TY - CONF A1 - Rabe, U. A1 - Pudovikov, S. A1 - Herrmann, H.-G. A1 - Wiggenhauser, H. A1 - Prabhakara, Prathik A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst T1 - Evaluation of retroreflective corner echo for detection of surface breaking cracks in concrete by ultrasound N2 - The retroreflective corner echo is used, for example, in ultrasonic non-destructive testing of metals to find fatigue cracks in tubes or shafts. If the much weaker crack tip signal is additionally detected, the crack length can also be determined. A corner reflection occurs in cases of surface breaking cracks with predominantly perpendicular orientation to the surface. The intensity of the corner reflection depends on the angle of incidence and on the ultrasonic wave mode used. For the reliable detection of vertical surface breaking cracks in metals, transversal waves are commonly used, which propagate at an angle of 37° to 53° to the inspection surface. As shown in this contribution, the wide spread low frequency ultrasonic arrays with dry point contact sources available for ultrasonic testing of concrete also allow to receive corner echoes. These devices generate transversal waves in concrete structures with a large divergence of the sound field. A series of experiments was carried out with such dry point contact arrays on concrete specimens with artificial test defects and controlled induced cracks of different depths. The ultrasonic time-of-flight signals were recorded, exported and reconstructed utilising the SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) algorithm. The SAFT reconstruction parameters were adjusted to visualize the corner echo indication. As will be shown, with this targeted processing, the reproducible detection of surface breaking cracks in concrete is possible. The retroreflective corner echo can thus be exploited in civil engineering for non-destructive inspection of concrete. T2 - NDT-CE 2022 CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - Concrete KW - Crack depth KW - Ultrasound KW - SAFT PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563365 UR - https://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce2022/paper/27256_manuscript.pdf IS - 27256 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - NDT.net AN - OPUS4-56336 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jasiuniene, E. A1 - Yilmaz, Bengisu A1 - Smagulova, D. A1 - Bhat, G. A. A1 - Cicenas, V. A1 - Zukauskas, E. A1 - Mazeika, L. T1 - Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Quality of Adhesive Joints Using Ultrasound, X-ray, and Feature-Based Data Fusion N2 - The aim of this work is to achieve reliable nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of adhesively bonded aerospace components by developing novel multidimensional data fusion techniques, which would combine the information obtained by ultrasonic and X-ray NDE methods. Separately, both NDE techniques have their advantages and limitations. The integration of data obtained from pulse echo immersion ultrasound testing and radiography holds immense potential to help improve the reliability of non-destructive evaluation. In this study, distinctive features obtained from single techniques, traditional ultrasonic pulse echo testing, and radiography, as well as fused images, were investigated and the suitability of these distinctive features and fusion techniques for improving the probability of defect detection was evaluated. For this purpose, aluminum single lap joints with brass inclusions were analyzed using ultrasound pulse echo and radiography techniques. The distinctive features were extracted from the data obtained, and images of features obtained by both techniques were fused together. Different combinations of features and fusion algorithms were investigated, considering the desire to automate data evaluation in the future. KW - Data fusion KW - Ultrasonics KW - Radiography PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565789 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412930 VL - 12 IS - 24 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-56578 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kohlbrecher, J. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Updates in SASfit for fitting analytical expressions and numerical models to small-angle scattering patterns N2 - Small-angle scattering is an increasingly common method for characterizing particle ensembles in a wide variety of sample types and for diverse areas of application. SASfit has been one of the most comprehensive and flexible curve-fitting programs for decades, with many specialized tools for various fields. Here, a selection of enhancements and additions to the SASfit program are presented that may be of great benefit to interested and advanced users alike: (a) further development of the technical basis of the program, such as new numerical algorithms currently in use, a continuous integration practice for automated building and packaging of the software, and upgrades on the plug-in system for easier adoption by third-party developers; (b) a selection of new form factors for anisotropic scattering patterns and updates to existing form factors to account for multiple scattering effects; (c) a new type of a very flexible distribution called metalog [Keelin (2016). Decis. Anal. 13, 243–277], and regularization techniques such as the expectation-maximization method [Dempster et al. (1977). J. R. Stat. Soc. Ser. B (Methodological), 39, 1–22; Richardson (1972) J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62, 55; Lucy (1974). Astron. J. 79, 745; Lucy (1994). Astron. Astrophys. 289, 983–994], which is compared with fits of analytical size distributions via the non-linear least-squares method; and (d) new structure factors, especially for ordered nano- and meso-scaled material systems, as well as the Ornstein–Zernike solver for numerical determination of particle interactions and the resulting structure factor when no analytical solution is available, with the aim of incorporating its effects into the small-angle scattering intensity model used for fitting with SASfit. KW - Small-angle scattering KW - Numerical models KW - Structure factors KW - Regularization KW - SAXS KW - SANS PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565069 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576722009037 SN - 0021-8898 SN - 1600-5767 VL - 55 IS - 6 SP - 1677 EP - 1688 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-56506 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Döring, Sarah A1 - Konthur, Zoltán A1 - Jaeger, Carsten T1 - Nontarget mass spectrometry and recombinant antibody panels for optimized protein metrology N2 - The metrological analysis uses an unbroken chain of comparative measurements to trace results back to the national or international standard. This enables comparable, absolute quantification between laboratories. In 2020/2021, a pilot study for the quantification of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was initiated with the involvement of BAM. Despite the consistent use of ID-MS, a large discrepancy in the results of the participating laboratories was found. This was the motivation for a project to systematically investigate and optimize traceable methods of protein quantification using mass spectrometric nontarget analysis (NTA) and recombinant antibody panels. T2 - St Nicholas Mass Spectrometry Symposium CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 08.12.2022 KW - Antibody quantification KW - Metrology KW - Traceability PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56515 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Held, Mathias A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Bulling, Jannis A1 - Rashwan, Abdalla A1 - Lauschkin, Maik A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - Pre-colloquium: Inverse determination of elastic material parameters from the propagation behavior of guided ultrasonic waves using a convolutional neural network N2 - Geführte Ultraschallwellen sind für die Materialcharakterisierung hervorragend geeignet, da ihr Ausbreitungsverhalten abhängig von den Materialeigenschaften des untersuchten Werkstoffs ist. Um aus dem messtechnisch ermittelten Ausbreitungsverhalten geführter Ultraschallwellen Rückschlüsse auf die Materialparameter zu ziehen, werden in der aktuellen Forschung verschiedene inverse Methoden diskutiert. Dispersionsabbildungen im Frequenz-Wellenzahl-Bereich repräsentieren das Ausbreitungsverhalten geführter Ultraschallwellen. Maschinelles Lernen und insbesondere Convolutional-Neural-Networks (CNNs) sind eine Möglichkeit der automatisierten inversen Bestimmung der Materialparameter aus den Dispersionsabbildungen. In diesem Beitrag wird anhand synthetischer Daten gezeigt, wie das Ausbreitungsverhalten von geführten Ultraschallwellen unter Verwendung von CNNs und Dispersionsabbildungen genutzt werden kann, um die elastischen Konstanten einer isotropen plattenförmigen Struktur zu bestimmen. Anhand dieses Beispiels wird das generelle Vorgehen zur Anwendung maschineller neuronaler Lernverfahren aufgezeigt. Hierfür werden die verwendeten Daten analysiert, das Preprocessing erläutert und eine einfache CNN-Architektur gewählt. Im Rahmen der Auswertung wird insbesondere Wert auf die Erklärbarkeit und Zuverlässigkeit des verwendeten CNNs gelegt und so Grenzen und Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt. T2 - DAGA 2022 (Jahrestagung für Akustik) CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 21.03.2022 KW - Guided Waves KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Dispersionsabbildungen PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56566 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Olbrich, Adelina-Elisa A1 - An Stepec, Biwen Annie A1 - Koerdt, Andrea A1 - Meermann, Björn T1 - Deciphering microbiological influenced corrosion processes on steel with single cell-ICP-ToF-MS N2 - Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a highly unpredictable process dictated by the environment, microorganisms, and the respective electron source. Interaction pathways between cells and the metal surface remain unclear. The development of this novel single cell-inductively coupled plasma-time of flight-mass spectrometry analytical method and a MIC-specific staining procedure facilitate the investigation of steel-MIC interactions. With this it is possible to analyze the multi-elemental fingerprint of individual cells. The detection method revealed elemental selectivity for the corrosive methanogenic archaeal strain Methanobacterium-affiliated IM1. The interface between material and environmental analysis thus receives special attention, e.g., when considering MIC on solid steel. Hence, the possible uptake of individual elements from different steel samples is investigated. Results showed the cells responded at a single-cell level to the different types of supplemented elements and displayed the abilities to interact with chromium, vanadium, titanium, cobalt, and molybdenum from solid metal surfaces. The information obtained will be used in the future to elucidate underlying mechanisms and develop possible material protection concepts, thus combining modern methods of analytical sciences with materials research. References. T2 - Future WiNS CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 07.12.2022 KW - Single cell KW - Microbiological influenced corrosion MIC KW - Sc-ICP-ToF-MS KW - Method development KW - Ir DNA staining approach KW - Carbon steel corrosion PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Sintschuk, Michael A1 - Britzke, Ralf A1 - Dayani, Shahabeddin A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Synchrotron X-Ray Tomography Techniques at BAMline N2 - A recent upgrade of key equipment of the BAMline widens its imaging capabilities: shorter scan acquisition times are now possible, in situ and operando studies can now be routinely performed, and different energy spectra can easily be set up. In fact, the upgraded double-multilayer monochromator brings full flexibility by yielding different energy spectra to optimize flux and energy resolution as desired. T2 - HZB User Meeting CY - Online meeting DA - 08.12.2022 KW - BAMline KW - X-ray imaging KW - Tomography PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56568 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Samaitis, V. A1 - Yilmaz, Bengisu A1 - Jasiuniene, E. T1 - Adhesive bond quality classification using machine learning algorithms based on ultrasonic pulse-echo immersion data N2 - In this study, we explored the detection of weak bonds (WBs) due to contamination and faulty curing (FC) using linear ultrasound and machine learning. For this purpose, aluminium single-lap adhesive joints containing three variants of bonding quality were investigated: perfect bond, WB due to release agent (RA) contamination, and WB due to FC. The data, according to the deviation of the bonding protocol, were arranged in two groups, creating two datasets: distinct and complete. Each dataset included all bonding conditions (perfect, RA, and FC), although the distinct dataset contained only marginal cases, which were expected to be well separable, whereas the complete dataset included data with minor deviations from the bonding protocol. Pulse-echo C-scan images were acquired for all prepared samples in the immersion tank, and 45 features were initially extracted from the time traces representing each bonding group. The initial data were analysed via a t-test and pairwise correlation analysis to reveal statistically significant features. Then, we performed dimensionality reduction using tree-based, recursive, sequential, and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) feature selectors to explore feature importance and classification accuracy with different feature subsets. Finally, the important features identified with the different feature selectors were fed to support vector machine (SVM) classifiers, and the classification accuracies were compared amongst the different feature subsets. The classification accuracy using a distinct dataset in some cases demonstrated nearly 99% accuracy, indicating that significant bonding protocol deviations could be easily detected. It was demonstrated that classification accuracy increased with the number of features. However, even in the case of the 2D feature space obtained using linear discriminant analysis, the bonding quality classification accuracy remained higher than 84%. The feature subspace reduction with LDA demonstrated sufficient classification accuracy and an improvement of nearly 40% in training time compared with that for the initial feature set. Thus, the classical ultrasonic pulse-echo C-scan with an LDA feature transformation and SVM classifier could be used to identify the deviations in the bonding protocol in aluminium single-lap adhesive joints. KW - Adhesive bonding KW - Defect characterisation KW - Machine learning KW - Ultrasonic imaging PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117457 VL - 546 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Journal of Sound and Vibration AN - OPUS4-56569 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linberg, Kevin A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Michalchuk, Adam T1 - Unintended Rate Enhancement in Mechanochemical Kinetics by Using Poly(methyl methacrylate) Jars N2 - Time-resolved in situ (TRIS) X-ray diffraction has changed how mechanochemical transformations are studied but requires the use of X-ray transparent jars often made from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). However, using PMMA jars can alter the apparent kinetics of mechanochemical polymorphism by an order of magnitude, questioning the interpretability of established TRIS methods. Our results suggest that rate enhancement in PMMA jars may not be dominated by chemical effects of the polymer, but rather a result of different equilibrium temperatures within the jar. These features must be better understood before control over mechanochemical reactions can be achieved. KW - Mechanochemistry KW - Organic compounds KW - Polymers KW - Materials PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565276 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01227 SN - 1528-7483 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - ACS Publications AN - OPUS4-56527 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alcalde-Vasquez, R. A1 - Moreno-Pedraza, A. A1 - Rosas-Román, I. A1 - Guillén-Alonso, H. A1 - Riedel, Jens A1 - Partida-Martínez, L. P. A1 - Winkler, R. T1 - MoBiMS: A Modular Miniature Mass Analyzer for the Real-Time 2 Monitoring of Gases and Volatile Compounds in Biological Systems N2 - Living organisms constantly interact with their environment, including through the exchange of gases. Respiration and the release and uptake of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) create dynamic microenvironments in biological systems. Studying the kinetics of volatiles in biological systems requires expensive instruments, and data analysis is challenging. Therefore, we aimed to design a minimal analytical device for measuring the composition of gaseous mixtures in realtime. We built the ‘Modular Biological Mass Spectrometer’ (MoBiMS) from 3D-printed parts and custom sensors to fit a wide array of experimental set-ups. We tested the chemical detection range and temporal resolution of the MoBiMS employing pure compounds and complex biological samples. Compounds with a higher than 0.4 mmHg vapor pressure and a molecular weight up to 154 g/mol were reliably sensed within seconds. The generated electron impact (EI) spectra were directly comparable with standard databases like the NIST EI library. Under a direct analysis approach, the MoBiMS identified the characteristic odor of banana (Musa sp.), that is, isoamyl acetate; tracked the dynamics of CO2 release while the Alka-Seltzer® reaction occurred showed the kinetics of the transient production and consumption of carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. MoBiMS also discriminated between volatile compounds ions coming from tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) leaves and the surrounding air through untargeted analysis. The small footprint of the MoBiMS and its relatively low energy consumption facilitate in situ analyses, as an additional gas supply is not necessary with EI ionization. The MoBiMS is easy to assemble, and its construction and operation are very cost-efficient compared to commercial devices. The analytical performance of the MoBiMS is suitable for real-time studies of biological systems, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnostics. KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Instrumentation KW - Miniaturization KW - Volatiles PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.107090 SN - 0026-265X VL - 175 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-56528 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - van Wasen, S. A1 - You, Yi A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Riedel, Jens A1 - Volmer, D. A. T1 - Laser Ablation Secondary Electrospray Ionization for In Situ Mass Spectrometric Interrogation of Acoustically-Levitated Droplets N2 - The composition of acoustically levitated droplets was probed by a novel combination of mid-IR laser evaporation and subsequent postionization via secondary electrospray ionization. The combination of microliter samples and subnanoliter sampling provided time-resolved interrogation of droplets and allowed for a kinetic investigation of the laser-induced release of the analyte, which was found to strongly depend on the analytes. The observed substancespecific delayed release of the analytes permitted baseline-separated discrimination of the analytes, ideal for the study of complex samples. The additionally applied postionization scheme was found to enable efficient detection of small volatile compounds as well as peptides. The detection of small molecules and peptides occurred under very different sampling geometries, pointing to two distinct underlying ionization mechanisms. Overall, our results suggest that the experimental setup presented in this study can serve as a widely applicable platform to study chemical reactions in acoustically levitated droplets as model reactors. KW - Acoustic levitation KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Electrospray KW - Laser ablation PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03800 SN - 0003-2700 VL - 2022 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - ACS Publications CY - Washington AN - OPUS4-56531 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Völker, Tobias 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 A1 - Völker, Tobias A1 - Günther, Tobias 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 - Hallier, Dorothea C. T1 - Inonizing Radiation Damage to Nucleoprotein Filaments . Literaturseminar N2 - Literaure Seminar on progress of doctoral thesis with title "ionizing radiation damage to nucleoprotein filaments involved in DNA recombination, replication and repair" T2 - Literaturseminar Uni Potsdam CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 25.01.2022 KW - Radiation KW - Radiation damage KW - Nucleoprotein filaments KW - Radiation damage dosimetry KW - Gene-V Protein KW - Single-stranded DNA-binding protein KW - GVP G5P KW - Protein purification and expression KW - DNA PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56537 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hallier, Dorothea C. T1 - Jahresvortrag Ionizing radiation damage to nucleoprotein filaments N2 - Jahresvortrag AG Seitz Fraunhofer IZI BB Potsdam about progress of doctoral thesis with the title "Ionizing Radiation Damage to Nucleoprotein filaments involved in DNA recombination, replication and repair T2 - Jahresmeeting Fraunhofer IZI-BB Potsdam, AG Biomarkervalidierung und Assayentwicklung CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 18.02.2022 KW - Radiation KW - Radiation damage KW - Nucleoprotein filaments KW - Single-stranded DNA-binding protein KW - Protein expression and purification KW - DNA KW - Radiation damage dosimetry PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56539 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Völker, Tobias A1 - Klewe, Tim A1 - Kruschwitz, Sabine 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 - CONF A1 - Meermann, Björn A1 - Faßbender, Sebastian A1 - Tukhmetova, Dariya A1 - Rodiouchkina, K. A1 - Vanhaecke, F. T1 - On-line hyphenation of capillary electrophoresis with multicollector-ICP-MS (CE/MC-ICP-MS) for species-specific isotope ratio analysis of sulfur species N2 - In many scientific fields, isotopic analysis can offer valuable information, e.g., for tracing the origin of food products, environmental contaminants, forensic and archaeological samples (provenance determination), for age determination of minerals (geochronological dating) or for elucidating chemical processes. Up to date, typically bulk analysis is aimed at measuring the isotopic composition of the entire elemental content of the sample. However, the analyte element is usually present under the form of different elemental species. Thus, separating species of interest from one another and from matrix components prior to isotope ratio measurements can provide species-specific isotopic information, which could be used for tracing the origin of environmental pollutants and elucidation of (environmental) speciation. Using on-line hyphenations of separation techniques with multicollector-ICP-MS (MC-ICP-MS) can save time and effort and enables the analysis of different species during a single measurement. In this work, we developed an on-line hyphenation of CE with multicollector-ICP-MS (CE/MC-ICP-MS) for isotopic analysis of sulfur species. With this method, the isotopic composition of sulfur in sulfate originating from river water could be analyzed without sample preparation. The results were compared with data from off-line analysis of the same samples to ensure accuracy. The precision of the results of the on-line measurements was high enough to distinguish the rivers from one another by the isotopic signature of the river water sulfate. Next to environmental applications, a current field is species-specific isotopic analysis of biomolecules, as sulfur is the only covalently bound constituent of proteins which can be analyzed by MC-ICP-MS. Data analysis of transient signals in terms of isotope ratio determination is further issue - we developed a small free accessible App allowing for fast data analysis taking relevant aspects (e.g., mass bias correction, peak picking, …) into account. T2 - SCIX 2022 CY - Cincinnati, OH, USA DA - 02.10.2022 KW - CE KW - MC-ICP-MS KW - Speciation Analysis KW - Species-specific Isotope ratios PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56543 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bulling, Jannis A1 - Jurgelucks, B. A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Walther, A. T1 - Defect Characterization in Plate Models Facilitated by Algorithmic Differentiation N2 - In non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring with ultrasonic waves, the quantification of damage in components is one of the main tasks. In many shell-like structures, such as plates, pipes, or laminate components, ultrasonic waves propagate as guided waves. Although guided waves enable the testing of large areas, their multimodal and dispersive properties make it challenging to analyze signals. So, there is a need for more advanced algorithms to handle these properties, especially when reconstructing damage position and geometry. The reconstruction can be formulated as an inverse problem where the measured signals are fitted with a simulative forward model. Due to the small wavelength of ultrasonic waves, classic forward models based on, e.g., the Finite Element Method are computationally intensive. In contrast, the authors use the semi-analytical Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (SBFEM) to reduce the computational effort. The SBFEM approximates arbitrary long, undamaged parts of the structure with only a few degrees of freedom. This contribution summarizes a general inverse procedure based on algorithmic differentiation in combination with the SBFEM. Results are presented for damaged 2D cross-sectional models of waveguides. These results include an analysis of the robustness of the proposed algorithms against noise. T2 - DAGA 22 CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 21.03.2022 KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Inverse Methods KW - SBFEM KW - Algorithmic Differentiation KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2022 VL - 2022 SP - 871 EP - 874 AN - OPUS4-56547 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bulling, Jannis A1 - Jurgelucks, B. A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Walther, A. T1 - Defect reconstruction in a two-dimensional semi-analytical waveguide model via derivative-based optimization N2 - This paper considers an indirect measurement approach to reconstruct a defect in a two-dimensional waveguide model for a non-destructive ultrasonic inspection via derivative-based optimization. The propagation of the mechanical waves is simulated by the scaled boundary finite element method that builds on a semi-analytical approach. The simulated data are then fitted to given data associated with the reflected waves from a defect which is to be reconstructed. For this purpose, we apply an iteratively regularized Gauss-Newton method in combination with algorithmic differentiation to provide the required derivative information accurately and efficiently. We present numerical results for three kinds of defects, namely, a crack, delamination, and corrosion. The objective function and the properties of the reconstruction method are investigated. The examples show that the parameterization of the defect can be reconstructed efficiently as well as robustly in the presence of noise. KW - Mechanical waves KW - Corrosion KW - Finite-element analysis KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Nondestructive testing techniques KW - Symbolic computation KW - Materials analysis KW - MATLAB KW - Newton Raphson method PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565485 DO - https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0013574 VL - 152 IS - 2 SP - 1217 EP - 1229 PB - AIP Publ. CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-56548 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kuner, Maximilian A1 - Kühn, Susanne A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Haase, Hajo T1 - Cleaving ergot alkaloids - development of a novel food screening method N2 - Mycotoxins (toxic compounds formed by fungi) in food and feed have caused problems for mankind since the beginning of time. The group of ergot alkaloids plays a special role in human history. Several tens of thousands of deaths during the middle ages caused by to ergotism (the disease caused by continuous intake of ergot alkaloid contaminated food) underscore the importance of reliable analytical methods to ensure food safety. More than 50 compounds belong to the group of ergot alkaloids. The 12 most found structures – the major ergot alkaloids – are typically measured, when it comes to ergot alkaloid quantification. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescence detector (FLD) is typically used to quantify the ergot alkaloid content. The main disadvantage of this method are the high costs for calibration standards (12 different calibration substances are required). But also, the time and effort required for the analysis of 12 peaks and overlapping signals that occur in complex food samples such as bread. As all ergot alkaloids share the ergoline structure and just differ in the substituents attached to this backbone, measurement of all ergot alkaloids in one sum parameter presents a time and cost saving alternative. The most important step for the development of such a sum parameter method is the reaction used to transfer all ergot alkaloids to one uniform structure. Two promising reactions, the acidic esterification to lysergic acid methyl ester and hydrazinolysis to lysergic acid hydrazide, were examined for possible use in a routine analysis method. In addition to yield and reaction rate, factors such as handling of the reaction and the possibility of parallel sample workup play a role. T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum 2022 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.11.2022 KW - Ergot alkaloids KW - Screening PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56585 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -