TY - JOUR A1 - Seifert, Lando A1 - Grunewald, Andreas A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Ebell, Gino T1 - Stress corrosion tests for prestressing steels—Part 1: The influence of surface condition and test solution composition on hydrogen charging N2 - Tests for assessing prestressing steels' susceptibility to hydrogen‐induced stress corrosion cracking are essential for approvals, in‐house monitoring, and third‐party material testing. According to ISO 15630‐3, the time to brittle fracture by constant load under corrosive conditions in thiocyanate test solutions (A or B) at 50°C is measured. In the literature, a high scattering in stress corrosion tests is reported, which questions the integrity of the test procedure. This paper shows the results of studies about the influence of solution composition on hydrogen charging in electrochemical and permeation measurements. Electrochemical experiments show that polished steel surfaces without common drawing layers have more consistent free corrosion currents, polarization resistances, and B‐values in solution A with low scattering compared to the solution B experiments. The influence of temperature at 50°C and an ambient temperature of 22°C was also tested. KW - Drawing layers KW - Hydrogen‐induced stress corrosion cracking KW - Permeation measurements KW - Prestressing steels KW - Stress corrosion tests KW - Surface conditions KW - Test solutions PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598738 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202313948 VL - 75 SP - 1506 EP - 1518 PB - Wiley‐VCH GmbH AN - OPUS4-59873 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Seifert, Lando A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Ebell, Gino ED - Pillai, Radhakrishna G. T1 - Development of a new test method for assessing the susceptibility of prestressing steels to hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking N2 - For prestressing steel’s factory production control, approvals, and continuous surveillance in Germany, a susceptibility test against hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking is performed. The measured time to fracture results (in hours) must be reproducible and reliable in the test. ISO 15630-3 gives currently unpersuasive and diverging results using a free corrosion approach for hydrogen charging. A newly developed test method uses cathodic polarization for defined hydrogen charging instead of an uncontrolled and variable electron supply by metal dissolution during free corrosion. With this new test method, a reliable differentiation is possible between highly susceptible-known “old-type” quenched and tempered prestressing steel, i.e., Neptun, Hennigsdorfer, Sigma, and currently approved cold-drawn wires St 1470/1670 (CDS-1670) and St 1570/1770 (CDS-1770). The reproducibility of the new test method was evaluated in a round-robin test with eight attended testing institutes on a St 1470/1670 (CDS-1670) batch. T2 - Conference CONSEC24 CY - Chennai, India DA - 25.09.2024 KW - Hydrogen charging KW - ISO 15630-3 KW - Prestressing steels KW - Round-robin KW - Stress corrosion cracking PY - 2024 UR - https://consec24.com/# SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Centre of Excellence on Technologies for Low Carbon & Lean Construction CY - Chennai, India AN - OPUS4-61163 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Burkert, Andreas ED - G. Pillai, R. T1 - Stress Corrosion Cracking in Prestressed Concrete Bridge – A Case Study N2 - Bridge structures built using the prestressing block method can exhibit hydrogen-induced stress cracks across the entire cross-section of a prestressing channel due to their design. Crack growth can progress over the service life as a result of dynamic loading and lead to prestressing wire fractures. T2 - Consec 2024 CY - Chennai, India DA - 25.09.2024 KW - Corrosion KW - Spannungsrisskorrosion KW - Stress corrosion cracking KW - Hydrogen KW - Spannstahl PY - 2024 SP - 72 EP - 78 CY - Chennai AN - OPUS4-61330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Marx, S. A1 - Scheerer, S. A1 - Schacht, G. A1 - Fiedler, M. A1 - Ritter, R. A1 - Clages, L. A1 - Voigt, C. A1 - Czeschka, D. A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Marzahn, G. T1 - Einsturz der Carolabrücke in Dresden Teil 1 T1 - Collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden Part 1: From theambitious design to the tragic partial collapse N2 - AbstraktDer 11. September 2024 wird nicht nur der Brückenbaucommunity in Deutschland in Erinnerung bleiben. Der Teileinsturz einer Spannbetonbrücke ohne Vorankündigung schlug berechtigterweise gesamtgesellschaftlich hohe Wellen. Betroffen war die Dresdner Carolabrücke – ein ästhetisches und ausgesprochen schlankes Bauwerk, welches in der Fachwelt zurecht als eine Ikone der Ingenieurbaukunst ihrer Zeit angesehen wird. Die Konstruktion sowie der Bau wären auch unter den heutigen Möglichkeiten eine Herausforderung. Der vorliegende Teil 1 des Beitrags fasst die Entstehungsgeschichte, die Konstruktion selbst und den Bau der Brücke zusammen. Es werden die Maßnahmen zur Instandhaltung und Sanierung der Brücke vorgestellt. In einem Teil 2 wird der Versuch der Rekonstruktion des Einsturzvorgangs unternommen und die Suche nach der Einsturzursache beschrieben. Zudem wird auf das aktuelle Monitoring eingegangen und ein Ausblick auf das mögliche weitere Vorgehen gegeben. KW - Korrosion KW - Spannungsrisskorrosion KW - Spannstahl KW - Wasserstoff PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202500029 SN - 0005-9900 VL - 120 IS - 7 SP - 526 EP - 536 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-63411 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Burkert, Andreas T1 - Risiko der Wasserstoffentwicklung an martensitischen Schraubankern unter baupraktischen Bedingungen T1 - Risk of hydrogen evolution on martensitic screw anchors under practical construction conditions N2 - Die vorliegende Untersuchung beschäftigt sich mit der Fragestellung, ob unter praxisrelevanten Bedingungen die Entstehung von Wasserstoff an vollmartensitischen Schraubankern möglich ist. Im Gegensatz zu austenitischen Werkstoffen besteht bei martensitischen Werkstoffen bei Gegenwart von Wasserstoff stets die Möglichkeit einer wasserstoffinduzierten Versprödung des Materials. Hierfür wurde ein in der Praxis häufig anzutreffendes Szenario gewählt, das ein galvanisches Element, bestehend aus nichtrostenden Schraubankern (in diesem Fall martensitischen) und einer verzinkten Ankerplatte an einem Betonkörper, umfasst. Zum Nachweis einer Wasserstoffentwicklung werden der Elementstrom zwischen den Bauteilen sowie das Korrosionspotential erfasst. Die Ergebnisse der Versuche zeigen, dass über eine zeitlich begrenzte Dauer eine starke kathodische Polarisation der martensitischen Schraubanker durch die korrosive Auflösung des Zinks erfolgt. Als Folge kommt es zur Wasserzersetzung im Phasengrenzbereich der Schraubanker und zur Entstehung von atomarem Wasserstoff. Das berechnete Gasvolumen des entstandenen Wasserstoffs an den Stahlankern wurde bestimmt und lag im Mittel bei 11,14 ± 1,94 ml. Eine Diffusion des an der Stahloberfläche adsorbierten Wasserstoffs in den martensitischen Werkstoff ist somit theoretisch möglich und impliziert eine mögliche Gefährdung durch wasserstoffinduzierte Rissbildung und spontanes Versagen unter Belastung. N2 - The present investigation deals with the question of whether the formation of hydrogen is possible on fully martensitic screw anchors under practical conditions. In contrast to austenitic materials, martensitic steels always have the possibility of hydrogen-induced embrittlement of the material in the presence of hydrogen. For this purpose, a scenario was chosen which is frequently encountered in practice and which comprises a galvanic element consisting of stainless screw anchors (in this case martensitic) and a galvanized anchor plate on a concrete body. The element current between the components as well as the corrosion potential are recorded to prove hydrogen development. The results of the tests show that a strong cathodic polarization of the martensitic screw anchors occurs over a limited period due to the corrosive dissolution of the zinc. As a result, water decomposition occurs in the phase boundary area of the screw anchors and atomic hydrogen is formed. The calculated gas volume of the resulting hydrogen at the steel anchors was determined and was 11.14 +/- 1.94 ml on average. Diffusion of the hydrogen adsorbed on the steel surface into the martensitic material is thus theoretically possible and implies a possible risk of hydrogen-induced crack formation and spontaneous failure under load. KW - Martensit KW - Wasserstoff KW - Versprödung KW - Beton KW - Korrosion PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.202000017 SN - 0932-8351 SN - 1437-0999 VL - 97 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-50799 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Seifert, Lando A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Ebell, Gino T1 - The Influence of Hydrogen Loading and Prestressing on the Sensitivity of Prestressing Steel to Stress Corrosion Cracking N2 - This talk addresses the issue of hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking (HiSCC) in prestressing steels. The susceptibility to HiSCC is evaluated using free corrosion tests according to ISO 15630-3, which is problematic as it produces unreliable results. However, a new test method shows promising reproducible results and reveals that Cr-alloyed quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels are as sensitive to HiSCC as unalloyed Q&T steels. T2 - Conference EUROCORR 2025 CY - Stavanger, Norway DA - 07.09.2025 KW - Bridges KW - Stress Corrosion Cracking KW - Hydrogen-induced Stress Corrosion Cracking KW - Prestressing steels PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64087 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Feistkorn, S. A1 - Algernon, D. A1 - Arndt, R. A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Friese, M. A1 - Grosse, C. U. A1 - Holstein, R. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Schulze, S. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Walther, A. A1 - Wolf, J. A1 - Zoega, A. A1 - Zwanzig, M. T1 - Introduction to DIN 4871: Qualification of NDT Personnel in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) N2 - Recently, non-destructive testing in civil engineering (NDT-CE), in particular of concrete components, has successfully mastered the leap from research to practice. Several methods have been established for field inspections to determine the concrete cover of reinforcement or to estimate the compressive strength as well as other parameters related to the concrete material. In addition, the application of nondestructive testing is indispensable, if information about the inner structure - such as the location of rebars and tendon ducts or the damage-related condition assessment to detect grouting defects, honeycombs, delamination, or corrosion - is required. Besides the selection of a suitable NDT method and an appropriate inspection system, the reliability of the results depends largely on the person who applies the non-destructive inspection technique and evaluates the inspection results. To ensure a high quality of non-destructive concrete evaluation as well as to keep the uncertainty caused by the inspection personnel to a minimum, structured, consistent and regulated theoretical as well as practical training of inspection personnel is essential. To close this gap, the subcommittee of education (UA-A) within the committee for NDT-CE of the German Society for Nondestructive Testing (DGZfP) has been reactivated in 2018 to establish uniform training standards for nondestructive concrete inspections in the long term. The subcommittee consists of scientists, practitioners, authorities, and clients. So far, the national standard DIN 4871 “Non-destructive testing - Qualification and Certification of NDT personnel in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE)” was developed and is currently under review. This standard considers the civil-industry-specifics, for example, that standards for NDT of concrete, as well as related product standards with a few exceptions, still do not exist at the moment. Within this presentation, the concept, the connection to ISO 9712 and other standards as well as an overview of the developed German standard DIN 4871 will be presented. T2 - NDT-CE 2022 CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - Non-destrucive testing KW - Civil engineering PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555250 UR - https://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce2022/paper/66594_manuscript.pdf VL - 2022/09 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - NDT.net CY - Bad Breisig AN - OPUS4-55525 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mensinger, M. A1 - Fischer, O. A1 - Oberhaidinger, F. A1 - Stimmelmayer, L. A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Babutzka, Martin T1 - Grouted joint for integral composite frame bridges suitable for hot dip galvanizing N2 - Due to the corrosion resistance of carbon steel, bridge constructions are currently protected against corrosion by applied coating systems. These coating systems need to be renewed after approximately 25 50 years. Galvanized constructions without any welding areas at the construction site could be prepared as grouted joints and can be used without any renewing for about 100 years. T2 - Intergalva 2022 CY - Rome, Italy DA - 20.06.2022 KW - Corrosion KW - Galvanized steel KW - Bridge PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ebell, Gino T1 - Auslagerungsstand 41 Berlin N2 - Im Rahmen des UNESCO geförderten Materials Rise Projektes hat die BAM einen neuen Standort im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes erstellt. Hier werden Umweltdaten und Korrosionsparameer für verschiedene Werkstoffe ermittelt. Darüber hinaus werden BAM-eigene Proben zur Bestimmung der Korrosivität des Standortes ausgelagert. T2 - UBA-Rise Meeting 2024 CY - Online meeting DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Corrosion KW - Korrosion PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61370 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ebell, Gino T1 - Prestressed Concrete Structures with ConcentratedTendons- Structural Damage due to Hydrogen-Induced Stress Corrosin Cracking N2 - In the course of the deconstruction of the "Bridge of the 20th anniversary of the GDR" at the Altstädter Bahnhof in Brandenburg a. d. Havel, new information on the initiation of hydrogen-induced stress cracks was obtained. BAM was commissioned by the Brandenburg State Road Administration to participate in a corresponding joint project which is financed by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. The added value of the new information gained in this project goes beyond the specific structure. It describes unexpected new damage patterns that can be transferred to other structures with concentrated tendons (tendon block method and Baur-Leonhardt method) and were previously unknown in this form. These should be made known to other developers to enable them to initiate any necessary actions. T2 - Consec 2024 CY - Chennai, India DA - 24.09.2024 KW - Corrosion KW - Spannstahl KW - Hydrogen KW - Korrosion PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61305 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -