TY - CONF A1 - Epple, Niklas T1 - Ultrasonic monitoring of large-scale structures – input to engineering assessment N2 - Ultrasonic coda wave interferometry can detect small changes in scattering materials like concrete. We embedded ultrasonic transducers in the Gänstorbrücke Ulm, a monitored road bridge in Germany, to test the methodology. Since fall 2020, we've been monitoring parts of the bridge and comparing the results to commercial monitoring systems. We calculate signal and volumetric velocity changes using coda waves, and long-term measurements show that the influence of temperature on strains and ultrasound velocity changes can be monitored. Velocity change maps indicate that different parts of the bridge react differently to environmental temperature changes, revealing local material property differences. A load experiment with trucks allows calibration to improve detectability of possibly damaging events. Our work focuses on measurement reliability, potential use of and distinction from temperature effects, combination with complementary sensing systems, and converting measured values to information for damage and life cycle assessment. T2 - IALCCE 2023 CY - Milano, Italy DA - 02.07.2023 KW - Ultrasonic KW - Monitoring KW - Bridges KW - NDT KW - Coda PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58046 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Epple, Niklas A1 - Sanchez Trujillo, Camila Andrea A1 - Niederleitinger, Ernst T1 - Ultrasonic monitoring of large-scale structures – input to engineering assessment N2 - Ultrasonic coda wave interferometry can detect small changes in scattering materials like concrete. We embedded ultrasonic transducers in the Gänstorbrücke Ulm, a monitored road bridge in Germany, to test the methodology. Since fall 2020, we've been monitoring parts of the bridge and comparing the results to commercial monitoring systems. We calculate signal and volumetric velocity changes using coda waves, and long-term measurements show that the influence of temperature on strains and ultrasound velocity changes can be monitored. Velocity change maps indicate that different parts of the bridge react differently to environmental temperature changes, revealing local material property differences. A load experiment with trucks allows calibration to improve detectability of possibly damaging events. Our work focuses on measurement reliability, potential use of and distinction from temperature effects, combination with complementary sensing systems, and converting measured values to information for damage and life cycle assessment. T2 - IALCCE 2023 CY - Milano, Italy DA - 02.07.2023 KW - Ultrasonic KW - Monitoring KW - Bridge KW - NDT KW - coda PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IALCCE CY - Milan AN - OPUS4-58047 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Friedrich, Christian T1 - Eignungsprüfungen geophysikalischer Sensoren zur Rissdetektion an Demonstrationsbauwerken N2 - Bei der Betonage von Abdichtbauwerken können Temperaturen bis 110 °C und hohe Drücke bis 5 MPa erreicht werden. Mittels Technikumsversuchen wurde nachgewiesen, dass Mikroakustik- und Ultraschallsensoren zum Einbau in Demonstrationsbauwerke geeignet sind. Die Untersuchungen wurden bei der BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung) in Berlin durchgeführt. Es ist vorgesehen, die Sensoren in Morsleben am Demonstrationsbauwerk im Anhydrit einzusetzen. T2 - 84. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft CY - Jena, Germany DA - 10.03.2024 KW - Ultraschall KW - Eignungsprüfung KW - Risse KW - Abdichtbauwerk KW - Anhydrit PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59772 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan T1 - Reliability reassessment of bridges with geometrical NDT results N2 - This presentation summarizes recent developments within the scope of the national pre-standardization project “ZfPStatik”, which aims to prepare a guideline about NDT-supported structural analyses. The focus is on the purposeful and explicit utilization of geometrical tendon and reinforcement bar positions measured on-site in reliability analysis — shown by means of a prestressed concrete bridge as case study. T2 - 13th German Japanese Bridge Symposium CY - Osaka, Japan DA - 28.08.2023 KW - Existing structures KW - Probabilistic methods KW - Data-supported assessment PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58268 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. T1 - Reliability assessment of existing concrete bridges with geometrical NDT results - Case studies N2 - The results of and the validity in reliability assessment of existing bridges essentially depend on the information available about the considered system. Information about the actual condition as well as structural and material characteristics can be observed on-site to refine the computation models used in assessment. Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for concrete structures are capable of reconstructing missing, questioned, or inconsistent as-built plans. This contribution summarizes recent developments within the scope of the national pre-standardization project “ZfPStatik”, which aims to prepare a guideline about NDT-supported structural analyses. The focus is on the purposeful and explicit utilization of geometrical tendon and reinforcement bar positions (measured on-site using the ultrasound echo and ground penetrating radar (GPR) techniques) in probabilistic reliability analyses — shown by means of real case studies. The well-established first order reliability method is applied to different concrete bridges, which are typical for the German road bridge stock, to demonstrate the utility of incorporating quality-evaluated NDT-results in terms of changes in structural reliability. T2 - 13th German-Japanese Bridge Symposium CY - Osaka, Japan DA - 28.08.2023 KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Prestressed concrete KW - Data-informed reliability analysis PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582727 SP - 29 EP - 40 PB - Osaka Metropolitan University CY - Osaka AN - OPUS4-58272 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Epple, Niklas T1 - Coda Measurements for monitoring infrastructure durability N2 - Presentation about the advancements in the DFG Research unit CoDA, with focus on Coda Wave Monitoring of Infrastructure. With some case studies, possibilities and challenges are discussed on the way towards infrastructural monitoring with CWI. T2 - PhD-Seminar Department 8.2 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 07.09.2023 KW - CWI KW - Embedded Sensors KW - Ultrasound KW - Bridge Monitoring PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58196 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan T1 - Relevant, abgesichert, vergleichbar – ZfP-Ergebnisse bei der Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung von Bauwerken N2 - Die Nachrechnung, d. h. die Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung von bestehenden Brücken, ist aufgrund der alternden Infrastruktur und sich verändernden Anforderungen an die Bauwerke eine fortwährend große Herausforderung in Wissenschaft, Praxis und Standardisierung. Ein wesentlicher Vorteil bei der Nachrechnung besteht gegenüber dem Neubauentwurf in der Möglichkeit, Informationen über den tatsächlichen Zustand der Bauwerke zu erheben – im Idealfall ohne wesentliche destruktive Eingriffe in die Bausubstanz. Deren Verwendung bei der Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse dient der Zuschärfung von Berechnungsmodellen und ermöglicht realitätsnähere Bauwerksbeurteilungen. Die Einbeziehung von Messdaten bei der Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung setzt jedoch voraus, dass die Qualität der gemessenen Informationen bekannt und deren Vergleichbarkeit sichergestellt ist. Darüber hinaus sollte die Relevanz der messbaren Informationen beziffert werden, um wirtschaftliche Inspektionen am Bauwerk gezielt durchführen zu können. In diesem Beitrag wird am Beispiel von Ultraschall- und Radarmessungen an einer Spannbetonbrücke gezeigt, wie ZfP-Ergebnisse bei der Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung von Bestandsbauwerken mit probabilistischen Methoden genutzt werden können. Betrachtet werden innere geometrische Abmessungen wie die Lage der Bewehrung oder von Spanngliedern. Die Relevanz der messbaren Informationen wird anhand von Sensitivitätsanalysen beziffert. Messunsicherheitsbetrachtungen dienen der Bezifferung der Qualität der gemessenen Informationen und der Gewährleistung deren Vergleichbarkeit. Abschließend werden die möglichen Auswirkungen der Berücksichtigung von ZfP-Ergebnissen auf die Bauwerkszuverlässigkeit in einem Nachweis einer Spannbetonbrücke gemäß Eurocode demonstriert. T2 - Fachtagung Bauwerksdiagnose 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 29.02.2024 KW - ZfPStatik KW - Nachrechnung KW - Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung KW - Bestandsbauwerke KW - Betonbrücke PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59585 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ballio, F. A1 - Chatzi, E. A1 - Cigada, A. A1 - Darò, P. A1 - Elfgren, L. A1 - Gentile, C. A1 - Górski, M. A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Limongelli, M. P. A1 - Mancini, G. A1 - Oliveira, S. A1 - Rasol, M. A1 - Schmidt, F. A1 - Shan, J. A1 - Sousa, H. A1 - Torrent, R. A1 - Ueda, T. A1 - Verstrynge, E. T1 - Chapter 6: Case studies N2 - This chapter contains a selection of case studies that show the implementation of the methods and tools that have been described in the previous chaprters of fib Bulletin 109 on actual large-scale structures. KW - Structural engineering KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Static and dynamic reassessment KW - Existing structures PY - 2023 SN - 978-2-88394-172-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.35789/fib.BULL.0109.Ch06 SN - 1562-3610 VL - fib Bulletin 109 SP - 104 EP - 126 PB - Fédération internationale du béton (fib) CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-59341 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan T1 - Guideline on NDT-supported reliability assessment of existing structures N2 - The presentation summarizes the idea and the methodology of the ZfPStatik project and gives insight into three case studies, showing how non-destructive testing results can be utilized beneficially in the recalculation of existing prestressed concrete and reinforced concrete bridges. T2 - 2nd Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures – EUROSTRUCT2023 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 26.09.2023 KW - Reliability KW - Assessment KW - Existing structures KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58485 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Völker, Tobias A1 - Gornushkin, Igor B. T1 - Investigation of a method for the correction of self-absorption by Planck function in laser induced breakdown spectroscopy N2 - The electron density and temperature of a laser-induced plasma can be determined from the width and intensity of the spectral lines, provided that the corresponding optical transitions are optically thin. However, the lines in laser induced plasma are often self-absorbed. One of the methods of correction of this effect is based on the use of the Planck function and an iterative numerical calculation of the plasma temperature. In this study, the method is further explored and its inherent errors and limitations are evaluated. For this, synthetic spectra are used that fully correspond to the assumed conditions of a homogeneous isothermal plasma at local thermodynamic equilibrium. Based on the error analysis, the advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed in comparison with other methods of self-absorption correction. KW - LIBS KW - Self-absorption KW - Planck function PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-572677 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2JA00352J SN - 0267-9477 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) AN - OPUS4-57267 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan T1 - ZfPStatik - Verbesserte Beurteilung von Bestandsbauwerken N2 - Vorgestellt werden - die Projektziele - das Konsortium - die allgemeine Vorgehensweise - und aktuelle Fortschritte im WIPANO-Projekt "ZfPStatik" (Stand: Februar 2023). T2 - 3. vierteljährliche Versammlung des Projektkonsortiums CY - Neubiberg, Germany DA - 07.02.2023 KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Nachrechnung KW - Zuverlässigkeitsbewertung KW - Bestandsbauwerke PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57239 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hicke, Konstantin A1 - Liao, Chun-Man A1 - Chruscicki, Sebastian A1 - Breithaupt, Mathias T1 - Vibration Monitoring of Large-Scale Bridge Model using Distributed Acoustic Sensing N2 - Results of DAS measurements along a large-scale concrete bridge model are presented. The improvement of measurable dynamic strain range is demonstrated. Vibration modes obtained by DAS correspond well to those determined from broadband seismometer measurements. T2 - 27th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS-27) CY - Alexandria, VA, USA DA - 29.08.2022 KW - Distributed acoustic sensing KW - Vibration modes KW - Bridge monitoring KW - WS-COTDR KW - Fiber-optic vibration monitoring PY - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - Optica CY - Washington D.C., USA AN - OPUS4-56082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lay, Vera T1 - Innovations in cemented waste handling and pre-disposal storage (WP7 project PREDIS) N2 - During the webinar "Dismantling and waste management: a playground for innovation" the innovative aspects of the PREDIS work package "innovations in cemented waste handling and pre-disposal storage" are presented. The webinar is jointly organised by Women in Nuclear Decommissioning (WINDI) and Women in Nuclear Innovation (WINI). The shown innovations include quality assurance (mainly NDE) and monitoring technologies with associated sensor systems, digital twin technology, and appropriate data handling including a decision framework. An overview of the on-going research in the field of pre-disposal waste management in the project Predis (WP7) is summarised. T2 - Webinar "Dismantling and waste management: a great playground for innovation" CY - Online meeting DA - 13.10.2022 KW - Predis KW - Waste management KW - Concrete PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56926 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd T1 - Application of LIBS in civil engineering – status, trends and challenges N2 - The main application of LIBS in civil engineering is the detection of harmful ions in concrete, which can penetrate the component through the porous concrete structure. The advantages of LIBS over standard methods are the possibility of multi-element analysis, measurement speed, spatially resolved measurements, and minimal sample preparation. The spatially resolved measurements of LIBS allow the assessment of the heterogeneity of the concrete by measuring separately the chemical composition of the aggregates and the binder matrix. The latter is particularly relevant because the determined elemental distribution can be directly related to the binder matrix. This is not possible with standard methods, since the material is homogenized to powder during sample preparation stage and the determined concentration is thus related to the total mass. In addition to the use of LIBS for the specific analysis of individual harmful ions, LIBS can also be used to estimate the concrete composition and thus determine, for example, the type of cement used. Corresponding information are relevant for the estimation of the remaining service life and for the preparation of a maintenance concept. In recent years, LIBS has been increasingly used in civil engineering. Currently, however, it is primarily used in research institutions and only occasionally in building materials laboratories. Special commercial devices have also been developed, which greatly simplify the application due to the high degree of automation. Mobile LIBS systems allow on-site application. A central point, which limits the use of LIBS in the commercial sector, is the lack of norms and standards. Therefore, within the framework of a project funded by the German government, work has been carried out on the preparation of a leaflet on quantitative chlorine determination in concrete, which will be published this year. In interlaboratory comparisons the robustness and accuracy for the practical application was demonstrated. LIBS also has great potential in the recycling of construction waste in conjunction with hyperspectral sensors. This issue is currently being addressed in a national project. During the presentation, the state of the art of LIBS in civil engineering will be presented, next steps will be discussed, and future challenges will be outlined. T2 - XII international conference on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS 2022) CY - Bari, Italy DA - 04.09.2022 KW - LIBS KW - Concrete KW - Chlorine KW - Civil engineering PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56535 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd T1 - Condition assessment of concrete infrastructure with LIBS N2 - Due to the ageing of the infrastructure facilities, a reliable assessment of the condition of concrete structures is of great interest to plan timely and appropriate measures. In concrete structures, pittingcorrosion of the reinforcement is the predominant deterioration mechanism affecting serviceability and eventually structural performance. Determination of quantitative chloride ingress is not only necessary to obtain valuable information on the current condition of a structure, but the data obtained can also be used to predict future developments and the associated risks. An overview of the progress and the possibilities of the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for concrete analysis in daily civil engineering practice is given. High-resolution 2D measurements of drill cores to determine the penetration of harmful species into concrete is presented. Furthermore, the application of a mobile LIBS system in a parking garage is shown. The system consists of a diode-pumped low-energy laser (3 mJ, 1.5 ns, 100 Hz) and a compact NIR spectrometer. A scanner allows two-dimensional element mapping. Progress towards the establishment of LIBS in a leaflet for the analysis of chlorine ingress into concrete in civil engineering is presented. T2 - Euro-Mediterranean Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy 2021 CY - Gijón, Spain DA - 29.11.2021 KW - LIBS KW - Concrete KW - Chlorine KW - Civil engineering PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-56536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd T1 - Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy – A Tool for the Chemical Investigation of Concrete N2 - LIBS is a complementary method to XRF and can detect all elements without the need for vacuum conditions. Automated systems are already commercially available capable of scanning surfaces with a resolution of up to 0.1 mm within a few minutes. In addition to possible applications in R&D, LIBS is also used for practical applications in building materials laboratories and even on-site. In view of ageing infrastructure facilities, a reliable assessment of the condition of concrete structures is of increasing interest. For concrete structures, the ingress of potential harmful ions is affecting the serviceability and eventually structural performance. Pitting corrosion induced by penetrating chlorides is the dominant deterioration mechanism. Condition assessment based on frequently performed chloride profiling can be useful to identify the extent and evolution of chloride ingress. This could prove to be more economical than extensive repairs, especially for important infrastructure facilities. Currently the most common procedure for determining the chloride content is wet chemical analysis with standard resolution of 10 mm. The heterogeneity is not considered. LIBS is an economical alternative for determining the chloride content at depth intervals of 1 mm or less. It provides 2D distributions of multiple elements and can locate spots with higher concentrations. The results are directly correlated to the mass of binder and can also be performed on-site with a mobile LIBS-System. The application of a LIBS-system is presented. Calibration is required for quantitative analysis. Concrete cores were drilled, sliced and analyzed to determine the 2D-distribution of harmful elements. By comparing the chloride ingress and the carbonation, the interaction of both processes can be visualized in a measurement that takes less than 10 minutes for a 50 mm x 100 mm drill core. A leaflet on the use of LIBS for the chloride ingress assessment has been completed. T2 - NDT-CE 2022 - The International Symposium on Nendestructive Testing in Civil Engineering CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - Chlorides KW - Corrosion KW - Imaging KW - Service life KW - Damage assessment KW - LIBS PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56540 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Völker, Tobias A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Gornushkin, Igor B. A1 - Kratochvilo, L. A1 - Pořízka, P. A1 - Kaiser, J. A1 - Millar, S. A1 - et al., T1 - Interlaboratory comparison for quantitative chlorine analysis in cement pastes with laser induced breakdown spectroscopy N2 - Concrete structures experience severe damage during service, for example due to pitting corrosion of rebars caused by the ingress of chlorine (Cl) into the porous concrete structure. The ingress can be monitored using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), a recently introduced civil engineering technique used to detect Cl in concrete structures in addition to conventional wet chemistry methods. The key advantages of LIBS are high spatial resolution, which is important when analyzing heterogeneous concrete samples, as well as the almost complete absence of sample preparation. To assess LIBS as a reliable analytical method, its accuracy and robustness must be carefully tested. This paper presents the results of an interlaboratory comparison on the analysis of Cl in cement paste samples conducted by 12 laboratories in 10 countries. Two sets of samples were prepared with Cl content ranging from 0.06 to 1.95 wt% in the training set and 0.23–1.51 wt% in the test set, with additional variations in the type of cement and Cl source (salt type). The overall result shows that LIBS is suitable for the quantification of the studied samples: the average relative error was generally below 15%. The results demonstrate the true status quo of the LIBS method for this type of analysis, given that the laboratories were not instructed on how to perform the analysis or how to process the data. KW - LIBS KW - Interlaboratory comparison KW - Round robin test KW - Cement KW - Chlorine PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2023.106632 SN - 0584-8547 VL - 202 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-57102 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. ED - Matos, J.C. T1 - Non-destructively Measurable Quantities Relevant to Reliability Assessment of Existing Concrete Bridges – Case Studies N2 - In reliability assessment of existing bridges, collected information about the structure can be utilized to modify partial safety factors and to refine characteristic values individually. In this way, uncertainties covered in initial calculation models and arising from assumptions can be reduced as well as biases identified and corrected. This allows for more realistic assessments and more appropriate decisions on actions to be taken. However, the on-site observation of information is generally associated with certain costs. For this reason, an efficient data-supported reassessment requires that only the individually relevant testing tasks are solved. Additional sensitivity analyses can further be used to specify the requirements on certain inspections, such as the testing result quality to be achieved, in order to avoid too imprecise or too expensive measurements on-site. In this contribution, the methodology for the demand-actuated definition of measurement objectives is demonstrated using the example of non-destructive concrete testing methods and findings from reassessments of two prestressed concrete bridges. Each case study includes the semi-probabilistic identification of structural weak points in ultimate and serviceability limit states, a comparison with respective probabilistic sensitivity analyses, and the subsequent derivation of parameters that are a) measurable and b) highly relevant in the individual reliability analyses. KW - Reliability KW - Assessment KW - Existing structures KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2024 SN - 978-3-031-60270-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60271-9_18 VL - 494 SP - 209 EP - 219 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-60613 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Keuser, M. A1 - Soukup, A. A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan ED - Matos, J.C. T1 - Reassessment of Existing Concrete Bridges with Full Probabilistic Methods – Case Studies and Discussion of Relevant Input Parameters N2 - This article presents two case studies for a full-probabilistic assessment of existing concrete bridges combined with the use of the finite element method for the evaluation of the internal forces. Since the structures already exist, additional information about material parameters and loading conditions can be collected. With a sensitivity analysis, the contribution of each parameter to the total uncertainty is examined and the relevance of their actual value and variation is shown. The first case study is a single-span reinforced concrete frame bridge on the German highway A92 constructed in the year 1985. With a span of around 5 m, but a width of 27 m and a skewness of 70 gon, the bridge is modelled as a three-dimensional finite element model. The second case study is a two-span reinforced concrete frame bridge from 1986 with span lengths of about 7,50 m each. The superstructure is a 45 cm thick slab and the base plate has a thickness of 80 cm. The assessment is performed based on the semi-probabilistic safety concept according to the codes first and secondly with a full-probabilistic calculation. In this article the selection of parameters for the relevant input data are presented and discussed. The results of the sensitivity analysis are used for the setup of measurements to acquire important data for the modelling in the critical limit states. KW - Reliability KW - Assessment KW - Existing structures PY - 2024 SN - 978-3-031-60271-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60271-9_41 VL - 494 SP - 440 EP - 451 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-60614 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Özlü, C. A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Probabilistischer Nachweis einer Spannbetonbrücke – Teil 1 N2 - AbstractDer Erhalt der bestehenden Verkehrsinfrastruktur ist eine große Herausforderung, da die Bauwerke fortwährend altern, die Verkehrsbeanspruchung zunehmend steigt und deren umfassender Ersatz mit Blick auf begrenzte Budgets und Ressourcen nicht möglich ist. An Bestandsbauten können tatsächliche Materialkennwerte, Geometrien oder Einwirkungen objektspezifisch erfasst werden. Die Nachrechnung von Bestandsbrücken erfolgt in Deutschland gemäß Nachrechnungsrichtlinie nach Stufen 1 und 2 mit dem semiprobabilistischen Teilsicherheitskonzept. Nur im Ausnahmefall wird eine messbasierte Bewertung oder eine wissenschaftliche Betrachtung gemäß Stufen 3 und 4 durchgeführt. Die Einbeziehung zusätzlicher Informationen aus der Zustandserfassung bietet jedoch viele Vorteile für eine realitätsnahe Bewertung. In probabilistischen Berechnungsmethoden können solche Kenntnisse direkt in der Berechnung berücksichtigt werden. Ziel dieses zweiteiligen Beitrags ist die Vorstellung der Potenziale und Vorteile bei der direkten Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse von zerstörungsfreien Prüfverfahren bei der Zustandsbewertung von Brückenbauwerken. Das Konzept wird an einer Spannbetonbrücke vorgestellt. Der erste Teil befasst sich mit den Möglichkeiten zur Überführung der Eingangswerte der üblichen semiprobabilistischen Berechnung in stochastische Modelle. Ausgehend von der semiprobabilistischen Nachrechnung nach derzeitigem Regelwerk wird die probabilistische Modellierung aller relevanten Basisvariablen für die Grenzzustände der Tragfähigkeit Biegung, Querkraft und Torsion ausgeführt. KW - Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse KW - Nachrechnung KW - Bestandsbauwerk PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202400018 VL - 119 IS - 7 SP - 509 EP - 523 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-60615 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Özlü, C. A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Probabilistischer Nachweis einer Spannbetonbrücke – Teil 2 N2 - AbstractIm zweiten Teil dieses Beitrags werden die Grenzzustandsfunktionen für die Nachweise im Grenzzustand der Tragfähigkeit für Biegung mit Normalkraft, Querkraft mit Querkraftbewehrung und Torsion vorgestellt. Die Eingangsgrößen der mechanischen Widerstandsmodelle werden durch zahlreiche Abbildungen illustriert. Auf Grundlage der probabilistischen Modelle aus dem ersten Teil dieses Aufsatzes und der mechanischen Modelle aus diesem zweiten Teil werden die probabilistischen Nachweise geführt. Die Ergebnisse aus der Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse werden mit den semiprobabilistischen Berechnungsergebnissen verglichen. Mittels Parameterstudien wird gezeigt, welche Eingangsgrößen im Standsicherheitsnachweis die größten Einflüsse auf die Bauwerkszuverlässigkeit haben. Die Messung dieser Parameter ist entsprechend besonders nützlich. Auf dieser Basis wird abschließend gezeigt, welche Chancen sich aus der Durchführung von zerstörungsfreien Bauwerksprüfungen für die Nachrechnung ergeben. KW - Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse KW - Nachrechnung KW - Bestandsbauwerk PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202400020 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 119 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-60616 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan T1 - Imaging of results in NDT-CE: Strength and limitations in the use of Radar vs. Ultrasonic Echo N2 - Presentation on behalf of the co-author specified in BAM-Publica. Study on capabilities of volume methods (GPR, Ultrasonic Echo) regarding lateral and depth localisation of reinforcement and tendons in concrete components. Varied boundary conditions: spacing and diameter of both the near surface rebars of the mesh, and the reflectors of interest, as well as component thickness and concrete cover. Please find corresponding references on slide 2. T2 - 6th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR2022) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 03.10.2022 KW - Reinforcement KW - Tendon duct KW - Concrete KW - NDT KW - Localisation PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55987 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grohmann, Maria T1 - Anwendung der Reverse-Time Migration auf Ultraschall-Echo-Daten in der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung von Betonbauteilen N2 - Das Ultraschall-Echo-Verfahren ist eine klassische zerstörungsfreie Prüftechnik zur Geometriebestimmung sowie Schadensanalyse von Betonkonstruktionen. Um die Abbildung der Ultraschalldaten von komplexen Betonstrukturen zu verbessern, haben wir die Reverse-Time Migration (RTM) aus der Seismik auf die zerstörungsfreie Prüfung im Bauwesen übertragen. In einer Vorstudie haben wir einen 2D akustischen RTM Code verwendet und an realen Ultraschalldaten, die an einer Betonfundamentplatte aufgenommen wurden, getestet. Im Vergleich mit dem herkömmlichen Rekonstruktionsalgorithmus für Ultraschalldaten, der Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT), zeigten die akustischen RTM-Ergebnisse eine deutliche Verbesserung in der Abbildung der inneren Struktur der Betonfundamentplatte. Vertikale Reflektoren konnten rekonstruiert werden, was mit dem herkömmlichen Abbildungsverfahren nicht möglich war. RTM ist, im Gegensatz zu SAFT, eine wellengleichungsbasierte Migrationsmethode und beruht auf der numerischen Lösung der vollständigen Wellengleichung. Die Vorteile sind, dass der Algorithmus sämtliche Informationen des Wellenfeldes verwendet und daher verschiedene Welleneffekte wie z.B. Multipathing berücksichtigt werden können. Die RTM bietet damit die Möglichkeit auch stark geneigte Reflektoren sowie Streukörper mit komplexen Geometrien darzustellen. Ein Nachteil ist jedoch die lange Rechenzeit und der hohe Bedarf an Speicherkapazität. Ein RTM-Algorithmus, der die elastische Wellengleichung anstatt der akustischen verwendet (wie in unserer Vorstudie angewandt), hat das Potenzial, die Abbildungsergebnisse noch weiter zu optimieren. Das liegt daran, dass unsere Ultraschallmessdaten durch Anregung elastischer Wellen generiert werden. In einem ersten Schritt haben wir zwei elastische 2D-RTM-Algorithmen an synthetischen Ultraschalldaten getestet. Diese wurden mit einem Betonmodell, bestehend aus mehreren Stufen und kreisförmigen Lufteinschlüssen, erzeugt. In einem zweiten Schritt wurden reale Ultraschalldaten mit Scherwellenprüfköpfen an einer Betonstufenplatte mit integrierten Hüllrohren aufgenommen. Die Auswertung der realen Daten mit unserem elastischen RTM-Code war ebenfalls erfolgreich. Wir konnten die Abbildungsqualität der Stufen und Hüllrohre im Vergleich zur akustischen RTM und SAFT verbessern. T2 - Tagung Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft DGG CY - Munich, Germany DA - 07.03.2022 KW - Ultraschall-Echo-Verfahren KW - Reverse Time Migration KW - Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56112 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -