TY - CONF A1 - Ehrig, Karsten A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Meinel, Dietmar A1 - Paetsch, O. A1 - Prohaska, S. A1 - Zobel, Valentin T1 - Comparison of crack detection methods for analyzing damage processes in concrete with computed tomography N2 - Analyzing damages at concrete structures due to physical, chemical, and mechanical exposures need the application of innovative non-destructive testing methods that are able to trace spatial changes of microstructures. Here, the utility of three different crack detection methods for the analysis of computed tomograms of various cementitious building materials is evaluated. Due to the lack of reference samples and standardized image quality evaluation procedures, the results are compared with manually segmented reference data sets. A specific question is how automatic crack detection can be used for the quantitative characterization of damage processes, such as crack length and volume. The crack detection methods have been integrated into a scientific visualization system that allows displaying the tomography images as well as presenting the results. T2 - DIR 2011 - International symposium on digital industrial raidology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Crack detection KW - Computed tomography KW - Data visualization PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-243569 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (Poster 2) SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellscahft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24356 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Grothausmann, R. A1 - Manke, I. T1 - Application of the DIRECTT algorithm to sub-nanometer electron tomography N2 - Tomography data obtained from transmission electron microscopes are especially attractive due to their unrivaled spatial resolution in the nanometer range or even less, but they require enormous efforts in sample preparation and suffer from a diverse accumulation of experimental restrictions, which unavoidably result in fundamental reconstruction artifacts. These restrictions refer to: partial opacity, a limited view (limited angle or missing wedge), very few angles (with respect to the detector size), limited to a region of interest (ROI; due to the sample size), variable angular increments as well as sample degradation due the interactions with the electron beam. An advanced version of the DIRECTT (Direct Iterative Reconstruction of Computed Tomography Trajectories) algorithm proves to cope with most of these severe deviations from ideal CT measuring conditions. However, careful data preprocessing is required in order to exploit the capabilities of the algorithm. Nanometer sized Ruthenium catalyst particles for fuel cell applications are 3D imaged at a few Ångström resolution in order to estimate their partial free surface on carbon black supports, which rule the efficiency of the catalytic activity. Comparisons of DIRECTT reconstructions to the conventional filtered back projection, prove the significant improvements. T2 - DIR 2011 - International symposium on digital industrial raidology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Electron tomography KW - Computed tomography KW - Reconstruction algorithms PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-243577 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (Tu.3.3) SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - Deutsche Gesellscahft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24357 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gollwitzer, Christian A1 - Bellon, Carsten A1 - Deresch, Andreas A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Jaenisch, Gerd-Rüdiger T1 - On POD estimations with radiographic simulator aRTist N2 - The computer simulation of radiography is applicable for different purposes in NDT such as for the qualification of NDT systems, the optimization of system parameters, feasibility analysis, model-based data interpretation, education and training of NDT/NDE personnel, and others. Within the framework of the European project PICASSO simulators will be adapted to support reliability assessments of NDT tasks. The radiographic simulator aRTist developed by BAM is well suited for this task. It combines analytical modelling of the RT inspection process with the CAD-orientated object description applicable to various industrial sectors such as power generation, aerospace, railways and others. The analytic model includes the description of the radiation source, the interaction of Radiation with the material of the part, and the detection process with special focus to DIR. To support reliability estimations the simulation tool is completed by a tool for probability of detection (POD) estimation. It consists of a user interface for planning automatic simulation runs with varying parameters, specifically defect variations. Further, an automatic image analysis procedure is included to evaluate the defect visibility and calculate the POD therefrom. T2 - International symposium on digital industrial radiology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Radiographie KW - Computersimulation KW - Probability of detection PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-245092 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (Tu.2.3) SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24509 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bartscher, M. A1 - Ehrig, Karsten A1 - Staude, Andreas A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Neuschaefer-Rube, U. T1 - Application of an industrial CT reference standard for cast freeform shaped workpieces N2 - Industrial computed tomography (CT) today is an important method to analyze defects and to measure the geometry of technical products. The measurement capability of industrial CT often depends on the knowledge of the measurement errors being present. Only with this knowledge, effective corrections are possible by manufacturers, or adapted measurement procedures become possible for the customers. Thus, there is the strong need to have adequate reference standards both for the assessment of general dependencies and for the measurement of task-specific effects. Especially the latter are difficult to assess. This paper shows the application of a versatile dismountable workpiece-near reference body for the use with CT. The reference standard was made from a miniaturized cast aluminium (one-)cylinder head. It can be dismounted into four segments, each featuring reference geometries which enable a registration of CT measured and other reference datasets (e.g. from tactile CMM). The reference standard embodies complex freeform surfaces which are a challenging measurement task for CT and other sensors. Here the application of the reference standard is the study of the influence of material mixes. This is realized by adding pieces of other materials which disturb the mono-material measurement. Results of the application of the reference standard are presented using data from industrial micro-CT systems and CMM reference data. A special emphasis is given on the workflow of the data processing and the data analysis. T2 - International symposium on digital industrial radiology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Industrial reference standard KW - Computed tomographie KW - Freeform shaped workpieces PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-245532 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (We.4.3) SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24553 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mishra, Kirti Bhushan A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - An efficient and clean fuel for high temperature process industries N2 - The use of energetic materials as a main fuel in high temperature process industries are not known to the scientific community as such. This paper highlights some of the features and advantages of using organic peroxides especially di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) in high temperature process industries. The feasibility of using DTBP as a main or supporting fuel in process industries have also been justified with the help of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. For peroxides requirement of less fuel and air for the same amount of heat flux has been shown. The resulted emission from the combustion of DTBP is also discussed. T2 - 11th Conference on Energy for a Clean Environment CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 2011-07-05 KW - Energetic materials KW - Process industries KW - Organic peroxide KW - Di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP) KW - CFD simulation KW - Emission PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-247071 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-24707 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mishra, Kirti Bhushan A1 - Wehrstedt, Klaus-Dieter T1 - Combustion of peroxy-fuels N2 - The diffusion flames of organic peroxides exhibit quite different characteristics than hydrocarbons. What makes them interesting to study is their fast burning behaviour. As a result the flame temperature enhances and so does the thermal radiation. Due to all these they demand safe handling during processing. However, they can be utilised at several places in different industries where a fuel with fast burning, high temperature and intense radiation are desired. Some of the possibilities to use them as a main or supporting fuel in a wide range of industrial utilities are the major content of this paper. T2 - ERCOFTAC conference - Highly resolved experimental and numerical diagnostics for turbulent combustion CY - Rouen, France DA - 25.05.2011 KW - Energetic materials KW - Process industries KW - Organic peroxide KW - Di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) KW - CFD simulation KW - Emission PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-247083 SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-24708 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Osterloh, Kurt A1 - Fratzscher, Daniel A1 - Jechow, Mirko A1 - Bücherl, T. A1 - Schillinger, B. A1 - Hasenstab, A. A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Ewert, Uwe T1 - Limited view tomography of wood with fast and thermal neutrons N2 - Neutrons are absorbed particularly by hydrogen containing materials so they can be used as a tool for visualising heterogeneous density distributions of organic materials. Penetration limits are set by the layer thicknesses and the neutron energies applied. In case of specimens with a flat shape the situation may be encountered that the object only could be penetrated in selected directions. In addition, the overall size may exceed the beam diameter and thus the viewing window if a certain region of interest should be studied by tomography without destroying the integrity of the specimen. This study shows the capabilities and limits of thermal and fast neutrons to investigate flat wooden specimens such as boards and girders by neutron tomography under such circumstances. Taking projections was impaired either by the limits of penetrability or by the total size of the object. As a consequence, projections were included for reconstruction only from a limited angular range of 90°. It could be shown that an approach based on the slice theorem was capable to visualise structural features along the beam directions while simply omitting the perpendicular ones without causing additional artefacts. Small samples with a thickness of up to 2 cm but several times broader could be studied with the ANTARES facility of the FRM II neutron source in Garching providing thermal neutrons while larger objects required a beam of higher energy as available in the NECTAR facility of the same institution. The fast (fission) neutrons (1.5 – 2 MeV) of this site allowed investigating an area of interest inside a girder with a cross section of 23.5 x 49 cm². Internal features such as inclusions could be detected as well as a heterogeneous density distribution in glue layers. T2 - International symposium on digital industrial radiology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Computed tomography KW - Slice theoreme KW - Limited angle tomography PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-250663 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 VL - 128 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lange, Axel A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, Bernd R. T1 - Correction of diffuse X-ray detector based background N2 - A novel approach to strongly suppress artifacts in radiography and computed tomography caused by the effect of diffuse background Signals (“backlight”) of 2D X-ray detectors is suggested. Depending on the detector geometry the mechanism may be different, either based on the optical scattering of the fluorescent screen materials into optical detection devices or Compton or X-ray fluorescence scattering by the detector components. Consequently, these erroneous intensity portions result in locally different violations of Lambert Beer’s law in single projections (radiographs). When used as input data for computed tomography these violations are directly observed via modulation of the projected mass as a function of the rotation Phase and the sample’s aspect ratio (dynamics). The magnitude of the diffuse Background signal depends on the detector area covered by the projected sample. They are more pronounced the smaller the shaded area and the stronger the total attenuation. Moreover, the local intensity mismatch depends on the attenuation of the sample. We present very basic reference data measured with multiple metal foils at a synchrotron radiation source. Beam hardening artifacts can be excluded due to the monochromatic radiation. The proposed correction procedure assumes a constant (non-local) scattering mechanism. T2 - DIR 2011 - International symposium on digital industrial raidology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Backlight KW - X-ray detector KW - Fluorescence screen KW - Synchrotron radiography KW - Computed tomography PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-243589 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (Poster 24) SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Deutsche Gesellscahft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24358 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bellon, Carsten A1 - Gollwitzer, Christian A1 - Fratzscher, Daniel A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Jaenisch, Gerd-Rüdiger T1 - Simulation of complex scan paths for 3D reconstruction N2 - X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a volumetric (3D) Imaging diagnostic method, well established in the medical field, and in industrial NDE as well. Developments in industrial CT aim to extent the applicability to complex structures, which do not allow the access of all directions. This are e.g. limited view, data and angle CT applications. New reconstruction algorithms are required on one side, and the accuracy has to be improved on the other side. Numerical Simulation can support such developments by providing well defined data sets for the testing of reconstruction algorithms. This approach of virtual CT is realized within the radiographic simulator aRTist, developed by BAM. The poster shows the possibilities of this tool to consider complex scan paths. Simulated data sets have been reconstructed by an versatile backprojection algorithm. T2 - International symposium on digital industrial radiology and computed tomography CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.06.2011 KW - Radiographie KW - Computer-Simulation KW - 3D-Rekonstruktion PY - 2011 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-243928 SN - 978-3-940283-34-4 IS - DGZfP-BB 128 (Poster 17) SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-24392 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Villalobos, S. A1 - Scott, D. T1 - Validation of artificial defects for non-destructive testing measurements on a reference structure N2 - Non-destructive testing was established over the last decades as an important tool for assessing damages, material characterization and quality assurance in civil engineering. For example, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can be used to scan large areas of concrete structures to determine the spatial position of the reinforcement. With the ultrasonic echo method, the thickness of concrete structures can be easily determined even if a high density of reinforcement is given. Various methods and processes have been developed for the validation of NDT procedures aiming at ensuring the quality of measurements in practical use. The Probability of Detection (POD) for example, is an available method to compare different technical devices with each other quantitatively regarding their performance. With this method, the best suited testing device for a specific inspection task under defined boundary conditions can be selected. By using the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM), it is possible to quantify the measurement uncertainty of an inspection procedure for a specific task. Another important aspect to improve the acceptance of Non-destructive testing methods is the development of reference specimens. Reference specimens serve for the calibration and further development of NDT methods under realistic conditions in different laboratories under the same conditions. A particular challenge here is the most realistic representation of a damage that can occur at building sites. Possible damages include for example horizontal and vertical cracks or honeycombs in concrete. Such a reference structure was built for the development of a new design of power plant constructions. Comparative studies on the manufacturing of realistic honeycombs and delaminations were carried out in advance on a test specimen. The results of this study are presented here. T2 - ICCRRR 2018 - Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Nondestructive testing KW - Istzustandserfassung KW - Ultrasonic PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-464497 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819906006 SN - 2261-236X VL - 199 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis AN - OPUS4-46449 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grohmann, Maria A1 - Müller, Sabine A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst T1 - Reverse time migration: Introduction of a new imaging technique for ultrasonic measurements in civil engineering N2 - Ultrasonic echo testing is widely used in non-destructive testing in civil engineering to investigate concrete structures, to measure thickness, and to locate and characterise built-in components or inhomogeneities. Currently, synthetic aperture focusing techniques are mostly used for imaging. These algorithms are highly developed but have some limitations. For example, it is not possible to image the lower boundary of built-in components like tendon ducts or vertical reflectors. We adopted reverse time migration for non-destructive testing in civil engineering in order to improve the imaging of complicated structures in concrete. By using the entire wavefield, including waves reflected more than once, there are fewer limitations compared to synthetic aperture focusing technique algorithms. As a drawback, the required computation is significantly higher than that for the techniques currently used. Simulations for polyamide and concrete structures showed the potential for non-destructive testing. The simulations were followed by experiments at a polyamide specimen. Here, having acquired almost noise-free measurement data to test the algorithm, we were able to determine the shape and size of boreholes with sufficient accuracy. After these successful tests, we performed experiments at a reinforced concrete foundation slab. We obtained information from the data by reverse time migration, which was not accessible by traditional imaging. The imaging of the location and structure of the lower boundary of the concrete foundation slab was improved. Furthermore, vertical reflectors inside the slab were imaged clearly, and more flaws were found. It has been shown that reverse time migration is a step forward in ultrasonic testing in civil engineering. T2 - NDT-CE 2015 - International symposium non-destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - Ultrasound KW - Imaging KW - Reverse time migration KW - Reflection seismics KW - Concrete PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-345406 SN - 1435-4934 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Technische Universität Berlin / Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung AN - OPUS4-34540 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cotic, P. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Stoppel, Markus T1 - Unsupervised fusion of scattered data collected by a multi-sensor robot on concrete N2 - At BAM a multi-sensor robot system BetoScan is used for the investigation of reinforced concrete floors affected by corrosion in parking garages. Potential maps, as well as the distribution of concrete cover and moisture can be assessed simultaneously and data can be collected contactlessly. In order to evaluate the extent of degradation adequately and to divide the investigated structure into zones with defined damage classes, large data sets have to be collected and interpreted manually. Thus, to promote an efficient data evaluation framework, which could speed up and simplify the evaluation of large data sets, an unsupervised data fusion is of major interest. However, taking into account that collected data do not certainly coincide in space, a scattered data interpolation method should be applied prior data fusion. In the paper, a case study involving a BetoScan data set acquired from a reinforced concrete floor of a parking garage in Germany is presented. The data set includes potential mapping, covermeter based on eddy current, as well as microwave moisture measurements. Among the examined methods for interpolation of scattered data, kriging shows to yield smooth interpolated data plots even in the case of very sparse data. In the post-processing step, the investigated structure is efficiently segmented into zones using clustering based data fusion methods, which prove to be robust enough also for handling noisy data. Based on the minimization of the XB validity index, an unsupervised selection of optimal segmentation into damage classes is derived. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2014 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 26.05.2014 KW - Robot KW - Data fusion KW - Ultrasonics KW - Radar KW - Potential method PY - 2014 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-337943 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/dgzfp2014/papers/di2c1.pdf SN - 978-3-940283-61-0 IS - DGZfP-BB 148 SP - Di.2.C.1, 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-33794 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg A1 - Becker, Ben A1 - Duffner, Eric A1 - John, Sebastian T1 - Storage systems for CGH2- systematic improvement of RC&s composite storage systems for compressed hydrogen - systematic improvement of regulations for more attractive storage units N2 - Hydrogen is an attractive energy carrier that requires high effort for safe storage. For ensuring safety they have to undergo a challenging approval process. Relevant standards and regulations for composite cylinders used for the transport of for on-board storage of hydrogen are currently based on deterministic (e.g. ISO 11119-3) or semi-probabilistic (UN GTR No. 13) criteria. This paper analysis the properties of such methods in regards to the evaluation of load cycle strength. Their characteristics are compared with the probabilistic approach of the BAM. Based on Monte-Carlo simulations, the available design range (mean value and scatter of strength criteria) of current concepts were exemplarily estimated. The aspect of small sample sizes is analysed and discussed with respect to the evaluation procedures. T2 - 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection CY - Bled, Slovenia DA - 27.06.2017 KW - Probabilistic KW - Hydrogen KW - Composite KW - Cylinder KW - Regulations KW - Load cycles KW - GTR 13 KW - ISO 11119 PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-416820 SN - 978-961-286-054-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-054-7 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - University of Maribor Press CY - Maribor, Slovenia AN - OPUS4-41682 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eisermann, René A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Kadoke, Daniel A1 - Gründer, Peter A1 - Schoppa, André A1 - Lehr, Christian A1 - Szczepaniak, Mariusz A1 - John, Sebastian A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Munzke, Dorit A1 - Mair, Georg T1 - Distributed strain sensing with sub-centimetre resolution for the characterisation of structural inhomogeneities and material degradation of industrial high-pressure composite cylinders N2 - Fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) especially carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) are commonly used materials in high pressure vessels and storage units for automotive and aerospace purposes. Optical fibres are suitable to be integrated or directly applied to the surface of FRP components. Using optical fibres it is possible to monitor the distributed strain profiles and changes within the fatigue life of a pressure vessel to ensure the operational safety. Within artificial ageing experiments we used swept wavelength interferometry (SWI) based distributed strain sensing for the monitoring of commercial high-pressure composite cylinder. This artificial ageing was performed using test conditions of 503bar pressure load (service pressure 300 bar) and 89 °C for 100 h. The polyimide coated optical fibres were glued to the surface externally in circumferential and axial direction. Using distributed strain sensing (DSS) material expansion of over 0.5% were monitored with sub-centimetre spatial resolution. Within the circumferential direction we observed up to 10 % local fluctuation compared to the median strain caused by inhomogeneous material expansion, which could cause local material fatigue. In addition, we determined material degradation manifested itself as localized remaining material expansion and/or contraction. Results have been validated by other non-destructive methods like digital strip projection. T2 - 9th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM) CY - Manchester, UK DA - 10.07.2018 KW - Distributed fibre optic sensors KW - Optical backscatter reflectometry KW - Swept wavelength interferometry (SWI) KW - Structural health monitoring (SHM) KW - Composite structures KW - Optical fibre PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-458926 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-45892 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hirthammer, Volker A1 - Unger, Jörg F. A1 - Ozbolt, J. ED - von Scheven, M. ED - Keip, M.-A. ED - Karajan, N. T1 - Mesoscale influence on the macroscopic material behavior of concrete N2 - The heterogeneous mesostructure of concreted causes local stress concentrations. Stress dependent phenomena like damage and creep as well as their interactions are effected by those stress concentrations. Therefore a material model’s macroscopic behavior will differ whether the mesoscale structure is considered or not. The differences between the mesoscale approach and an homogeneous approach will be presented. The results are discussed with focus on the true materials behavior. T2 - 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 11.10.2017 KW - Mesoscale KW - Material behavior KW - Macroscopic PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-436611 DO - https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-9334 VL - 7 SP - MS13, 414 EP - 417 PB - Institute for Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-43661 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pohl, Christoph A1 - Unger, Jörg F. ED - von Scheven, M. ED - Keip, M.-A. ED - Karajan, N. T1 - Obtaining macroscopic properties from a mesoscale thermomechanical model of concrete N2 - A coupled thermomechanical mesoscale model for concrete under heating is presented. When considering the heterogeneous structure under coupled loads, complex macroscopic material properties can be modelled using simple constitutive relations. For instance, damage evolution is directly driven by the incompatibility of thermal strains between matrix and aggregates. Without prescribing fc = f(T), a decline in compressive strength with rising temperatures will be shown. T2 - 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 11.10.2017 KW - Multiscale KW - Concrete mesoscale KW - Thermomechanical PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-436540 DO - https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-9334 VL - 7 SP - MS13, 418 EP - 422 PB - Institute for Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-43654 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Huschke, Philip A1 - Unger, Jörg F. ED - von Scheven, M. ED - Keip, M.-A. ED - Karajan, N. T1 - Domain decomposition methods for fracture mechanics problems and its application to fiber reinforced concrete N2 - A finite element tearing and interconnecting (FETI) approach for phase-field models and Gradient enhanced damage models is presented. These diffusive crack models can solve fracture mechanics problems by integrating a set of partial differential equations and thus avoid the explicit treatment of discontinuities. However, they require a fine discretization in the vicinity of the crack. FETI methods distribute the computational cost among multiple processors and thus speed up the computation. T2 - 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 11.10.2017 KW - FETI KW - Domain decomposition methods KW - Fracture mechanics problems PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-436764 DO - https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-9334 VL - 7 SP - 444 EP - 448 PB - Institute for Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-43676 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ratkovac, Mirjana A1 - Gerards-Wünsche, Paul A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Stamm, Michael T1 - Detection and monitoring of the fatigue crack growth on welds – Application-oriented use of NDT methods N2 - Early detection of fatigue cracks and accurate measurements of the crack growth play an important role in the maintenance and repair strategies of steel structures exposed to cyclic loads during their service life. Observation of welded connections is especially of high relevance due to their higher susceptibility to fatigue damage. The aim of this contribution was to monitor fatigue crack growth in thick welded specimens during fatigue tests as holistically as possible, by implementing multiple NDT methods simultaneously in order to record the crack initiation and propagation until the final fracture. In addition to well-known methods such as strain gauges, thermography, and ultrasound, the crack luminescence method developed at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), which makes cracks on the surface particularly visible, was also used. For data acquisition, a first data fusion concept was developed and applied in order to synchronize the data of the different methods and to evaluate them to a large extent automatically. The resulting database can ultimately also be used to access, view, and analyze the experimental data for various NDT methods. During the conducted fatigue tests, the simultaneous measurements of the same cracking process enabled a comprehensive comparison of the methods, highlighting their individual strengths and limitations. More importantly, they showed how a synergetic combination of different NDT methods can be beneficial for implementation in large-scale fatigue testing but also in monitoring and inspection programs of in-service structures - such as the support structures of offshore wind turbines. T2 - Fatigue Design 2023 (FatDes 2023) CY - Senlis, France DA - 29.11.2023 KW - Fatigue KW - Welded KW - NDT KW - Crack growth PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600238 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.03.062 VL - 57 SP - 560 EP - 568 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-60023 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Kühn, Hans-Joachim A1 - Rehmer, Birgit A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit ED - Iacoviello, Francesco T1 - Modeling the lifetime reduction due to the superposition of TMF and HCF loadings in cast iron alloys N2 - The superposition of small amplitude, high frequency loading cycles (HCF) to slow, large amplitude loading cycles (TMF) can significantly reduce the fatigue life. In this work, the combined TMF+HCF loading has been experimentally investigated for a cast iron alloy. In particular, the influence of the HCF frequency of the HCF amplitude and of the location of the superposed HCF cycles has been assessed. It was observed that the HCF frequency has a limited impact on the TMF fatigue life. On the other side, the HCF-strain amplitude has a highly non-linear influence on the TMF fatigue life. A simple estimate for the fatigue life reduction due to the superposed HCF cycles has been derived from fracture mechanics considerations. It is assumed that the number of propagation cycles up to failure can be neglected after a threshold for the HCF loading has been reached. The model contains only two adjustable parameters and can be combined with any TMF life prediction model. The model predictions are compared with the test results for a large range of TMF+HCF loading conditions. T2 - 21st European Conference on Fracture, ECF21 CY - Catania, Italy DA - 20.06.2016 KW - Thermomechanical Fatigue (TMF); High Cycle Fatigue (HCF); Cast iron; Fatigue assessment PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-369550 DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.prostr.2016.06.274 VL - 2 SP - 2190 EP - 2197 PB - Elsevier CY - Radarweg 29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, AN - OPUS4-36955 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Casperson, Ralf A1 - Knöppchen, Andreas A1 - Pohl, Rainer A1 - Zimne, Lutz A1 - Bode, Johannes A1 - Hollesch, Martin T1 - Manufacturing of reference defects for NDT using low-energy EDM N2 - For non-destructive testing (NDT) appropriate reference blocks are required in order to verify and calibrate a testing procedure. At BAM a special electric discharge machining (EDM) system has been developed which is able to manufacture artificial defects having a width down to 30 μm. Especially in the case of austenitic materials conventional EDM leads to a transformation of austenite to martensite. The martensite transformation causes a higher sensitivity of electromagnetic NDT methods (e. g. eddy current testing) at the artificial defects compared to natural defects of same size. The EDM system developed at BAM uses very low energy to avoid this material transformation. A side effect of the low-energy EDM is a lower surface roughness compared to conventional EDM. The artificial defects manufactured at BAM are measured optically and delivered with a certificate. A comparison of artificial defects shows the influence of material transformation on NDT and how differently the quality of the artificial defects can be. T2 - 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Munich, Germany DA - 13.06.2016 KW - Reference defect KW - EDM KW - Electric discharge machining KW - Artificial defect PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-365995 SN - 978-3-940283-78-8 VL - 157 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP e.V.) CY - Berlin, Germany AN - OPUS4-36599 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -