen entlang der vorgespannten Längsträger gesperrt und im Mai 2021 abgebrochen. In der Zwischenzeit wurde die Brücke detailliert überwacht. Vor dem Abriss wurden zudem umfangreiche Untersuchungen zur Bestandsaufnahme und Schadensanalyse sowie Tests moderner Sensorik vorgenommen. Dabei konnte sowohl die richtige, zuvor nicht sicher bekannte Anzahl von Spanngliedern in den Querträgern sicher ermittelt werden als auch durch moderne Varianten der Schwingungsmessungen und der faseroptischen Sensorik zusätzliche Kenntnisse püber das Bauwerksverhalten ermittelt werden . In dem Beitrag werden die Verfahren mit ihren Möglichkeiten und Grenzen vorgestellt, die Ergebnissee an der Brücke in Brandenburg erläutert und zukünftige Einsatzmöglichkeiten diskutiert. T2 - 5. Brückenkolloquium CY - Ostfildern, Germany DA - 06.09.2022 KW - Monitoring KW - Brücke KW - Radar KW - Vibration KW - Faseroptik PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-8169-3549-0 SP - 555 EP - 566 PB - Expert Verlag CY - Tübingen AN - OPUS4-55627 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nerger, Deborah A1 - Moosavi, Robabeh A1 - Bracklow, F. A1 - Hering, M. A1 - Kühn, T. A1 - Curbach, M. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Rogge, Andreas ED - Papadrakakis, M. ED - Fragiadakis, M. ED - Papadimitriou, C. T1 - Impact damage characterization at RC plates with planar tomography and FEM N2 - Prediction of dynamic effects of reinforced concrete structures under impact loading is a technical challenge. This is a consequence of the great variability of the physical properties resulting from the wide adaptability of reinforced concrete and a consequence of the wide range of impact loading. Experiments and numerical investigations are normally used on a small scale to address the problem. In this paper, impact tests on reinforced conrete plates with the lateral dimensions of 1.5 m x 1.5 m and a thickness of 30 cm are presented. In bending reinforcement, besides the velocity two properties are varied, the diameter and the spatial distribution of the rebars. Experiments are performed at the Otto-Mohr-Laboratory of the Institute of Concrete Structures of the Technische Universit¨at Dresden. Due to the accelerated fall of the impactor the velocity ranges between 20 and 70 m/s. In addition to the measured quantities such as bearing forces, accelerations are also measured at 4 different positions on and under the plate, as well as the deflection at several positions. The measured data are used for the analysis of the damage form and the numerical examinations with the program Ansys Autodyn and the material model after Drucker-Prager. Numerical investigations support the tests, with detailed analysis of individual effects. These numerical computations and the planar tomographic investigations were carried out at BAM in Berlin. With the help of planar tomographic evaluation, the damaged structure is made visible and compared with the numerical results. Influences of the bending reinforcement are explained on the basis of damage evaluation in the local area and on selected measured values. In addition to the test evaluation, the tomographic and numerical methods are presented. T2 - XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2020) CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - Post-impact evaluation KW - Damage characterization KW - Planar tomography KW - Drucker-Prager KW - Ansys Autodyn PY - 2020 SN - 978-618-85072-2-7 VL - 1 SP - 2521 EP - 2543 PB - Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece CY - Athens, Greece AN - OPUS4-51769 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Maack, Jürgen A1 - Eidenmüller, Moritz A1 - Auersch, Lutz T1 - Prognose von Erschütterungs- und Sekundärschall- Immissionen an Bahnlinien unter Verwendung von FEM Gebäudemodellen N2 - Die Errichtung von Wohngebäuden an Bahnstrecken erfordert Betrachtungen zur Begrenzung der Erschütterungs- und Sekundärschallimmissionen. Hierzu werden spektrale Prognoseverfahren ausgehend von Freifeldmessungen eingesetzt. Im rechnerischen Modell werden die Teilaspekte der Körperschallübertragung mit Hilfe von spektralen Übertragungsfunktionen beschrieben. Kenntnis über die Zusammenhänge dieser spektralen Übertragungsfunktionen erhält man im Wechselspiel von: - Messergebnissen von Körperschall- und Luftschallmessungen für einzelne Übertragungssysteme - Modellberechnungen mit der Finite-Elemente-Methode, Parameterstudien, Abgleich mit Messergebnissen - Modellberechnung mit der Finite-Elemente-Methode zur Wechselwirkung des schwimmenden Estrichs mit dem Gebäude T2 - VDI-Tagung Baudynamik CY - Würzburg, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - Bahnerschütterungen KW - Gebäudemodelle KW - Schwimmender Estrich KW - Sekundärschall PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-18-092447-2 SN - 0083-5560 VL - 2447 SP - 301 EP - 314 PB - VDI-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-62887 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liao, Chun-Man A1 - Bernauer, F. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Igel, H. A1 - Hadziioannou, C. T1 - Assessment of prestress loss in a large-scale concrete bridge model under outdoor condition N2 - Environmental conditions affect the accuracy of field measurements used to monitor civil structures. Previous studies have shown that measured dynamic responses often lack the sensitivity needed for effective localized damage detection. To address this issue, our study focuses on distinguishing environmental effects from damage related effects in measured data to enhance vibration-based damage identification methods. Experimentally, the problem of prestress loss in a prestressed concrete bridge model was examined. By adjusting the pre-stressing force in a large-scale concrete bridge model, cracking phenomena were observed. To demonstrate field monitoring of a large-scale prestressed structure, noise recording was performed and the measurement data was analyzed with operational modal analysis. Additionally, ultrasonic testing, known for its high sensitivity in damage localization, was used to cross-check the structural damage. Seismic and coda wave interferometry were also employed to estimate wave velocities, providing insights into the level of prestress loss and temperature sensitivity. Ultimately, these measurable wave properties help to overcome the uncertainties associated with traditional vibration-based damage detection methods. T2 - EVACES 2025 CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 02.07.2025 KW - Prestress Loss KW - NDT KW - Ambient Vibration KW - Ultrasonic Testing KW - Coda Wave Interferometry KW - Seismic Interferometry PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-031-96105-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96106-9_20 VL - 675 SP - 181 EP - 189 PB - Springer Nature CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-64212 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lehmann, Frank A. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Glisic, Branco ED - Lienhart, Werner ED - Krüger, Markus T1 - Global Perspectives on Structural Monitoring in Civil Engineering N2 - Structural Monitoring (SM) is crucial in civil engineering for ensuring the safety, functionality, and longevity of civil infrastructure, especially bridges. As its importance grows, SM practices are guided mainly by national standards, leading to fragmented approaches and limited global integration. This paper examines SM guidelines, focusing on contributions from Germany, while exploring the broader international framework. In Germany, key guidelines such as the DGZfP Merkblatt B09 and others offer structured methods and practice examples for long-term monitoring and performance assessment. Internationally, countries have developed their own SM frameworks. Amongst others, Austria’s RVS Richtlinie 13.03.01, France’s COFREND Livre Blanc, Canada’s ISIS Guidelines, the ACI Report 444.2-21 from the USA, the TRB Circular E-C246 and the CIRIA Guideline from the UK contribute to a global understanding of SM. These guidelines address common technical, theoretical, and economic challenges across regions. This paper highlights the need for international collaboration, identifying synergies and gaps to promote a unified approach to SM. It offers insights into global standards and how successful strategies can foster innovation and cohesion in SM practices worldwide. T2 - 13th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure CY - Graz, Austria DA - 01.09.2025 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - bridge structures KW - guidelines PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-643859 DO - https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-99161-057-1-063 SP - 411 EP - 419 PB - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz AN - OPUS4-64385 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kulkarni, Kajol A1 - Kemmler, Samuel A1 - Schwartz, Anna A1 - Gedik, Gülçin A1 - Chen, Yanxiang A1 - Papageorgiou, Dimitrios A1 - Kavroulakis, Ioannis A1 - Iakymchuk, Roman T1 - Harvesting energy consumption on European HPC systems: Sharing Experience from the CEEC project N2 - Energy efficiency has emerged as a central challenge for modern high-performance computing (HPC) systems, where escalating computational demands and architectural complexity have led to significant energy footprints. This paper presents the collective experience of the EuroHPC JU Center of Excellence in Exascale CFD (CEEC) in measuring, analyzing, and optimizing energy consumption across major European HPC systems. We briefly review key methodologies and tools for energy measurement as well as define metrics for reporting results. Through case studies using representative CFD applications (waLBerla, FLEXI/GALÆXI, Neko, and NekRS), we evaluate energy-to-solution and time-to-solution on diverse architectures, including CPU- and GPU-based partitions of LUMI, MareNostrum5, MeluXina, and JUWELS Booster. Our results highlight the advantages of accelerators and mixed-precision techniques for reducing energy consumption while maintaining computational accuracy. Finally, we advocate the need to facilitate energy measurements on HPC systems in order to raise awareness, teach the community, and take actions toward more sustainable exascale computing. T2 - SCA/HPCAsiaWS 2026: SCA/HPCAsia 2026 Workshops: Supercomputing Asia and International Conference on High Performance Computing in Asia Pacific Region Workshops CY - Osaka , Japan DA - 26.01.2026 KW - Energy consumption KW - eEergy measurement KW - Energy-to-solution KW - Mixed-precision KW - HPC KW - CFD PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654175 DO - https://doi.org/10.1145/3784828.3785161 SP - 40 EP - 49 PB - ACM CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-65417 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kemmler, Samuel A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Rettinger, C. A1 - Köstler, H. T1 - A Fluid-Solid Coupled Micromechanical Simulation for the Analysis of Piping Erosion During the Seabed Installation of a Suction Bucket Foundation N2 - Suction buckets are a promising concept for the foundations of offshore wind turbines. During the installation process of a suction bucket, localized fluidization of the granular soil, so-called piping erosion, may lead to installation failure. A 3D fluid-solid coupled micromechanical simulation is presented to study the occurrence of piping. An Euler-Lagrangian coupling employs momentum exchange between the fluid phase and the geometrically resolved particles. We investigate the behavior of the soil for three cases with varying prescribed suction velocities. We observe piping in the case with the highest suction velocity by analyzing the deformation of the granular fabric and monitoring the differential pressure. The grains under the bucket wall-tip show the highest hydraulic gradients and forces at the onset of piping. This approach permits a detailed analysis of piping phenomena and brings novel insights on the triggering conditions for piping failure of suction-aided foundations. T2 - TC 105 International Symposium CY - Grenoble, France DA - 23.09.2024 KW - Micromechanical simulation KW - Piping erosion KW - Suction bucket foundation PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-629461 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012024 SN - 1755-1307 VL - 1480 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - IOP Publishing AN - OPUS4-62946 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kang, Chongjie A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Eisermann, Cedric A1 - Marx, Steffen ED - Chang, Fu-Kuo ED - Guemes, Alfredo T1 - Collaborative Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Digital Twins N2 - Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an effective tool that not only reduces reliance on periodic inspections but also enhances them by analyzing the current state of a structure based on the latest structural data. Collaborative SHM, which integrates various SHM systems within the scope of bridge digital twins (BDTs), enhances infrastructure resilience and maintenance strategies. However, it faces challenges in integrating distributed sensor networks and requires interdisciplinary collaboration. In this work, various aspects of enhancing collaborative SHM with BDTs are presented. As a pilot project, the Nibelungen Bridge in Worms (NBW), Germany, is introduced. Based on specific stakeholder and project requirements, various SHM systems havebeen installed on this bridge. To address these challenges, goal-oriented solutions have been developed and elaborated. Finally, conclusions and future outlooks are presented. T2 - 15th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring CY - Stanford, CA, USA DA - 09.09.2025 KW - SHM KW - Collaborative Sensing KW - Nibelungen Bridge KW - SPP100+ PY - 2025 SN - 978-1-60595-699-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.12783/shm2025/37546 SP - 2305 EP - 2312 PB - DEStech Publications CY - Lancaster, PA, USA AN - OPUS4-64851 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Wedel, Frederik A1 - Lehmann, Frank A. A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan ED - Lienhart, Werner ED - Krüger, Markus T1 - Structural health monitoring guidelines for bridges in Germany N2 - With the advancement of digitalization and related technological developments, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has become a useful and increasingly widespread tool to assist in the maintenance management of bridges and other engineering structures. The process of implementing monitoring requires expertise in many fields such as civil engineering, bridge operation and maintenance, monitoring technology, and data analysis. In recent years, monitoring has moved from method and technology development to standard practice. However, the implementation of monitoring as a standardized process can be an obstacle, especially for bridge operators, due to a lack of practical experience combined with the various expertise required. This can affect several areas, such as determining the cost-effectiveness of a monitoring measure, proper tendering and contracting, quality control, analysis and evaluation of measurement data, and last but not least, data management. In order to support the introduction of monitoring technologies into the practice of infrastructure operators, several guidelines have been developed in Germany in recent years by different interest groups, each with a different focus and essentially complementing each other. This paper aims to provide an overview of four different recently published guidelines and to highlight their strengths and advantages. T2 - 13th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure CY - Graz, Austria DA - 01.09.2025 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Bridge structures KW - Guidelines PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-643809 DO - https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-99161-057-1-064 SP - 420 EP - 427 PB - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz AN - OPUS4-64380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Döhler, Michael ED - Mélot, Adrien ED - Aenlle Lopez, Manuel T1 - System identification and model calibration of a steel road bridge N2 - The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), in cooperation with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), is working on a framework for integrating frequently updated structural models into an asset management process for bridge structures. A multi-span steel road bridge was selected as a test case for the development of this framework. In order for the structural model to represent the real behavior of the bridge with sufficient accuracy, model calibration is required. In this case, we have planned to calibrate the model based on the dynamic response of the bridge. To determine its dynamic properties, a multi-setup operational modal analysis was performed on one of the bridge spans. In parallel, a structural model of the span was developed based on the available design and service life information. Both eigenfrequencies and mode shapes were used as reference parameters to calibrate the model. A sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the most influential design parameters. Subsequently, a genetic algorithm was applied for minimizing the difference between measured and simulated characteristic responses. In the proposed paper, we summarize the measurements as well as the determination of the modal response of the bridge and describe the process of calibration of the structural model using the identified dynamic response. T2 - 11th International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC 2025) CY - Rennes, France DA - 20.05.2025 KW - Bridge structure KW - Operational modal analysis KW - Model calibration PY - 2025 SN - 978-84-09-75120-4 SP - 114 EP - 121 PB - International Group of Operational Modal Analysis CY - Gijón, Spain AN - OPUS4-64416 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Nerger, Deborah A1 - Moosavi, Robabeh A1 - Grunwald, Marcel T1 - Discussion on data evaluation of tomographic and numerical results N2 - The contribution discusses the processing and analysis of data generated on two different ways of investigations for impact damage in reinforced concrete structures. Damage investigations are essential to determine type and characteristics of damage and thus the residual capacity. Damage describing data is generated using two different types of investigation, a non-destructive tomographic as well as numerical examination. Subsequently, data of both sources was merged and analysed. Within the research project “Behaviour of structural components during impact load conditions caused by aircraft fuel tank collision” reinforces concrete plates were damaged by impact loading, see Hering (2020). Afterwards the damaged specimens were investigated tomographically as well as numerically using several methods and models. Aim of the presented research work was to specify an objective comparability of numerical data with experimentally determined damage patterns and based on this, to establish a quantitative damage evaluation. T2 - 26th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.07.2022 KW - Impact damage on reinforced concrete KW - Tomographic damage evaluation KW - Numerical damage simulation PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-55474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Pitters, S. A1 - Wedel, F. A1 - Hindersmann, I. T1 - Developing a guideline for structural health monitoring of road bridges in Germany N2 - In recent years, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has become a useful and increasingly widely used tool for supporting lifetime extensions of existing bridges with known structural deficiencies or indications of potentially critical damages or damage processes. At the same time, methods and tools are emerging, which enable monitoring-informed predictive maintenance of new and existing bridges based on digital twins. The monitoring process – starting from the definition of monitoring actions and ending with decisions based on monitoring outcomes – is complex and requires expertise in structural engineering, operation and maintenance of bridges, metrology, and data analytics. To support German road authorities, engineering consultancies, building contractors and other stakeholders of the bridge management, the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) has initiated the development of a new guideline for applying SHM as part of the management of road bridges. The guideline will present various use cases and for each identified use case, it will propose a proven monitoring scheme. In addition, the guideline will provide guidance on assessing the benefits of SHM as well as a common approach to managing monitoring data as a systematic basis for integrating monitoring data in the bridge management. This contribution discusses the motivation, objectives, and scope of the guideline, describes its use case centric structure and outlines the proposed data management. T2 - IABMAS 2024 CY - Kopenhagen, Danmark DA - 24.06.2024 KW - Guideline KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Road bridges KW - Infrastructure PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613947 SN - 978-1-032-77040-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003483755-236 SP - 2009 EP - 2017 PB - CRC Press AN - OPUS4-61394 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Pitters, S. A1 - Hindersmann, I. A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Wedel, F. ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Leitfaden für den strategischen Einsatz von Monitoring an Straßenbrücken N2 - Für die Anwendung von Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) im Rahmen des Managements von Straßenbrü-cken wurde zur Unterstützung von Straßenbauverwaltungen, Ingenieurbüros, Bauunternehmen und weiteren Akteuren die Erstellung eines Leitfadens initiiert. Dieser Leitfaden stellt typische Anwendungsfälle für Monito-ring vor und schlägt für diese bewährte Herangehensweisen vor. Darüber hinaus bietet der Leitfaden Empfeh-lungen für Ausschreibung und Vergabe von Monitoringleistungen, eine Anleitung zur Bewertung des wirt-schaftlichen Nutzens von SHM, Hinweise zur optimal einsetzbaren Messtechnik sowie einen Ansatz für das Datenmanagement zur Integration der Monitoringdaten in das Brückenmanagement. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Leitfaden KW - Monitoring KW - Straßenbrücke PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612931 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 186 EP - 191 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61293 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Said, Samir A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Curbach, M. ED - Marx, S. ED - Scheerer, S. ED - Hampel, T. T1 - Structural Health Monitoring der Maintalbrücke Gemünden zur Unterstützung einer prädiktiven Instandhaltung N2 - Nach den bisherigen Regeln werden Bauwerksprüfungen von Brücken in starr definierten Intervallen durchgeführt. Diese starre, periodische, zustandsbasierte Instandhaltungsstrategie soll zukünftig durch eine flexible und prädiktive Instandhaltung ersetzt werden. Hierbei sollen Inspektionen und Instandhaltungsmaßnahmen unterstützt durch autonome Systeme auf der Grundlage von Monitoringdaten geplant und zusätzlich bei unvorhergesehenen Ereignissen ausgelöst werden. Im Rahmen des Verbundforschungsvorhabens AISTEC wird ein Vorgehen für Großbauwerke und kleinere Regelbauwerke zur Umsetzung eines kombinierten globalen, schwingungsbasierten und quasistatischen Monitorings entworfen. An der Maintalbrücke Gemünden – einer semiintegralen Rahmenbrücke aus Spannbeton auf der Schnellfahrstrecke Hannover–Würzburg – wurde als Demonstrator ein Dauermonitoring realisiert. T2 - 11. Symposium Experimentelle Untersuchungen von Baukonstruktionen (SEUB) CY - Online meeting DA - 08.03.2021 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Umwelteinflüsse KW - Prädiktive Instandhaltung PY - 2021 UR - https://tu-dresden.de/bu/bauingenieurwesen/imb/ressourcen/dateien/veranstaltungen/seub/11-seub-2021/2021_SEUB11_06_Herrmann_et_al.pdf?lang=de VL - 55 SP - 66 EP - 76 PB - Technische Universität Dresden CY - Dresden AN - OPUS4-52810 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Ramasetti, Eshwar Kumar A1 - Ponnam, Poojitha A1 - Degener, Sebastian ED - Briffaut, Matthieu ED - Torrenti, Jean Michel T1 - Characterization of Smart Acceleration Sensors for Traffic Recognition using AI at the Nibelungen Bridge Worms N2 - The integration of digital sensors into Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems presents both significant opportunities and challenges, particularly in terms of sensor data management, bandwidth optimization, and system performance enhancement. This study examines the use of smart digital acceleration sensors, specifically MEMS accelerometers with CAN bus interfaces, deployed on the Nibelungen Bridge in Worms, Germany. The research evaluates the sensors' performance and calibration through laboratory and in-situ measurements, focusing on traffic load detection for vehicle recognition using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. Additionally, the potential of AI, particularly autoencoders, in mitigating measurement uncertainties for traffic load detection is explored. T2 - 2025 fib International Symposium CY - Antibes, France DA - 16.06.2025 KW - SHM KW - Transfer Learning KW - SPP100+ KW - Nibelungen Bridge KW - Calibration KW - MEMS PY - 2025 UR - https://shop.fib-international.org/publications/fib-proceedings/1046-21th-fib-Symposium-Proceedings-in-Antibes-2025-France SN - 978-2-940643-29-5 SN - 2617-4820 SP - 3207 EP - 3816 CY - Antibes AN - OPUS4-64848 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Said, Samir A1 - Sterthaus, Jens A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Quercetti, Thomas A1 - Wille, Frank A1 - Paffenholz, J.-A. A1 - Baeßler, Matthias ED - Papadrakakis, M. ED - Fragiadakis, M. ED - Papadimitriou, C. T1 - Implementing a Structural Health Monitoring system using digital models of the BAM large drop test facility in Horstwalde N2 - At the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) full scale specimens for nuclear transport and storage containers (casks) are tested for their structural integrity in a series of drop tests on the Test Site Technical Safety in Horstwalde, 50 km south of Berlin. These drop tests cause a major stress not only on the casks, but also on the steel tower structure of the test facility, itself. The load pattern makes the structure very interesting for detailed investigation. The focus of the monitoring lies on the bolted joints of the flange connections that are a typical connection for cylindrical elements if welding is technical or economical unfavorable. The definition of the monitoring takes was done by investigating the existing documents and inspection results accompanied by building an initial digital representation of the structure, consisting of two finite element (FE) models and a geometrical 3D point cloud representation. As a first step the structures behavior during static and dynamic loading was analyzed using measurement data and an updated numerical FE Model. The idea behind is to use models for a digital planning and operation/evaluation of the structural health monitoring. A static FE simulation and a dynamic FE simulation are generated, to investigate how the structure behaves under the load conditions. T2 - XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EuroDyn 2020) CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Drop Tests KW - System Identification KW - Digital Models KW - BIM PY - 2020 UR - https://generalconferencefiles.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/eurodyn_2020_ebook_procedings_vol1.pdf SN - 978-618-85072-0-3 VL - 1 SP - 1293 EP - 1304 PB - Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research CY - Athen AN - OPUS4-51592 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Pitters, S. A1 - Ramasetti, Eshwar Kumar A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Wedel, F. A1 - Hindersmann, I. ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Föderiertes Datenmanagement von Monitoringdaten aus Structural Health Monitoring Anwendungen und daraus gewonnenen Trainingsdaten bei Spannbetonbrücken N2 - Beim Structural Health Monitoring entstehen eine Vielzahl von Daten, Metadaten und Modellen mit hohem Wert für die Beurteilung des Bauwerkszustands und der Prognose von Veränderungen. Kontinuierlich anwachsende Datenbestände müssen nachhaltig geteilt, genutzt und über die Bauwerkslebensdauer archiviert werden. Dabei stellen die Vielfalt der Messaufgaben, die Heterogenität der Daten, die dezentrale Erfassung und z. T. der Umfang eine Herausforderung für die beteiligten Akteure dar. Für den Datentransfer der Monitoringdaten zwischen der Straßenbauverwaltung und den Monitoringausführenden wird ein flexibles Abstimmungsverfahren vorgeschlagen und ein Lösungskonzept für ein föderiertes Datenmanagement skizziert. Eine weitere Herausforderung stellt die bauwerksübergreifende Zusammenstellung von Trainingsdaten für konkrete KI-Anwendungen dar. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Structural Health Monitoring PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612902 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 178 EP - 185 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61290 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Fiedler, Georg A1 - Schubert, T. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Beckmann, B. A1 - Grunwald, Marcel A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Rogge, Andreas T1 - Investigation of multiple impact-damaged reinforced concrete structures as a reference for liquid penetration behavior and tomographic studies N2 - The structural integrity of outer reinforced concrete (RC) containments of nuclear power plants provides an essential shield against external hazards. If this containment is damaged by an impact event, such as an aircraft crash, the question arises to which degree the reinforced concrete containment still has its protective capability. This concerns both purely structural protection and protection against liquids penetrating the interior of the containment. Due to the dimensions of the containment structures, it is difficult to perform real scale impact experiments, so in the past decades plate geometries at medium scale have been used for investigations. Detailed investigations on the structural behaviour of RC members or RC plates subjected to impact loading have already been presented in Just et al., Hering, Hering et al., Bracklow et al., Hille et al. and Nerger et al. The following investigations deal with the single and multiple impact event (first hard impact and/or subsequent soft impact) on a RC specimen, which provides the basis for further investigations. A description of the test setup and the test procedure as well as a presentation of the test results from the impact tests are provided. Furthermore, the experimental program is presented, which the damaged RC specimens are to undergo to deal with the question of how much the impact-damaged RC structure has become permeable to liquid media, such as water and kerosene, depending on the intensity of the impact. The aim of these following investigations is to develop a test setup that can be applied to investigate the liquid penetration behaviour (LPB) of small, medium, and large-scale RC members. In addition to the liquid penetration experiments, the damaged specimens are to be examined by planar tomography to obtain the damage inside the specimen. The combination of damaging event, fluid penetration behaviour and tomography should enable a comprehensive understanding of the damage to the RC specimen. T2 - Conference: 27th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT) CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 04.03.2024 KW - Drop tower KW - Hard impact KW - Soft impact KW - Multiple impact PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IASMiRT CY - Yokohama, Japan AN - OPUS4-59723 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Fiedler, Georg A1 - Schubert, T. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Beckmann, B. ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Großmaßstäbliche Impaktversuche mit Stahlbetonplatten – Konzeptionierung und Vorbereitung N2 - Seit 1977 ist der Flugzeugabsturz ein wesentliches Belastungsszenario bei der Auslegung von Kernkraftwerken. Zur Untersuchung dieses Szenarios wurden umfassende Studien durchgeführt, welche die Reaktion von Stahlbetonkonstruktionen unter Stoßbelastung analysieren. Da großmaßstäbliche Experimente teuer und aufwendig sind, gewinnen skalierte Versuche zunehmend an Bedeutung. Im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts der TU Dresden und der BAM wurden Grundlagen für skalierte Impaktversuche im großen Maßstab geschaffen, um die Übertragbarkeit vom Labor- auf Realmaßstab zu ermöglichen. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Fallturm KW - Impakt KW - Stahlbetonbauteile PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613257 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 278 EP - 285 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61325 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hering, Marcus A1 - Agasty, Amit A1 - Costard, René A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Chruscicki, Sebastian A1 - Hicke, Konstantin T1 - Explosion effects on reinforced concrete structures – A preliminary study of scaling laws N2 - Blast tests are required to investigate accidental or intentional blast events and to assess the level of protection for people and facilities in critical infrastructures. Conducting large-scale field tests for complex scenarios is very resource intensive. Reliable small-scale experiments are a promising alternative. However, the scaling laws for the design of reinforced concrete structures under blast loads are not sufficiently established. In our research work, a consortium made up of three BAM departments, focuses on reinforced concrete structures that are suitable for the standardization of scaled blast tests. As part of the feasibility study, blast tests were carried out on test specimens of different sizes on the BAM Test Site for Technical Safety (TTS). Various reinforced concrete plates were tested and subjected to different blast loads. The blast tests included various measurement techniques to quantify the blast load and the behavior of the reinforced concrete plate. The blast load was measured with flush-mounted piezoelectric pressure gauges, while accelerometers and embedded fiber optic sensor cables were used to characterize the dynamic behavior of the plate under blast loading. In addition, damage characteristics were also determined using distributed fiber optic sensing. The application of these measurement techniques as well as the use of different numerical software tools offer the possibility to verify or adapt the scaling laws. T2 - 19th International Symposium on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (19th ISIEMS) CY - Bonn, Germany DA - 09.12.2024 KW - Scaling KW - Blast KW - Fiber optic sensing PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-62258 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 KW - Wind PY - 2023 SN - 978-1-5106-6086-1 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2658390 SP - 1 EP - 15 AN - OPUS4-57244 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -