TY - CONF A1 - Brandes, K. A1 - Kubowitz, P. A1 - Daum, Werner A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Basedau, Frank T1 - Lagrange Multiplikator-Test zur Detektierung von zunehmender Strukturschädigung N2 - Mit einem auf Lagrange-Multipiikator-Tests basierenden Monitoring von Brücken ist es gelungen, in Belastungsversuchen an einer Holzbrücke (7,25 m Spannweite), an der relativ kleine Schädigungen künstlich herbeigeführt worden waren, die Zuverlässigkeit dieser Art des Monitorings zu bestätigen. Ausgangspunkte waren Messung von Durchbiegungen sowie Krümmungen und die Zusammenführung der jeweiligen Regression mit Nebenbedingungen, die den mechanischen Bedingungen gehorchen, unter Einschluss von Lagrange-Multiplikatoren, die sich als brauchbare Testparameter erwiesen. T2 - 8. Symposium Experimentelle Untersuchungen von Baukonstruktionen CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 24.09.2015 KW - Schadensfrüherkennung KW - Strukturschädigung KW - Monitoring PY - 2015 SN - 1613-6934 N1 - Serientitel: Schriftenreihe Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau Dresden – Series title: Schriftenreihe Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau Dresden IS - 40 SP - 147 EP - 157 CY - Dresden AN - OPUS4-34793 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Barthel, Anne-Kathrin A1 - Wesch, Ch. A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Klein, R. A1 - Paulus, M. T1 - No microplastics in benthic eelpout (Zoarces viviparus): An urgent need for spectroscopic analyses in microplastic detection N2 - Monitoring the ingestion of microplastics is challenging and suitable detection techniques are insufficiently used. Thus, misidentifying natural for synthetic microfibres cannot be avoided. As part of a framework to monitor the ingestion of microplastics in eelpout, this short report addresses the accurate identification of microfibres. We show that, following visual inspections, putatively synthetic microfibres are indeed of natural origin, as ascertained by spectrometric analyses. Consequently, we call for an inclusion of spectroscopic techniques in standardized microplastic monitoring schemes. KW - Monitoring KW - Ingestion KW - Misidentification KW - Microfibre KW - Spectroscopy PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.03.017 SN - 0013-9351 VL - 148 SP - 36 EP - 38 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-35603 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Ebert, S. A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Characteristic length measurement of a subsurface gas anomaly - A monitoring approach for heterogeneous flow path distributions N2 - Geogenic gases from natural sources, carbon dioxide (CO2) from a geological repository (carbon capture and storage - CCS) or a leaking gas pipeline can present serious risks in industrial and urban areas. To extend the lead time for risk treatment in such critical regions, reliable detection of gases within the shallow subsurface is required to observe critical gas accumulations before degassing into the atmosphere. A near real-time monitoring approach is introduced to determine the volumetric expansion of a leakinggas in the subsurface. Considering the pressure relaxation with the ambient air pressure, the approach enables the forecasting of the final size of a pressurized gas body in terms of characteristic lengths. According to theoretical basics, such a characteristic length, which enables us to perform a gas (safety) measurement based on a purely geometrical measure, behaves independently of subsurface properties,i.e., it enables a reliable quantification of the escaping gas irrespective of its heterogeneous or changingflow path distribution. A field test for a 10 l/min pinhole leakage injected into a 10 m long, 0.4 m wide, 0.95 m deep soil-filled trench that was equipped with linear sensors shows the lateral-vertical volumetric gas expansion along these sensors, and demonstrates the applicability of the characteristic length approach. KW - Monitoring KW - Carbon capture and storage KW - Leakage KW - Quantification KW - Subsurface KW - CO2 PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.02.008 SN - 1750-5836 VL - 2016 IS - 47 SP - 330 EP - 341 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-35425 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Wenzel, H. ED - Ilki, A. ED - Motavalli, M. ED - Inci, P. ED - Köhli, M. T1 - Importance of standardization to promote the use of SHM systems N2 - Measurement and data recording systems are important parts of a holistic Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system. They are often based on modern measurement and data communication technologies for which standards (or at least guidelines) do not exist yet. A lack in standardization, however, makes the establishment of new sensing and application technologies - and thus up-to-date SHM systems - substantially difficult. Successful commercialization and wide acceptance of SHM systems needs widely accepted standards and guidelines. Standards help to design SHM systems in an optimal way. Currently, standardization gets increasing attention in civil engineering field; there are some activities e.g. in ISHMII, IEC and ISO groups to develop standards for the most important components of SHM systems. The paper gives an overview on current activities in standardization to propose sound and safe procedures for assessment of the existing structure's behavior and for estimation of its residual life. Special attention is paid in this paper to newly developed standards for fiber-optic measurement systems; important aspects of such sensor systems are mentioned. The contribution is aimed at owners of structures that have to be assessed as well as at developers of sensors and monitoring systems who have to select appropriate effective sensing technologies. Using standards, both parties find recommendations how to proceed in development SHM systems to estimate the design or residual life, and how to find out the optimal maintenance strategy. The usefulness of standardized procedures is shown using the example of risk-based management of structures. T2 - SMAR 2015 - 3rd Conference on smart monitoring, assessment and rehabilitation of civil structures CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 07.09.2015 KW - SHM KW - Standardization KW - Reliability KW - Fibre-optic sensor KW - Embedded sensor KW - Monitoring KW - Maintenance PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-905594-65-2 SP - Paper 66, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-34192 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tschöke, K. A1 - Müller, I. A1 - Memmolo, V. A1 - Moix-Bonet, M. A1 - Moll, J. A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Golub, M. A1 - Sridaran Venkat, R. A1 - Schubert, L. T1 - Feasibility of Model-Assisted Probability of Detection Principles for Structural Health Monitoring Systems based on Guided Waves for Fibre-Reinforced Composites N2 - In many industrial sectors, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is considered as an addition to Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) that can reduce maintenance effort during lifetime of a technical facility, structural component or vehicle. A large number of SHM methods is based on ultrasonic waves, whose properties change depending on structural health. However, the wide application of SHM systems is limited due to the lack of suitable methods to assess their reliability. The evaluation of the system performance usually refers to the determination of the Probability of Detection (POD) of a test procedure. Up to now, only few limited methods exist to evaluate the POD of SHM systems, which prevent them from being standardised and widely accepted in industry. The biggest hurdle concerning the POD calculation is the large amount of samples needed. A POD analysis requires data from numerous identical structures with integrated SHM systems. Each structure is then damaged at different locations and with various degrees of severity. All of this is connected to high costs. Therefore, one possible way to tackle this problem is to perform computer-aided investigations. In this work, the POD assessment procedure established in NDT according to the Berens model is adapted to guided wave-based SHM systems. The approach implemented here is based on solely computer-aided investigations. After efficient modelling of wave propagation phenomena across an automotive component made of a carbon fibre-reinforced composite, the POD curves are extracted. Finally, the novel concept of a POD map is introduced to look into the effect of damage position on system reliability. KW - Reliability KW - Acoustics KW - Monitoring KW - Automotive engineering KW - Elastodynamic Finite Inegration Technique PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-528218 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2021.3084898 VL - 68 IS - 10 SP - 3156 EP - 3173 AN - OPUS4-52821 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 - JOUR A1 - Straub, D. A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Bismut, E. A1 - Kim, H.-J. T1 - Reliability analysis of deteriorating structural systems N2 - Reliability analysis of deteriorating structural systems requires the solution of time-variant reliability problems. In the general case, both the capacity of and the loads on the structure vary with time. This analysis can be approached by approximation through a series of time-invariant reliability problems, which is a potentially effective strategy for cases where direct solutions of the time-variant reliability problem are challenging, e.g. for structural systems with many elements or arbitrary load processes. In this contribution, we thoroughly Review the formulation of the equivalent time-invariant reliability problems and extend this approximation to structures for which inspection and monitoring data is available. Thereafter, we present methods for efficiently evaluating the reliability over time. In particular, we propose the combination of sampling-based methods with a FORM (first-order reliability method) approximation of the series system reliability problem that arises in the computation of the lifetime reliability. The framework and algorithms are demonstrated on a set of numerical examples, which include the computation of the reliability conditional on inspection data. KW - Monitoring KW - Reliability KW - Deterioration KW - Structural systems KW - Bayesian analysis KW - Inspection PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2019.101877 VL - 82 SP - Paper 101877, 1 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-48952 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brandes, K. A1 - Daum, Werner A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Kubowitz, P. T1 - Innovative structural damage detection of bridges by least squares adjustment with constraints N2 - Long-term monitoring of bridges requires the early detection of spreading damage because very often the damage is not really visible. For many decades engineers and scientists relayed on dynamic methods especially modal ones. However, after fundamental tests by the U.S. FHWA in 1993, it became evident that more successful methods should be developed, but no innovation really happened. A substantial innovative detection method started four years ago from Lagrange Multiplier Testing which eventually resulted in experimental verification based on measurement of deflection and curvature of the bridge beam and together the methodological combination of both. T2 - 32nd DANUBIA ADRIA SYMPOSIUM on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Starý Smokovec – High Tatras, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 KW - Damage detection of bridges KW - Monitoring KW - Lagrange multiplier test PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2016.03.025 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 942 EP - 946 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-36667 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Auersch, Lutz A1 - Said, Samir T1 - Track-soil dynamics – calculation and measurement of damaged and repaired slab tracks N2 - The damage detection and repair control have become important tasks for ballast and slab tracks. Measurements which compare the damaged and the repaired status of the same track section at different times, or which compare a damaged and an intact track section at the same time, have been successfully performed at some sites in Germany. The loss of contact between the sleeper and the track plate, between the track plate and the base plate, and between the base plate and the base layer have been analysed. The soil properties of each site have been measured and have been used to establish realistic track-soil models. Theoretical results of the wavenumber domain and the finite-element boundary element method have been compared with the experimental results. The observed experimental and theoretical results, changes in the time histories of displacements and velocities due to train passages and in the transfer functions (receptances) due to hammer impacts, are encouraging that these measurements can be used to detect track damage. KW - Railway track KW - Slab track KW - Track-soil interaction KW - Field tests KW - Track damage KW - Monitoring KW - Finite element method KW - Boundary element method PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2017.06.003 SN - 2214-3912 VL - 12 IS - September SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier CY - London AN - OPUS4-42581 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Simon, Patrick A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Baeßler, Matthias T1 - Bestandteile Digitaler Zwillinge im Erhaltungsmanagement von Verkehrsbrücken T1 - Components of digital twins in the operation and maintenance management of traffic bridges N2 - Digitale Zwillinge werden zukünftig ein integraler Bestandteil des Erhaltungsmanagements von Verkehrsbrücken sein. In diesem Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass sie nicht nur als digitale Abbilder physikalischer Bauwerke verstanden werden sollten, sondern als eine umfassende digitale Methode, die durch die Integration von Datenerfassung, Erhaltungsmaßnahmen, Datenmanagement, Bauwerksbewertung und Entscheidungsunterstützung die Bauwerksüberwachung und ‐erhaltung verbessert. In diesem Zusammenhang wird betont, dass der Übergang von der reaktiven zur prädiktiven Erhaltung durch den Einsatz von Digitalen Zwillingen nur dann realisierbar ist, wenn neben den erforderlichen diagnostischen und prognostischen Zustandsanalysen auch Methoden zur Optimierung von Entscheidungen über Datenerfassung und Erhaltungsmaßnahmen implementiert werden. Zur Veranschaulichung der Diskussion werden in diesem Beitrag exemplarisch zwei Bestandteile eines Digitalen Zwillings für das Erhaltungsmanagement von Verkehrsbrücken am Beispiel einer Eisenbahnbrücke demonstriert. Dabei wird zum einen gezeigt, wie Monitoringdaten mittels eines Datenmanagementsystems strukturiert verwaltet und für angeknüpfte Analysen bereitgestellt werden. Zum anderen erfolgt im Rahmen einer bauwerksspezifischen Einwirkungsermittlung eine Zugidentifikation anhand von gemessenen Schwellenschwingungen. N2 - Digital twins will become an integral part of the operation and maintenance management of traffic bridges in the future. This paper argues that they should not only be understood as digital representations of physical structures but as a digital methodology that enhances the operation and maintenance of bridges through the integration of data collection, maintenance actions, data management, structural assessment, and decision support. In this context, it is emphasized that the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance using digital twins can only be achieved if, in addition to the necessary diagnostic and prognostic condition analyses, methods for optimizing decisions on data collection and maintenance actions are also implemented. To illustrate this discussion, two key components of a digital twin for the operation and maintenance management of traffic bridges are demonstrated using a railway bridge as an example. First, it is shown how monitoring data can be systematically managed and made available for subsequent analyses through a data management system. Second, train identification based on measured sleeper vibrations is conducted as part of an object-specific load assessment. KW - Digitale Zwillinge KW - Erhaltung KW - Inspektion KW - Monitoring KW - Brücken PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.202400101 SN - 1437-0999 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-62837 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fiedler, Max A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Kaplan, Felix A1 - Holst, Ralph A1 - Saloga, Katrin A1 - Schmidt, Sebastian A1 - Sodeikat, Christian T1 - Detektion von Spanndrahtbrüchen mit Schallemissionsanalyse T1 - Detection of Wire Breaks using Acoustic Emission Analysis - The New Guideline SE 05 of the German Society for Non- Destructive Testing (DGZfP) N2 - AbstractSpannungsrisskorrosion stellt Brückenbetreiber vor immense Herausforderungen, da sie zu gravierenden Schäden an den Spanngliedern führen kann und gleichzeitig die Methoden zur frühzeitigen Schadenserkennung und Tragfähigkeitskontrolle stark eingeschränkt sind. In diesem Kontext hat sich die Schallemissionsanalyse (SEA) zur Detektion von Spanndrahtbrüchen als bedeutsame Methode etabliert. Diese Technologie bietet einzigartige Vorteile und kann einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Sicherstellung des Weiterbetriebs gefährdeter Bauwerke liefern. Gleichzeitig erfordert die Anwendung der SEA tiefgehende spezialisierte Fachkenntnisse. Mit der zunehmenden Verbreitung und dem steigenden Interesse an dieser Methode ist auch der Bedarf an standardisierten Prozessen und Qualitätskontrollen gewachsen. Diesen Bedarf hat der Fachausschuss Schallemissionsprüfung der DGZfP erkannt und die Richtlinie  SE 05 entwickelt. Diese Richtlinie setzt klare Standards und bietet umfassende Anleitung für die Implementierung und Anwendung der Schallemissionsanalyse zur Detektion von Spanndrahtbrüchen. N2 - Stress corrosion cracking confronts bridge operators with immense challenges, as it can lead to severe damage to the tendons while the methods for early damage detection and load-bearing capacity control are highly limited. In this context, Acoustic Emission Analysis (AEA) has established itself as an important method for detecting wire breaks. This technology offers unique advantages and can make a vital contribution to ensuring the continued operation of endangered structures. However, the application of AEA requires deep specialized expertise. With the increasing adoption and growing interest in this method, the need for standardized processes and quality controls has also grown. The DGZfP’s Acoustic Emission Testing Committee recognized this need and developed Guideline SE 05. This guideline sets clear standards and provides comprehensive guidance for the implementation and application of Acoustic Emission Analysis for detecting wire breaks. KW - Brücke KW - Spannungsrisskorrosion KW - Monitoring KW - Schallemission KW - Spanndrahtbrucherkennung KW - Schadensdetektion KW - Richtlinie SE 05 KW - DGZfP PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202400098 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 119 IS - 2 SP - 150 EP - 164 PB - Ernst & Sohn GmbH CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-62753 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becks, H. A1 - Lippold, L. A1 - Winkler, P. A1 - Moeller, M. A1 - Rohrer, M. A1 - Leusmann, T. A1 - Anton, D. A1 - Sprenger, B. A1 - Kähler, P. A1 - Rudenko, I. A1 - Andrés Arcones, Daniel A1 - Koutsourelakis, P. A1 - Unger, Jörg F. A1 - Weiser, M. A1 - Petryna, Y. A1 - Schnellenbach-Held, M. A1 - Lowke, D. A1 - Hessels, H. A1 - Lenzen, A. A1 - Zabel, V. A1 - Könke, C. A1 - Claßen, M. A1 - Hegger, J. T1 - Neuartige Konzepte für die Zustandsüberwachung und -analyse von Brückenbauwerken – Einblicke in das Forschungsvorhaben SPP100+ N2 - Die Brückeninfrastruktur in Deutschland und Europa steht aufgrund steigender Verkehrslasten und alternder Bauwerke vor erheblichen Herausforderungen. Das DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm 2388 „Hundert plus – Verlängerung der Lebensdauer komplexer Baustrukturen durch intelligente Digitalisierung“ (SPP100+) strebt an, durch digitale Innovationen und prädiktive Instandhaltungsstrategien die Nutzungsdauer bestehender Brückenbauwerke zu verlängern. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert sich auf das SPP100+ zugehörige Cluster „Monitoring und Simulation“, das sieben Teilprojekte umfasst. Die Projekte entwickeln fortschrittliche Methoden zur Überwachung und Zustandsbewertung von Brücken mittels Digitaler Zwillinge, hochauflösender Sensortechnik und numerischer Simulationen. Innovative Ansätze wie nichtlineare Modellanpassungen, stochastische Methoden und künstliche Intelligenz ermöglichen eine präzise und frühzeitige Identifizierung potenzieller Schäden. Die Kombination aus kontinuierlichem Bauwerksmonitoring und effizienter Datenauswertung ist entscheidend für die langfristige Sicherheit und Langlebigkeit bestehender Brücken und trägt darüber hinaus zur Ressourcenschonung bei. KW - Bauwerkserhaltung KW - Brückenbau KW - Monitoring KW - Lebensdauer PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.37544/0005-6650-2024-10-63 SN - 0005-6650 VL - 99 IS - 10 SP - 327 EP - 338 PB - VDI Verlag-eLibrary - technisches Wissen für Ingenieur*innen CY - Düssledorf AN - OPUS4-61563 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. T1 - Monitoring of hazardous scenarios using multi-sensor devices and sensor data fusion N2 - The combination of different types of sensors to multi-sensor devices offers excellent potential for monitoring applications. This should be demonstrated by means of four different examples of actual developments carried out by Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM): monitoring and indoor localization of relief forces, a micro-drone for gas measurement in hazardous scenarios, sensor-enabled radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for safeguard of dangerous goods, and a multifunctional sensor for spatially resolved under-surface monitoring of gas storage areas. Objective of the presented projects is to increase the personal and technical safety in hazardous scenarios. These examples should point to application specific challenges for the applied components and infrastructure, and it should emphasize the potential of multi-sensor systems and sensor data fusion. KW - Monitoring KW - Multi-sensor KW - Hazardous scenarios KW - Data fusion PY - 2014 UR - http://www.iariajournals.org/systems_and_measurements/sysmea_v7_n34_2014_paged.pdf SN - 1942-261x VL - 7 IS - 3/4 SP - 193 EP - 200 PB - IARIA CY - [S.l.] AN - OPUS4-32509 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wolf, Julia A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Köpp, Christian A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Kurz, J.H. A1 - Moryson, R.M. A1 - Samokrutov, A. A1 - Alekhin, S. G. A1 - Alver, Ninel A1 - Sazak, H.Ö. T1 - An ultrasound monitoring system for concrete structures N2 - The research project "Ultrasonic Net for Concrete Monitoring (UNeCOM)" aims at developing a methodology for an embedded ultrasonic network for the condition assessment of infrastructure constructions. Civil engineering structures made of concrete, which are located in tectonically active regions or undergo special loading conditions, may require continuous monitoring. It is important to assess the condition of the building and its stability to recognise and classify the effect of a seismic event or evolving damage at early stages before failure occurs. Embedded ultrasonic sensors offer the possibility to detect changes in the material and degradation mechanisms from inside the structure in areas which are difficult or impossible to inspect otherwise. In contrast to conventional ultrasonic testing methods, where the concrete surfaces are scanned with ultrasound probes, this new approach uses sensors, which are embedded into concrete, eliminating the effect of variable coupling conditions between sensors and concrete. This method allows an integral detection of changes in the concrete structure, for example due to seismic activities, to detect mechanical impacts, as well as degradation of the material due to overloading. Such methods have great relevance especially for the monitoring of constructions like power plants, bridges, offshore structures and other structures with high technical safety requirements. The sensor network can be controlled remotely through the internet which is also being used for data transfer. The embedded sensor network is designed to monitor structural damage and concrete degradation globally with high sensitivity. T2 - Istanbul bridge conference 2014 CY - Istanbul, Turkey DA - 11.08.2014 KW - Ultrasound KW - Concrete KW - Monitoring PY - 2014 SN - 978-605-64131-6-2 SP - Paper 32, 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-32028 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Petrov, Sergej A1 - Hohendorf, Stefan A1 - Goedecke, Thomas T1 - Two application examples of RFID sensor systems - Identification and diagnosis of concrete components and monitoring of dangerous goods transports N2 - The combination of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags with different types of sensors offers excellent potential for applications with regard to identification, diagnosis, and monitoring. This should be demonstrated by means of two examples of actual developments carried out by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM). The Identification and diagnosis of concrete components is a major task in the maintenance of critical infrastructure, for instance concrete bridges with heavy traffic volume. A feasibility study investigates the application of RFID sensor systems for this task. The second example reviews the transportation of dangerous goods. Using modern technologies enables promising possibilities to reduce accidents and to avoid non-conformity with transportation regulations. Project results demonstrate an innovative technical solution for monitoring of dangerous goods transports with RFID sensor systems. T2 - 13th IMEKO TC10 Workshop on technical diagnostics CY - Warsaw, Poland DA - 26.04.2014 KW - RFID Sensor systems KW - Monitoring KW - Bridge components KW - Dangerous goods PY - 2014 SN - 978-92-990073-3-4 SP - ID 0019, 111 EP - 115 AN - OPUS4-30990 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Schukar, Vivien A1 - Tkachenko, Viktoriya A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Basedau, Frank ED - Xu, Y. L. ED - Zhu, S. ED - Xia, Y. ED - Ni, Y.Q. ED - Law, S.S. ED - Yin, J. H. ED - Su, Z.Q. T1 - Values gained from composite-embedded sensor fibres - trustworthy results or vague estimations; possibilities and limitations of getting reliable measurement results T2 - SHMII-6 - 6th International conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure CY - Hong Kong, China DA - 2013-12-09 KW - Composite materials KW - Embedded sensors KW - Monitoring KW - Early damage detection KW - Validation KW - Reliability KW - Maintenance KW - Repair PY - 2013 SN - 978-962-367-768-4 SP - 1 EP - 11(?) AN - OPUS4-29912 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Habel, Wolfgang R. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Daum, Werner T1 - Results in standardization of FOS to support the use of SHM systems N2 - Measurement and data recording systems are important parts of a holistic Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system. New sensor technologies such as fiber-optic sensors are often used; however, standards (or at least guidelines) are not yet available or internationally approved. This lack in standardization makes the acceptance of FOS technologies in complex SHM systems substantially difficult. A standard family for different FOS technologies is therefore being developed that should help to design SHM systems in an optimal way. International standardization activities take place in several standardization bodies such as IEC and ASTM, and within SHM societies such as ISHMII. The paper reports on activities in standardization of fiber-optic sensors, on results already achieved, and on newly started projects. Combined activities of fiber sensor experts and SHM experts from Civil Engineering are presented. These contributions should help owners of structures as well as developers of sensors and monitoring systems to select effective and validated sensing technologies. Using these standards, both parties find recommendations how to proceed in development of SHM systems to evaluate the structural behavior based on e.g. standardized fiber optic sensors, and to derive necessary measures, e.g. the optimal maintenance strategy. T2 - Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors CY - Limerick, Ireland DA - 30.05.2016 KW - Fiber-optic sensor KW - Standard KW - Temperature KW - Strain KW - Monitoring KW - Structural health KW - Application PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236863 SN - 0277-786X VL - 9916 SP - 991625-1 EP - 991625-4 AN - OPUS4-37053 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Daum, Werner ED - Peters, K.J. T1 - Standardization in fibre-optic sensing for structural safety - activities in the ISHMII and IEC N2 - Fiber-optic sensors are increasingly established in the sensor market. Their advantages have unquestionably been verified by numerous demonstrations to enhance the operational performance of aged structures or to monitor the structural behavior of safety-relevant structures or their components. However, there are some barriers in use due to a lack of extensive standardization of fiber-optic sensors. This leads very often to restraints in the user’s community. The paper shows the status in international standardization of fiber-optic sensors as well as current activities in leading institutions such as IEC and ISHMII and others with the purpose of providing relevant standards for a broader use of selected fiber-optic sensor technologies. T2 - Smart sensor phenomena, technology, networks, and systems integration 2015 CY - San Diego, CA, USA DA - 08.03.2015 KW - Fibre-optic sensor KW - Standard KW - Temperature KW - Strain KW - Monitoring KW - Reliability KW - Application PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185602 SN - 0277-786X VL - 9436 SP - 94360S-1 EP - 94360S-7 AN - OPUS4-33814 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Torge, Manfred T1 - Modellhafte Restaurierung und Schutz von schwer geschädigten Glasmalereien und Ornamentbleiverglasungen an bedeutenden sakralen Bauten in einer durch Umweltschadstoffe hoch belasteten Landschaftsregion Niederschlesiens N2 - Deutschland und Polen haben ein gemeinsames Kulturerbe zu bewahren. Dies gilt auch für die niederschlesische Region mit ihren bedeutenden, aber gleichzeitig durch Umweltschadstoffe gefährdeten Kunstdenkmälern. Durch den Einbau von Außenschutzverglasungen wurden farbige Glasmalereifenster in der katholischen Pfarrkirche Niedersteine (Scinawka), der katholischen Kirche zu den Schutzengeln in Waldenburg (Walbrzych) und der Friedenskirche in Jauer (Jawor) modellhaft und nachhaltig vor der Einwirkung von Umwelteinflüssen geschützt. Die Restaurierung dieser Glasmalereifenster erfolgte in enger Abstimmung zwischen der Restaurierungswerkstatt und mit den am Projekt beteiligten Gutachtern und den zuständigen Denkmalbehörden. Die begleitende naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen betrafen die Auswahl unbedenklicher und langzeitbeständiger Restaurierungsmaterialien als auch die Auswahl und Überprüfung von geeigneten Schutzsystemen zur langfristigen Vermeidung von Korrosionsschäden insbesondere an den empfindlichen Glasmalereien. KW - Historisches Gebäude KW - Kirchengebäude KW - Fenster KW - Glas KW - Glasmalerei KW - Mittelalter KW - Konservierung KW - Restaurierung KW - Monitoring KW - Umwelteinflüsse PY - 2015 SN - 0177-3550 SN - 0343-1290 SN - 0343-1118 VL - 56 IS - 3/4 SP - 12 EP - 15 PB - Fraunhofer IRB-Verl. CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-33789 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Jentsch, H. A1 - Senze, A. ED - Ilki, A. ED - Motavalli, M. ED - Inci, P. ED - Köhli, M. T1 - Online-detection of slipping soil areas by embedded fiber-optic sensing rods N2 - Movements in geological areas are often caused by shear zones deep in the underground or by hardly observable slipping zones. Detection of movements reaching critical values is of crucial importance to avoid losses and harms. Optical sensor fibers with gauge lengths of several meters or even distributed fiber-optic sensors with gauge lengths of hundreds of meters allow detecting deformation of such zones with quite good resolution. The paper presents a new technology of detecting deformations and movements in soil or rock massifs. The core part of the sensing system is a tiny pultruded rod with an outer diameter of 3 mm to 6 mm. It contains two fiber-optic sensor systems. One sensor system is used for permanent online measurement and provides integral strain information along the whole length of the rod; in case of critical deformations, it provides a warning signal. The second sensing system uses fiber-optic Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors located close to the expected shear zone. This measurement system will be activated after the warning signal has been initiated by the integral strain measurement system. The FBG strain sensor system records then resulting deformations in detail. The sensing rod containing both sensor systems can be installed in a borehole to detect beginning soil movements automatically. The electronic equipment is powered by a solar panel; the amount of deformation in soil or rock formations can be estimated from the strain change measured in the sensor fibers. The effectiveness of this warning system will be shown using the example of a critically sliding slope in an open brown coal pit in Germany. T2 - SMAR 2015 - 3rd Conference on smart monitoring, assessment and rehabilitation of civil structures CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 07.09.2015 KW - SHM KW - Standardization KW - Reliability KW - Fibre-optic sensor KW - Embedded sensor KW - Monitoring KW - Maintenance PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-905594-65-2 SP - Paper 222, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-34544 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -