TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Nielow, Dustin T1 - Fatigue loading of sandwich shell test specimens with simulated production imperfections and in-situ NDT N2 - A shell test bench was developed at BAM 5.3 which allows for static and fatigue testing of curved fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) structures, during which in-situ the damage state can be non-destructively inspected by thermography and strain-field measurement techniques. Sandwich shell specimens with typical wind turbine blade manufacturing defects were designed and tested. The tested imperfections show a fairly significant reduction (up to 90%) of the shell test specimens‘ lifetime, depending on the type of imperfection. Using the in-situ NDT methods incorporated in the shell test bench, the location and cycle time of the initial defects and the damage evolution was investigated. T2 - 7. International Conference on Fatigue of Composites CY - Vicenza, Italy DA - 04.06.2018 KW - Fatigue of sandwich shell structures KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Wind turbine blades PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-501275 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-50127 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Puthiyaveettil, N. A1 - Kidangan, R. A1 - Unnikrishnakurup, Sreedhar A1 - Krishnamurthy, C. V. A1 - Ziegler, Mathias A1 - Myrach, Philipp A1 - Balasubramaniam, K. T1 - Numerical study of laser line thermography for crack detection at high temperature N2 - The detection of cracks before the failure is highly significant when it comes to safety-relevant structures. Crack detection in metallic samples at high surface temperature is one of the challenging situation in manufacturing industries. Laser thermography has already proved its detection capability of surface cracks in metallic samples at room temperature. In this work a continuous wave (CW) laser use to generate a laser, which is using to scan the metal surface with notch. The corresponding heat distribution on the surface monitored using infrared thermal (IR) camera. A simplified 3D model for laser thermography is developed and validated with experimental results. A dedicated image processing algorithm developed to improve the detectability of the cracks. To understand the dependency of surface temperature, laser power, laser scanning speed etc. in defect detection, we carried out parametric studies with our validated model. Here we Report the capability of laser thermography in crack detection at elevated temperature. T2 - 14th Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Conference CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.06.2018 KW - Thermal contrast KW - Laser Thermography KW - FEM KW - Surface cracks KW - NDT PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-499113 DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/qirt.2018.076 SN - 2371-4085 VL - 2018 SP - 685 EP - 686 AN - OPUS4-49911 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lüth, Peter A1 - Uhlig, S. A1 - Frost, K. A1 - Malow, Marcus A1 - Michael-Schulz, Heike A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Zakel, S. T1 - CEQAT-DGHS interlaboratory tests for chemical safety: Validation of laboratory test methods by determining the measurement uncertainty and probability of incorrect classification including so-called “Shark profiles” N2 - Laboratory test results are of vital importance for correctly classifying and labelling chemicals as “hazardous” as defined in the UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS) / EC CLP Regulation or as “dangerous goods” as defined in the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Interlaboratory tests play a decisive role in assessing the reliability of laboratory test results. Interlaboratory tests performed over the last 10 years have examined different laboratory test methods. After analysing the results of these interlaboratory tests, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1. There is a need for improvement and validation for all laboratory test methods examined. 2. To avoid any discrepancy concerning the classification and labelling of chemicals, the use of validated laboratory test methods should be state of the art, with the results accompanied by the measurement uncertainty and (if applicable) the probability of incorrect classification. This paper addresses the probability of correct/incorrect classification (for example, as dangerous goods) on the basis of the measurement deviation obtained from interlaboratory tests performed by the Centre for quality assurance for testing of dangerous goods and hazardous substances (CEQAT-DGHS) to validate laboratory test methods. This paper outlines typical results (e.g. so-called “Shark profiles” – the probability of incorrect classification as a function of the true value estimated from interlaboratory test data) as well as general conclusions and steps to be taken to guarantee that laboratory test results are fit for purpose and of high quality. T2 - 13th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (ISHPMIE 2020) CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 27.07.2020 KW - Dangerous goods KW - Hazardous substances KW - Interlaboratory test KW - Test method KW - Validation KW - Quality assurance KW - Measurement uncertainty KW - Incorrect classification KW - Shark profile PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-515376 UR - https://oar.ptb.de/files/download/5f3e662f4c93901010006dbf DO - https://doi.org/10.7795/810.20200724 VL - 2020 SP - 50 EP - 61 PB - Open Access Repository der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB-OAR) CY - Braunschweig AN - OPUS4-51537 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gleim, Tobias A1 - Chen, Hefeng T1 - Numerical Analysis for an Electro‐Magneto‐Mechanical Phenomenon with High‐Order Accurate Methods N2 - This paper establishes an axisymmetric model for a levitation device. Therein, the Maxwell equations are combined with the balance of linear momentum. Different possible formulations to describe the MAXWELL equations are presented and compared and discussed in the example. A high order finite element discretization using GALERKIN's method in space and the generalized NEWMARK‐α method in time are developed for the electro‐magneto‐mechanical approach. Several studies on spatial and temporal discretization with respect to convergence will be investigated. In addition, the boundary influences and the domain size with respect to the levitation device are also examined. T2 - International Association for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics CY - Kassel, Germany DA - 16.03.2020 KW - High-Order Methods KW - Electro-Magneto-Mechanical KW - Levitation Device PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-520720 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202000018 VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - e202000018 PB - Wiley‐VCH GmbH CY - Online AN - OPUS4-52072 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Distributed fiber optic radiation sensors N2 - In this work, we present our results achieved in several research activities for development of distributed fiber optic radiation sensors using glass and polymer optical fibers. The findings show that both the measurement of the radiation-induced attenuation (RIA) along the entire sensing fiber and the accompanying change in the refractive index of the fiber core can be used for distributed radiation monitoring. T2 - safeND CY - Online meeting DA - 10.11.2021 KW - Distributed fiber optic radiation sensors KW - Radiation-induced attenuation KW - Optical fiber sensor KW - Incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-537531 DO - https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-1-15-2021 VL - 1 SP - 15 EP - 16 AN - OPUS4-53753 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Reyes Rodriguez, M. A1 - Kristen, A. A1 - Kadoke, D. A1 - Abbas, Z. A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Ignition temperatures and flame velocities of metallic nanomaterials N2 - The production of materials with dimensions in the nanometre range has continued to increase in recent years. In order to ensure safety when handling these products, the hazard potential of such innovative materials must be known. While several studies have already investigated the effects of explosions (such as maximum explosion pressure and maximum pressure rise) of powders with primary particles in the nanometre range, little is known about the ignition temperatures and flame velocities. Therefore, the minimum ignition temperature (MIT) of metallic nano powders (aluminium, iron, copper and zinc) was determined experimentally in a so called Godbert-Greenwald (GG) oven. Furthermore, the flame velocities were determined in a vertical tube. In order to better classify the test results, the tested samples were characterised in detail and the lower explosion limits of the tested dust samples were determined. Values for the burning velocity of aluminium nano powders are higher compared to values of micrometre powders (from literature). While MIT of nanometre aluminium powders is within the range of micrometre samples, MIT of zinc and copper nano powders is lower than values reported in literature for respective micrometre samples. T2 - 13th Symposium International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (ISHPMIE) CY - Online meeting DA - 27.07.2021 KW - Dust explosions KW - Nanomaterial KW - Flame propagation KW - Minimum ignition temperature PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-540930 DO - https://doi.org/10.7795/810.20200724 SP - 591 EP - 605 PB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt AN - OPUS4-54093 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Krause, U. A1 - Gabel, D. A1 - Abbas, Z. A1 - Dufaud, O. T1 - Quasi-static dispersion of dusts for the determination of lower explosion limits of hybrid mixtures N2 - Knowledge of explosion limiting concentration of explosible materials is necessary for the design of explosion protection measures. Currently employed methods of testing MEC of a dust cloud or LEL of a hybrid mixture are based on arbitrary assumptions and possess technical limitations that often lead to values of MEC/LEL, which are unrealistically low or poorly reproducible. This contribution presents an improved method for experimental determination of MEC of a combustible dust cloud or LEL of a flammable gas or hybrid mixture. The new set-up operates under laminar conditions and allows a uniform suspension of dust particles in an open top acrylic glass tube. Dust concentration is measured with the help of infrared sensors installed a few centimeters above and below the ignition source. In order to evaluate the dependence of MEC on flow front velocity, MEC of lycopodium was determined at four flow velocities. The results show that the flow field intensity does not significantly influence the MEC of lycopodium for the flow ranges tested in this work. Moreover, LEL of hybrid mixtures of lycopodium and methane was also tested at flow velocities of 4.7 cm/s, 5.8 cm/s, 7 cm/s and 11 cm/s and compared with the values obtained from other sources. The results suggest that the requirement of high energy pyrotechnical igniter may be relinquished, provided that a truly homogeneous suspension of dust particles could be achieved. Moreover, the effect of relative amount of dust and gas, on the course of ignition and flame propagation in hybrid mixtures at their LEL, was studied by the help of high speed videos. For hybrid mixtures of carbonaceous dusts (like lycopodium) at their LEL, ignition occurs in the gas phase, however, flame propagation is only possible through a two-way interaction of dust and gas during the course of combustion. T2 - 13th Symposium International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (ISHPMIE) CY - Online meeting DA - 27.07.2020 KW - Dust explosions KW - Gas explosions KW - Lower explosion limit KW - Hybrid mixtures PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-540955 DO - https://doi.org/10.7795/810.20200724 SP - 750 EP - 764 PB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt AN - OPUS4-54095 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kröll, Mirco T1 - Benefits of novel tools open to Industry from Open Innovation Testbeds. Effects of harmonised procedures in (digital) Tribology N2 - The work on Tribology, digitalisation, and the harmonised procedures developed in i-TRIBOMAT Open Innovation Testbed was presented. The project develops procedures and shares ideas on how to deal with characterisation techniques and provide services to end users in different places and locations, which is realised by adopting a common and widely agreed procedures. i-TRIBOMAT is active also via YouTube platform to enhance communication and spread the word amongst the interested parties and society. T2 - Workshop of NanoMECommons project: "Materials characterisation challenges to support the industry transition in the digital era" CY - Online meeting DA - 13.12.2021 KW - Tribology KW - i-TRIBOMAT KW - Characterisation KW - Digitalisation KW - Interoperability KW - Harmonisation KW - Green Deal PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-548909 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6339985 SP - 14 EP - 17 AN - OPUS4-54890 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Klewe, Tim A1 - Völker, Tobias A1 - Götz, J. A1 - Landmann, M. A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Kruschwitz, Sabine T1 - Sorting of construction and demolition waste by combining LIBS with NIR spectroscopy N2 - In a joint project of partners from industry and research, the automated recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is investigated and tested by combing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Joint processing of information (data fusion) is expected to significantly improve the sorting quality of various materials like concrete, main masonry building materials, organic components, etc., and may enable the detection and separation of impurities such as SO3-cotaining building materials (gypsum, aerated concrete, etc.). The project focuses primarily on the Berlin site to analyze the entire value chain, minimize economic/technological barriers and obstacles at the cluster level, and sustainably increase recovery and recycling rates. First measurements with LIBS and NIR spectroscopy show promising results in distinguishing various material types and indicate the potential for a successful combination. In addition, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy is being performed to obtain more information about the quantitative elemental composition of the different building materials. Future work will apply the developed sorting methodology in a fully automated measurement setup with CDW on a conveyor belt. T2 - NDT-CE 2022 CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - LIBS KW - NDT KW - Circular economy KW - Recycling KW - Material classification PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555531 UR - http://www.ndt.net/?id=27220 VL - 2022/09 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - NDT.net CY - Bad Breisig AN - OPUS4-55553 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lecompagnon, Julien A1 - Hirsch, Philipp Daniel A1 - Rupprecht, C. A1 - Ziegler, Mathias ED - Maldague, X. T1 - Detection of internal defects applying photothermal super resolution reconstruction utilizing two-dimensional high-power random pixel patterns N2 - In this work, we report on our progress for investigating a new experimental approach for thermographic detection of internal defects by performing 2D photothermal super resolution reconstruction. We use modern high-power laser projector technology to repeatedly excite the sample surface photothermally with varying spatially structured 2D pixel patterns. In the subsequent (blind) numerical reconstruction, multiple measurements are combined by exploiting the joint-sparse nature of the defects within the specimen using nonlinear convex optimization methods. As a result, a 2D-sparse defect/inhomogeneity map can be obtained. Using such spatially structured heating combined with compressed sensing and computational imaging methods allows to significantly reduce the experimental complexity and to study larger test surfaces as compared to the one-dimensional approach reported earlier. T2 - Quantitative Infrared Thermography 2022 CY - Paris, France DA - 04.07.2022 KW - Thermography KW - Super resolution KW - NDT KW - inspection KW - Internal defects KW - DMD KW - DLP PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-577795 DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/qirt.2022.1005 SN - 2371-4085 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - QIRT Council AN - OPUS4-57779 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bertovic, Marija A1 - Given, Joseph A1 - Lehleitner, Johannes T1 - First insights into the human-related risks of tunnel inspection N2 - Whereas human factors (HF) in the non-destructive testing (NDT) of metallic components are a poorly investigated topic (in comparison to other industrial fields such as aviation), HF in the inspection of concrete components are even less known. Studies have shown that there is always some variability between individuals in their inspection results and that HF affect the reliability of NDT inspections. The aim of the ongoing WIPANO project is to draft a standard for a holistic reliability assessment, with concrete inspection as one case study. This includes also the HF. A human-oriented Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) was carried out to do the following: a) identify possible human-related risks in tunnel inspection processes using a laser scan method (including data collection,evaluation, and assessment of tunnel damage) and b) evaluate these human-related risks as regards their possible causes, consequences and probability of occurrence – in addition with respect to existing and possible preventive measures. The results show that the causes for possible failures can lie within people, the physical environment, technology, organisation, and extra-organisational environment. Whereas current preventive measures rely mostly on the individual and quality management practices, there is potential for even larger improvement at the organisational and extra-organisational level. The FMEA results were also used to develop a quantification method to further understand the HF in tunnel inspection, which could possibly be included in the information into the overall reliability assessment. The usage of qualitative and quantitative data collected through the human-FMEA within the proposed quantification method shows promise that HF can be quantified and could offer broader understanding of HF influences on inspection in various industries T2 - The International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - Human Factors KW - Failure Modes and Effects Analysis KW - FMEA KW - Tunnel Inspection KW - NDT Reliability KW - Quantification PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-560138 SP - 1 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-56013 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Kainz, C. A1 - Braml, T. T1 - Reliability assessment of existing concrete bridges with geometrical NDT results - Case studies N2 - The results of and the validity in reliability assessment of existing bridges essentially depend on the information available about the considered system. Information about the actual condition as well as structural and material characteristics can be observed on-site to refine the computation models used in assessment. Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for concrete structures are capable of reconstructing missing, questioned, or inconsistent as-built plans. This contribution summarizes recent developments within the scope of the national pre-standardization project “ZfPStatik”, which aims to prepare a guideline about NDT-supported structural analyses. The focus is on the purposeful and explicit utilization of geometrical tendon and reinforcement bar positions (measured on-site using the ultrasound echo and ground penetrating radar (GPR) techniques) in probabilistic reliability analyses — shown by means of real case studies. The well-established first order reliability method is applied to different concrete bridges, which are typical for the German road bridge stock, to demonstrate the utility of incorporating quality-evaluated NDT-results in terms of changes in structural reliability. T2 - 13th German-Japanese Bridge Symposium CY - Osaka, Japan DA - 28.08.2023 KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Prestressed concrete KW - Data-informed reliability analysis PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582727 SP - 29 EP - 40 PB - Osaka Metropolitan University CY - Osaka AN - OPUS4-58272 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grundmann, Jana A1 - Ermilova, Elena A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Klapetek, Petr A1 - Pereira, Silvania F. A1 - Rafighdoost, Jila A1 - Bodermann, Bernd T1 - Optical and Tactile Measurements on SiC Sample Defects N2 - The different defect types on SiC samples are measured with various measurement methods including optical and tactile methods. The defect types investigated include particles, carrots and triangles and they are analyzed with imaging ellipsometry, coherent Fourier scatterometry and atomic force microscopy. Each of these methods measures different properties of the defects and they all together contribute to a complete analysis. T2 - SMSI 2023 - Sensor and Measurement Science International CY - Nuremberg, Germany DA - 08.05.2023 KW - Defects KW - Silicon carbide KW - Imaging ellipsometry KW - Atomic force microscopy KW - Coherent Fourier scatterometry PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593397 SN - 978-3-9819376-8-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.5162/SMSI2023/D5.2 VL - 2023/D5 SP - 233 EP - 234 PB - AMA Service CY - Wunstorf AN - OPUS4-59339 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ghafafian, Carineh A1 - Trappe, Volker ED - Vassilopoulos, A. P. ED - Michaud, V. T1 - Fully-reversed fatigue behavior of scarf joint repairs for wind turbine blade shell applications N2 - To enable a quick and cost-effective return to service for wind turbine blades, localized repairs can be executed by technicians in the field. Scarf repairs, shown to be highly efficient with a smooth load transition across angled joint walls and a restored aerodynamic profile, are the focus of this work. The failure mechanisms of these structures were examined under quasi-static tensile and fully-reversed cyclic loading. While the scarf ratio was held constant at 1:50, the repair layup was varied between large-to-small and small-to-large. The effect of the presence of resin pockets and the fiber orientation mismatch between parent and repair material on the restored strength of BIAX ±45° glass fiber reinforced polymer scarf joint structures was studied. T2 - 20th European Conference on Composite Materials CY - Lausanne, Switzerland DA - 26.06.2022 KW - Fatigue KW - Scarf repairs KW - Glass fiber reinforced polymers PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-569646 UR - https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/298799 SN - 978-2-9701614-0-0 VL - Vol. 5 - Applications and structures SP - 195 EP - 201 PB - Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab) CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-56964 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cysne Barbosa, Ana Paula A1 - Azevedo do Nascimento, Allana A1 - Pavasarytė, Lina A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Melo, D. T1 - Effect of addition of thermoplastic self-healing agent on fracture toughness of epoxy N2 - Self-healing agents have the potential to restore mechanical properties and extend service life of composite materials. Thermoplastic healing agents have been extensively investigated for this purpose in epoxy matrix composites due to their strong adhesion to epoxy and their ability to fill in microcracks. One of the most investigated thermoplastic additives for this purpose is poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMAA). Despite the ability of thermoplastic healing agents to restore mechanical properties, it is important to assess how the addition of thermoplastic healing agents affect properties of the original epoxy material. In this work, EMAA was added to epoxy resin and the effect of the additive on fracture toughness of epoxy was evaluated. Results indicate that although added in low concentrations, EMAA can affect fracture toughness. T2 - 6th Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials CY - Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil DA - 14.08.2022 KW - Epoxy KW - Self-healing KW - Thermoplastic KW - Fracture PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-572707 SN - 978-65-00-49386-3 DO - https://doi.org/10.29327/566492 SN - 2316-1337 SP - 219 EP - 222 AN - OPUS4-57270 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Sachs, Patrick ED - Vassilopoulos, A. P. ED - Michaud, V. T1 - Dynamic mechanical analysis of epoxy-matrix cross linking measured in-situ using an elastomer container N2 - A new patented dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) is presented, where the tensile, bending- or torsional stiffness of a media can be characterized in-situ during the phase transition from liquid to solid. An epoxy system, e.g. Hexion L285/H287, is filled into an elastomer container, such as a silicone tube. This can be mounted into a conventional OMA and, based on a linear viscoelastic approach, the storage modulus (E';G'), the loss modulus (E'';G'') and the loss angle tan(δ) can be measured at constant temperature as a function of time in order to investigate the liquid to sol-gel to solid transition. With this new method, the stiffness increase as a result of the cure process can be directly measured more precisely than with a rheometer in a shear plate set-up, because using an elastomer container gives a defined cross section for calculating the Young's modulus. T2 - 20th European Conference on Composite Materials CY - Lausanne, Switzerland DA - 26.06.2022 KW - Cross linking KW - Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) KW - Thermoset polymers KW - Cure process PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-569651 UR - https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/298799 SN - 978-2-9701614-0-0 VL - Vol. 5 - Applications and structures SP - 181 EP - 186 PB - Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab) CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-56965 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rüdenauer, I. A1 - Quack, D. A1 - Schlegel, Moritz-Caspar T1 - kWh versus Euro – What is the most effective way to inform about efficient products? N2 - Energy efficient products often have a higher purchase price than less efficient alternatives. However, the life cycle costs are often lower due to the lower operating costs. From a purely economic point of view, efficient appliances are not only more ecological but often also more economical and, accordingly, should be purchased more frequently than less efficient appliances. However, this is not always the case. Information deficits are one of the major reasons of this discrepancy: the purchase price is visible during the purchasing process, but the follow-up costs are not, at least not in their exact amount. The EU Energy Label can be considered as a solution to close this gap. During the past decades, there has been a discussion on whether it would be better to communicate the monetary costs associated with energy consumption, since their calculation by the consumer is difficult or needs a high level of cognitive effort. In this study, experiments and field studies on a total of 19 product groups were evaluated with regard to the question of whether the indication of costs instead of physical units affects the decision-making process of the consumer. It has been assessed under which circumstances it might positively influence the purchase decision of the customer, i.e. helping him or her to arrive at a more “energy efficient” decision. Overall, the results indicate that monetary claims possibly exceed the effect of claims on a physical basis when the costs or the differences between the alternatives available seem “relevant” to the consumer. T2 - EEDAL’21 CY - Toulouse, France DA - 01.06.2021 KW - Energy Labelling KW - Ecodesign PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-570454 SN - 978-92-76-99908-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.2760/356891 SP - 358 EP - 367 AN - OPUS4-57045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - El Moutaouakil, H. A1 - Fuchs, C. A1 - Savli, E. A1 - Heimann, Jan A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Moll, J. A1 - Tschöke, K. A1 - Márquez Reyes, O. A1 - Schackmann, O. A1 - Memmolo, V. A1 - Schneider, T. T1 - Acquiring a Machine Learning Data Set for Structural Health Monitoring of Hydrogen Pressure Vessels at Operating Conditions using Guided Ultrasonic Waves N2 - Hydrogen is an energy source of increasing importance. As hydrogen is very reactive to air and needs to be stored under high pressure, it is crucial to provide safe transportation and storage. Therefore, structural health monitoring, based on guided ultrasonic waves and machine learning methods, is used for Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs) containing hydrogen. To acquire data that allows robust detection of COPV defects, there are two main process parameters to consider. These are the pressurization of the vessel and the temperature conditions at the vessel. This paper will focus on the derivation of a design of experiment (DoE) from the needs of various validation scenarios (e.g. concerning pressure, temperature or excitation frequency). Practical limitations must be considered as well. We designed experiments with multiple reversible damages at different positions. A network of 25 transducers, structured as five rings with five sensors in one line, is installed on a vessel. Guided ultrasonic waves are used via the pitch-catch procedure, which means that the transducers act pairwise as transmitter and receiver in order to measure all transmitterreceiver combinations. This leads to 600 signal paths, recorded by a Verasonics Vantage 64 LF data acquisition system. Finally, the influences of temperature and pressure within the acquired data set are going to be visualized. T2 - 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel KW - Hydrogen KW - Guided Ultrasonic Waves KW - Data Acquisition KW - Pressurization KW - Machine Learning PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-607472 DO - https://doi.org/10.58286/29754 SN - 1435-4934 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-60747 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ermilova, Elena A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Hertwig, Andreas T1 - Hybrid optical measurement technique for detection of defects in epitaxially grown 4H-SiC layers N2 - Recent developments in power electronics require the use of new wide bandgap compound semiconductor. We demonstrate the use of the ellipsometry and white light interference microscopy to detect defects in epitaxially grown SiC layers on SiC substrates. Such hybrid optical metrology methods can be used to better understand the mechanism of the development of the defects as well as their effects on the material´s optoelectronic properties. T2 - EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2022) CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 12.09.2022 KW - Imaging ellipsometry KW - White light interference microscopy KW - Wide bandgap compound semiconductor KW - Epitaxially grown 4H-SiC layers PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-561113 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226610001 VL - 266 SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-56111 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shaheen, Sabahat A1 - Hicke, Konstantin T1 - Measurement of Geometric Phase using a φ-OTDR setup N2 - Geometric phase showing sensitivity to changes in polarisation state and intensity of backscattered light is measured using a novel φ-OTDR setup based on coherent heterodyne detection. Principle is demonstrated using a polarisation scrambler inline a fiber-under-test. T2 - Optical Fiber Sensors 2022 CY - Alexandria, Virginia, United States DA - 29.08.2022 KW - Coherent Heterodyne KW - Geometric Phase KW - Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor PY - 2022 SN - 978-1-957171-14-2 SP - W4.72 AN - OPUS4-56116 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Weichert, Dorina A1 - Kister, Alexander A1 - Houben, Sebastian A1 - Link, Patrick A1 - Ernis, Gunar ED - Kiyavash, Negar ED - Mooij, Joris M. T1 - Robust Entropy Search for Safe Efficient Bayesian Optimization N2 - The practical use of Bayesian Optimization (BO) in engineering applications imposes special requirements: high sampling efficiency on the one hand and finding a robust solution on the other hand. We address the case of adversarial robustness, where all parameters are controllable during the optimization process, but a subset of them is uncontrollable or even adversely perturbed at the time of application. To this end, we develop an efficient information-based acquisition function that we call Robust Entropy Search (RES). We empirically demonstrate its benefits in experiments on synthetic and real-life data. The results show that RES reliably finds robust optima, outperforming state-of-the-art algorithms. T2 - UAI 2024 CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 15.07.2024 KW - Bayesian Optimization KW - Gaussian process KW - Active learning PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613523 UR - https://proceedings.mlr.press/v244/weichert24a.html SN - 2640-3498 VL - 244 SP - 3711 EP - 3729 PB - Proceedings of Machine Learning Research AN - OPUS4-61352 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Königsbauer, Korbinian A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Färber, Jan A1 - Schaller, M.-Barbara A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Distributed polymer optical fiber sensors using digital I-OFDR for geotechnical infrastructure health monitoring N2 - We present a distributed polymer optical fiber sensor system for deformation monitoring of geotechnical infrastructure. The sensor system is based on the digital incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (I-OFDR) for the detection of local strain events along a perfluorinated polymer optical fiber (PF-POF) used as a sensing fiber. For the best possible load transfer, the PF-POFs were integrated onto geosynthetics which pose a sensor carrier for the sensing fiber. By using elastic PF-POF instead of a standard glass fiber as a sensing fiber the strain range of geosynthetics-integrated fiber optic sensors could be extended up to 10 % in accordance with the end-user requirements. T2 - 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Digital I-OFDR KW - Distributed polymer optical fiber sensor KW - Ddistributed strain sensing KW - Smart geosynthetics KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-603096 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - NDT.net AN - OPUS4-60309 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Charmi, Amir A1 - Heimann, Jan A1 - Duffner, Eric A1 - Hashemi, Seyedreza A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - Application of deep learning for structural health monitoring of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel undergoing cyclic loading N2 - Structural health monitoring (SHM) using ultrasonic-guided waves (UGWs) enables continuous monitoring of components with complex geometries and provides extensive information about their structural integrity and their overall condition. Composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) used for storing hydrogen gases at very high pressures are an example of a critical infrastructure that could benefit significantly from SHM. This can be used to increase the periodic inspection intervals, ensure safe operating conditions by early detection of anomalies, and ultimately estimate the remaining lifetime of COPVs. Therefore, in the digital quality infrastructure initiative (QI-Digital) in Germany, an SHM system is being developed for COPVs used in a hydrogen refueling station. In this study, the results of a lifetime fatigue test on a Type IV COPV subjected to many thousands of load cycles under different temperatures and pressures are presented to demonstrate the strengths and challenges associated with such an SHM system. During the cyclic testing up to the final material failure of the COPV, a sensor network of fifteen surface-mounted piezoelectric (PZT) wafers was used to collect the UGW data. However, the pressure variations, the aging process of the COPV, the environmental parameters, and possible damages simultaneously have an impact on the recorded signals. This issue and the lack of labeled data make signal processing and analysis even more demanding. Thus, in this study, semi-supervised, and unsupervised deep learning approaches are utilized to separate the influence of different variables on the UGW data with the final aim of detecting and localizing the damage before critical failure. T2 - 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Deep learning KW - Ultrasonic-guided waves KW - Anomaly detection KW - Damage localization PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-607396 DO - https://doi.org/10.58286/29751 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-60739 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bente, Klaas T1 - The thermoacoustic effect and its application in air-coupled testing of composite structures N2 - Airborne ultrasonic testing of lightweight, structured composite materials enables fast and contact-free non-destructive testing in aerospace and avoids material degradation due to contact with a coupling liquid. Established resonant air-coupled transducers consist of piezocomposite materials and several matching layers or more advanced materials like charged cellular polypropylene. The relaxation time and the specific frequency of such mechanical ultrasound emitters limit the spectrum of applications for each device. A short pulse length is key for reliable defect detection and each component at test can be best characterized at material- and geometry-specific frequencies. Here we show that focused thermoacoustic transducers are suited for testing lightweight, structured composite plates. Since the ultrasound is generated in air, these transducers show no resonance behavior and emit a broadband acoustic spectrum between 1.2 kHz and 1 MHz. Composite specimens of 3 mm to 9 mm thickness made of polylactide with a honeycomb structure were tested. Flat bottom holes were introduced to quantify the spatial resolution of the imaging method inside the strongly anisotropic specimen. As no broadband receivers are available yet, cellular polypropylene transducers were used as receivers, which limits the bandwidth of the method towards the bandwidth of the receiver. Nevertheless, we demonstrate the competitiveness of the thermoacoustic transducer compared to mechanical emitters at their respective resonance frequencies. Because a thermoacoustic transmitter features a nearly ideal pulse width, a single transmitter can be coupled with receivers with different resonance frequencies. With the development of broadband ultrasound receivers, air-coupled ultrasound spectroscopy will likely be possible in the near future. The analysed transducer holds the potential to speed up testing during production and maintenance in aerospace and automotives. Its combination with a broadband receiver could also expand the application field of air-coupled ultrasonic testing from a qualitative error detection towards a quantitative, spatially resolved analysis of mechanical material properties. T2 - 10th International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 24.10.2018 KW - Thermoacoustics KW - Ultrasonic Testing KW - Broadband KW - Ultrasound Emission PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-464677 SN - 978-3-940283-96-2 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-46467 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Schadow, Florian A1 - Nielow, Dustin A1 - Trappe, Volker T1 - Air-coupled ultrasonic ferroelectret transducers with additional bias voltage for testing of composite structures N2 - Common air-coupled transducers for non-destructive testing consist of a piezocomposite material and several matching layers. Better acoustical matching to air is achieved by transducers based on charged cellular polypropylene (PP). This material has about hundred times lower acoustic impedance than any piezocomposite, having about the same piezoelectric coefficient. The piezoelectric properties of cellular PP are caused by the polarization of air cells. Alternatively, a ferroelectret receiver can be understood as a capacitive microphone with internal polarization creating permanent internal voltage. The sensitivity of the receiver can be increased by applying additional bias voltage. We present an ultrasonic receiver based on cellular PP including a high-voltage module providing bias voltage up to 2 kV. The application of bias voltage increased the signal by 12 to 15 dB with only 1 dB increase of the noise. This receiver was combined with a cellular PP transmitter in through transmission to inspect several test specimens consisting of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer face sheets and a porous closed-cell PVC core. These test specimens were inspected before and after load. Fatigue cracks in the porous PVC core and some fatigue damage in the face sheets were detected. These test specimens were originally developed to emulate a rotor blade segment of a wind power plant. Similar composite materials are used in lightweight aircrafts for the general aviation. The other inspected test specimen was a composite consisted of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer face sheets and a wooden core. The structure of the wooden core could be detected only with cellular PP transducers, while commercial air-coupled transducers lacked the necessary sensitivity. Measured on a 4-mm thick carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer plate, cellular PP transducers with additional bias voltage achieved a 32 dB higher signal-to-noise ratio than commercial air-coupled transducers. T2 - 10th International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 26.10.2018 KW - Airborne ultrasonic testing KW - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing KW - Ferroelectret KW - Composites KW - Transducers PY - 2018 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-46657 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - Analysis of Guided Wave Propagation in an Aluminium-CFRP Plate N2 - Guided waves cover comparably long distances and thus allow for online structural health monitoring of safety relevant components, e.g. lightweight composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) as used for the transportation of pressurised gases. Reliable non-destructive assessment of COPVs’ condition is not available yet due to their complex composite structure comprising a thin metal liner and a fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) overwrap. The conventional overload hydrostatic pressure testing used for the metal vessels is not suitable for the composite vessels, because it may damage the FRP overwrap reducing the service life of the COPV. Therefore, ISO and CEN defined a maximum service life of composite pressure vessels as of 15 to 20 years. To extend the COPVs’ service life and to ensure a safer usage a structural health monitoring system based on guided ultrasonic waves is to be developed. In this contribution first results of guided waves propagation in a flat composite plate consisting of an aluminium layer firmly bonded to a carbon fibre reinforced plastic laminate are presented. Based on experimental results material properties of FRP are reconstructed by means of the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (SBFEM). T2 - ECNDT 2018 CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Pressure tanks KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Natural gas KW - Composites PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-452084 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-45208 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Kotschate, Daniel T1 - New technologies for air-coupled ultrasonic transducers N2 - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing (ACUT) has experienced rapid growth within the last years. It is especially well suited to inspection of lightweight structures consisting of composite materials and adhesive joints. Uniform coupling and easy maintenance are its advantages compared to contact technique. However, the impedance mismatch between the transducer and air poses a major challenge to the development of ACUT transducers. Commercially available air-coupled transducers consist of a piezocomposite material and matching layers. Their fabrication is difficult in handling and their signal-to-noise ratio sometimes not sufficient for various testing requirements. However, there are several innovative approaches using other materials and other physical principles to transmit and receive an ultrasonic pulse. We present a review of the latest advances in research on air-coupled transducers for non-destructive testing, including previously unpublished results. We recognize two major directions as most promising: ferroelectrets and thermoacoustic transducers. Ferroelectrets are charged cellular polymers exhibiting piezoelectric properties. Their small acoustic impedance is matched to air better than matching layers applied in conventional air-coupled transducers. Applying bias voltage to a ferroelectret receiver is the latest development in this field, which increased the received signal by 12 to 15 dB. Thermoacoustic transducers use heat to initiate an ultrasonic wave, acting as transmitters. The working principle is known from nature as thunder and lightning: thermal energy of an electrically heated material, which can also be air, is converted into acoustic energy. Some thermoacoustic transmitters consist of a conductive layer with a thickness in the nanometer range deposited on a solid substrate. Another possibility is to use an electric spark. For the first time, measurements of the sound field of an electric spark up to 500 kHz were performed. Thermoacoustic transducers enable excitation of extremely broadband pulses while producing high pressure levels, which opens new possibilities for advanced signal processing. T2 - 12th European conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing KW - Atmospheric pressure plasma KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Ferroelectret KW - Transducer PY - 2018 SP - ECNDT-0608-2018, 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-45209 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grager, J.-C. A1 - Kotschate, Daniel A1 - Gamper, J. A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Pinkert, K. A1 - Mooshofer, H. A1 - Goldammer, M. A1 - Grosse, C. U. T1 - Advances in air-coupled ultrasonic testing combining an optical microphone with novel transmitter concepts N2 - Air-coupled ultrasound (ACU) is increasingly used for automated and contactless inspection of large-scale composite structures as well as for non-destructive testing (NDT) of water-sensitive or porous materials. The major challenge to overcome using ACU in NDT is the enormous loss of ultrasonic energy at each solid-air interface caused by the high acoustic impedance mismatch. Resonant low-frequency piezoceramic transducers are specially designed to achieve high sound pressure levels. For an expanded use of this technique, however, the spatial resolution needs to be increased. Recent studies of our collaborative research group demonstrated the successful application of a resonance-free, highly sensitive receiver that uses a Fabry-Pérot etalon instead of piezoceramic materials or membranes. However, to reach the full potential of this broadband small-aperture optical microphone, novel transmitter concepts have to be developed and evaluated for advanced NDT applications. Different types of transmitter were tested in combination with the optical microphone acting as receiver and they were compared to conventional piezoceramic transducers in through-transmission mode. Monolithic carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and CFRP sandwich structures containing different defect types were inspected. Presented results are processed as C-scan images and further evaluated for spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and sensitivity of each measurement setup. Novel transmitter concepts, such as ferroelectret and thermoacoustic emitters, show promising findings with a considerably improved time and spatial resolution for ACU-NDT. T2 - 12th European conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing KW - Optical microphone KW - Thermoacoustic KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Ferroelectret KW - Transducer PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-452114 SP - ECNDT-0166-2018, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-45211 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Metz, Christian A1 - Franz, Philipp A1 - Fischer, C. A1 - Wachtendorf, Volker A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane T1 - Active thermography for quality assurance of 3D-printed polymer structures N2 - Additively manufactured test specimens made of polyamide 12 (PA 12) by Laser Sintering (LS) as well as of acrylnitril-butadien-styrol (ABS) by Fused Layer Modeling (FLM), were tested with active thermography. For this, two different excitation methods (flash and impulse excitation) were used and compared, regarding the suitability for the detection of constructed and imprinted defects. To increase the quality of the thermograms, data processing methods like thermal signal reconstruction (TSR) and Fourier-Transformation were applied. Furthermore, the long-term stability of the probes towards environmental stress, like UV-radiation, heat, water contact and frost is being investigated in the presented project with artificial weathering tests. T2 - 14th Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Conference CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.06.2018 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Active thermography KW - Artificial weathering PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-453919 SP - Tu.3.A.2, 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-45391 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Illerhaus, Bernhard A1 - Kunisch, E. A1 - Kinne, R. W. T1 - Serial in situ compression of spongiosa cylinder observed by μCT, compared to simulated stress, strain, and movement N2 - Minimally invasive injection of calcium phosphate cement into bone defects in aged sheep vertebrae has been used as a model for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. One of the therapeutic criteria is a compression test of non-treated or treated vertebral bodies. In the present study, an in situ compression test with a stepwise load increase was performed with small spongiosa cylinders from the vertebrae under continuous monitoring by μCT. This allows localization of bone cracks and the visualization of correct placement and form of the bone cylinder. In addition, the effects of an uneven load distribution on the sample due to an irregular shape and a subsequent underperformance of the test sample can be excluded by controlling its shape under increasing load. There was a good agreement between the measured data and those obtained by simulated load-dependent transformation on the basis of a digital volume correlation between consecutive compression tests on the bone surface under the assumption of homogeneous bone material. Mechanic simulation was executed by directly using structural voxel data, resulting in maps of Von Mise stresses and predicted displacements. T2 - 12th ECNDT CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.6.2018 KW - Computed tomography KW - In-situ compression KW - Simulation PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-453317 SN - 978-91-639-6217-2 SP - 0162, 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-45331 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krankenhagen, Rainer A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Heckel, Thomas A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Gower, M. A1 - Lodeiro, M. A1 - Baker, G. T1 - Quantitative comparison of different non-destructive techniques for the detection of artificial defects in GFRP N2 - In order to test their suitability different non-destructive methods were performed to inspect a GFRP plate with artificial defects. These defects were manufactured by means of thin PTFE sheets inserted between two plies in three different depth. The inspection methods were microwave reflection, flash thermography and phased array ultrasonics, all applied to the same specimen. Selected results are shown for all methods demonstrating opportunities and limits of the particular inspection methods. The achieved detection limits and further application aspects are compared directly to provide a useful information for the planning of inspection tasks. T2 - ECNDT CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Fiber resisted polymers KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Thermographic testing KW - Ultrasonic testing PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-453728 SP - ECNDT-0247-2018 AN - OPUS4-45372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krankenhagen, Rainer A1 - Ziegler, Mathias A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane ED - Maldague, X. T1 - Systematic errors in the evaluation of uncorrected data from thermographic lock-in measurements N2 - Lock-in thermography (LT) is based on the correct evaluation of phase differences between the temperature oscillations at different surface regions of the object under test during periodic heating. Since the usual heating procedures contain a DC component, the actual heating pattern achieved is not harmonic. This causes systematic deviations when phase differences are determined by means of harmonic analysis, e.g. with FFT analysis. The resulting errors depend clearly on the ratio between DC and AC amplitude, which is demonstrated at simulated and experimentally recorded temperature transients. Further experimental LT data obtained by different oscillating energy inputs showed a variety of possible shapes of transients with different DC components. T2 - 14th QIRT Conference CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 26.06.2018 KW - NDT KW - Lock-in Thermography KW - FFT PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-453768 SP - 539 EP - 547 PB - QIRT Council AN - OPUS4-45376 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Talebi, Elnaz A1 - Korzen, Manfred A1 - Espinós, A. A1 - Hothan, Sascha ED - Albero, Vicente T1 - The effect of damage location on the performance of seismically damaged concrete filled steel tube columns at fire N2 - In this paper, a nonlinear three-dimensional finite element (FE) model was developed and validated to study the effect of seismic damage location on the response of concrete filled tube (CFT) columns at fire after earthquakes. Three analyses were conducted consecutively in the modelling, namely, cyclic, thermal and structural. Results of the cyclic loading analysis comprising residual deformations were applied as the Initial condition to the thermal-stress model, replicating the seismic performance of column. Following, a nonlinear sequentially coupled-thermal stress Analysis was carried out to investigate the fire response of CFT columns after the seismic event. Three damage scenarios were contemplated, considering any possible potential damages that could be generated by the earthquake loading on CFT columns. The accuracy of the proposed FE model was examined by comparing the numerical results with that of available tests on fire and cyclic loading. By means of the validated model, the performance of damaged CFT columns was then investigated under fire after earthquakes. The level of damage was assumed as a high damage level, presuming that the column reached 50% of ist lateral resistance while still maintaining its overall stability after the earthquake. The results were presented broadly, including the axial deformation history as well as the fire resistance time for CFT columns. To have a comprehensive insight on the influence of damage location in columns, the fire response of damaged specimens was compared with that of an intact one. T2 - 12th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (ASCCS 2018) CY - Valencia, Spain DA - 27.06. 2018 KW - Fire after earthquake KW - Concrete filled tube (CFT) column KW - Finite element model KW - Seismically damaged column KW - Damage location KW - Fire performance PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-457694 SN - 978-84-9048-601-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.4995/ASCCS2018.2018.8534 SP - 835 EP - 842 PB - Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València CY - València AN - OPUS4-45769 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ziegler, Mathias A1 - Thiel, Erik A1 - Ahmadi, Samim T1 - Lock-in Thermography using High-Power Laser Sources N2 - Optical lock-in thermography is a completely contactless and very sensitive NDT technique. As an optical source of energy, incandescent lamps are most commonly used because they are relatively inexpensive and offer high irradiances at the test specimen. However, they are strongly restricted by their low modulation bandwidth with a maximum modulation frequency of only about 1 Hz. The use of high-power kilowattclass laser sources, e.g. diode laser arrays, pushes this constraint beyond 100 Hz. This allows for the exploration of the near-surface region of metals and layer systems with better and more accurate penetration depth and depth resolution. Moreover, these lasers are virtually free of any additional thermal radiation that could interfere with the “true” thermal response emitted from the heated sample. In turn, they can be easily used in a one-sided test configuration. We present current activities with kilowatt-class highpower laser sources for advanced lock-in thermography and focus on the application of laser arrays that offer a very high irradiation strength over a large sample area beyond the mentioned advantages. T2 - 12th European Conference on Non-destructive Testing CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Thermography KW - Laser Thermography KW - Lock-in Thermography PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-454466 UR - http://cdn.ecndt2018.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ecndt-0139-2018.pdf SN - 978-91-639-6217-2 SP - ECNDT-0139-2018,1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-45446 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Burgholzer, P. A1 - Berer, T. A1 - Ziegler, Mathias A1 - Thiel, Erik A1 - Ahmadi, Samim A1 - Gruber, J. A1 - Mayr, G. A1 - Hendorfer, G. T1 - Blind structured illumination as excitation for super-resolution photothermal radiometry N2 - Using an infrared camera for radiometric imaging allows the contactless temperature measurement of multiple surface pixels simultaneously. From the measured surface data, a sub-surface structure, embedded inside a sample or tissue, can be reconstructed and imaged when heated by an excitation light pulse. The main drawback in radiometric imaging is the degradation of the spatial resolution with increasing depth, which results in blurred images for deeper lying structures. We circumvent this degradation with blind structured illumination, combined with a non-linear joint sparsity reconstruction algorithm. The ground-breaking concept of super-resolution can be transferred from optics to thermographic imaging. T2 - Conference QIRT 2018 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.06.2018 KW - Thermography KW - Laser thermography KW - Super resolution PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-454506 SN - 978-3-940283-94-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/17686733.2019.1655247 SP - We.3.A.2, 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-45450 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Bulling, Jannis A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Boller, C. T1 - Efficient modelling of guided ultrasonic waves using the Scaled Boundary FEM towards SHM of composite pressure vessels N2 - The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (SBFEM) is a semi-analytical method that shows promising results in modelling of guided ultrasonic waves. Efficiency and low computational cost of the method are achieved by a discretisation of the boundary of a computational domain only, whereas for the domain itself the analytical solution is used. By means of the SBFEM different types of defects, e.g. cracks, pores, delamination, corrosion, integrated into a structure consisting of anisotropic and isotropic materials can be modelled. In this contribution, the SBFEM is used to analyse the propagation of guided waves in a structure consisting of an isotropic metal bonded to anisotropic carbon fibre reinforced material. The method allows appropriate wave types (modes) to be identified and to analyse their interaction with different defects. Results obtained are used to develop a structural health monitoring system for composite pressure vessels used in automotive and aerospace industries. T2 - 9th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM) CY - Manchester, UK DA - 10.07.2018 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Pressure tanks KW - Hydrogen storage KW - Finite Element Modelling KW - Composites PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-454859 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-45485 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Krankenhagen, Rainer A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Heckel, Thomas A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Quantification of impact damages in CFRP and GFRP structures with thermography and ultrasonics N2 - The extent of damage caused by impacts in fibre reinforced composites depends on the energy of the impacts, on the velocity and the shape of the impacting body, on the material and structure of the composite and on the geometry of the structure. Here, mainly the thickness of the component is essential. The non-destructive evaluation of these damages can be carried out using both ultrasound and active thermography methods. A comparison of the detection sensitivity of these methods for the different damages is carried out in this paper depending on the fibre composite material used (CFRP and GFRP), the thickness of the material and the impact energy. The NDT methods used after the damage are supplemented by thermographic measurements with high temporal resolution, which were already recorded during the impact. T2 - 14th Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Conference CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.06.2018 KW - Active thermography KW - Passive thermography KW - Ultrasonics KW - CFRP KW - GFRP KW - Impact PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-454952 UR - http://www.qirt.org/archives/qirt2018/papers/126.pdf DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/qirt.2018.126 SP - 933 EP - 940 PB - DGZfP e. V. AN - OPUS4-45495 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kotschate, Daniel A1 - Wendland, Saskia A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Airborne testing of molded polymer compounds N2 - Modern and energy-efficient materials are essential for innovative designs for aerospace and automotive industries. Current technologies for rapid manufacturing such as additive manufacturing and liquid composite moulding by polymer Extrusion allow innovative ways of creating robust and lightweight constructions. Commercially available printing devices often use polylactide (PLA) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as raw material. Therefore, parameters like the infill ratio, influencing the ability to resist mechanical stress, may have a beneficial impact on the lifetime of components. These manufacturing technologies require a good knowledge about materials and even adapted non-destructive testing technologies and methods. Airborne ultrasonic testing has beneficial advantages for testing those lightweight constructions. It is a contact-free testing method, which does not require a liquid couplant. Therefore, it allows fast test cycles without any unwanted alternations of the material properties due to interactions with any coupling liquid. This contribution deals with the characterisation of printed specimens based on PLA by using airborne ultrasound and presents the current edge of non-destructive testing and evaluation using airborne ultrasonic transducers. The specimens, manufactured by polymer extrusion, are printed as thin plates. The infill ratio, as well as the material thickness, were varied to model density imperfections with different geometric shapes and properties. For better understanding of the limits of airborne ultrasonic testing in transmission, we compared own-developed transducers based on different physical principles: on ferroelectrets, on the thermoacoustic effect, as well as a new type of transducers based on gas discharges. T2 - 10th International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 24.10.2018 KW - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing KW - Polymer KW - Plasma acoustics KW - Gas discharges KW - Atmospheric pressure plasma PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-465609 VL - 168 SP - Th.6.C.1, 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-46560 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Paul, Nathalie A1 - Kister, Alexander A1 - Schnellhardt, Thorben A1 - Fetz, Maximilian A1 - Hecker, Dirk A1 - Wirtz, Tim ED - Meo, Rosa ED - Silvestri, Fabrizio T1 - Reinforcement Learning for Segmented Manufacturing N2 - The manufacturing of large components is, in comparison to small components, cost intensive. This is due to the sheer size of the components and the limited scalability in number of produced items. To take advantage of the effects of small component production we segment the large components into smaller parts and schedule the production of these parts on regular-sized machine tools. We propose to apply and adapt recent developments in reinforcement learning in combination with heuristics to efficiently solve the resulting segmentation and assignment problem. In particular, we solve the assignment problem up to a factor of 8 faster and only a few percentages less accurate than a classic solver from operations research. T2 - European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases 2023 CY - Turin, Italy DA - 18.09.2023 KW - Reinforcement Learning KW - Assignment Problem KW - Large component manufacturing PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74640-6_38 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 470 EP - 485 PB - Springer Cham AN - OPUS4-63031 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sridaran Venkat, Ramanan A1 - Stamm, Michael A1 - Wittmann, Jost A1 - Lauterbach, Helge A1 - Bleier, Michael T1 - Harnessing the power of thermal imagery and visual inspection- a mean for reliable damage detection of wind turbine rotor blades N2 - Generation of green electricity as part of the energy transition is leading to a growing market in the wind energy sector all over the world. Maintenance and inspection are key-factor for the reliable, safe and efficient operation of wind turbines. Regular maintenance of rotor blades focuses on damage such as erosion on the leading edge of the profile, delamination and thermal cracks due to lightning strikes. To date, visual inspection by technicians (climbers) has been the state of the art. Recently, drone-based inspections using visual cameras have become more common, enabling fast, reliable and cost-effective inspections. However, no internal damage to the rotor blades are detectable during such an inspection. This deficiency is often compensated by thermography, a recognized method for detecting damages beneath the surface of an object. Thermography has been promoted and continuously developed at BAM for years. In the first part of this paper, the authors present the concept for a drone-based multisensory system that combines a thermal camera, a high-resolution visual camera and a 3D Laser scanner.The system provides a comprehensive view of the rotor blade samples internal and external conditions. In the second part of the paper, we present a lab-based demonstrator comprising an infrared camera and an RGB camera. We elaborate on the process for fusing the images comprising the calibration, image preprocessing and image registration. T2 - 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Wind rotor blade inspection KW - Thermography KW - Data fusion KW - Drone inspection KW - Multi-sensors PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-625107 DO - https://doi.org/10.58286/29868 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 29 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-62510 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zia, Ghezal Ahmad Jan A1 - Valdestilhas, Andre A1 - Moreno Torres, Benjami A1 - Kruschwitz, Sabine T1 - Leveraging large language models for automated knowledge graphs generation in non-destructive testing N2 - This paper presents an innovative approach for the automatic generation of Knowledge Graphs (KGs) from heterogeneous scientific articles in the domain of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) applied to building materials. Our methodology leverages large language models (LLMs) to extract and semantically relate concepts from diverse sources. We developed material-specific agents for concrete, wood, steel, and bricks, each equipped with a curated glossary of terms to ensure domain accuracy. These agents process PDF documents, extracting relevant information on deterioration mechanisms, physical changes, and applicable NDT methods. The extracted data is then normalized, validated, and structured into a Neo4j graph database, forming a comprehensive KG. Our results demonstrate the system’s ability to automatically discover and represent intricate relationships between materials, deterioration mechanisms, physical changes, and NDT techniques. The generated KG successfully captures complex interactions, such as the applicability of specific NDT methods to various materials under different deterioration conditions. This work not only highlights the potential of KGs in enhancing knowledge discovery and representation in NDT research but also provides a scalable framework for extending this approach to other scientific domains. T2 - SeMatS 2024 - The 1st International Workshop on Semantic Materials Science CY - Amsterdam, The Netherlands DA - 17.09.2024 KW - Materials science and engineering KW - Large language model KW - Linked open data KW - Data interoperability KW - RDF KW - Semantic web PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-624597 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13834164 SN - 1613-0073 N1 - Serientitel: CEUR workshop proceedings – Series title: CEUR workshop proceedings VL - 3760 SP - 101 EP - 110 PB - RWTH Aachen CY - Aachen AN - OPUS4-62459 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Stolpe, Heiko A1 - Wiehle, Philipp T1 - Moisture diffusion affected by the Knudsen effect in temporal changing pore networks N2 - Almost all building materials in civil engineering have an open porosity and interact with or are affected by the environmental conditions. Structures might suffer from effects such as moisture adsorption, carbonation, corrosion, penetration of salt ions and chemical substances, etc. In the hygroscopic range, these processes are mostly driven by diffusion. Due to the confinement of small pores (< 1 µm), the Knudsen effect reduces the molecular diffusion. This reduction can become more significant in case of temporal changing pore systems because of physisorption of water vapor, carbonation, or chemisorption. In this study, unstabilised earth blocks and earth masonry are investigated. In a first step, the pore size distribution of the blocks is measured and sorption isotherms are recorded in experiments. Besides the ordinary physisorption, the involved clay minerals undergo swelling or shrinking due to chemisorption. The following two effects must be considered: first, the reduction of the available pore space by the adsorbed water layer. For this, the Hillerborg sorption theory is used, which is a combination of the well-known Brunauer-Emmett-Teller sorption theory and the Kelvin equation. This allows the computation of adsorbed water layers even in curved pore geometries. Second, the variation of the initial pore size distribution due to chemisorption needs to be modelled. Based on these two models, the effective diffusion coefficient can be predicted. For validation, arrays of relative humidity sensors were embedded into a free-standing earth masonry wall. This monitoring was carried out over more than a year to have a broad variety of environmental conditions and was located in Berlin, Germany. The prediction of the effective diffusion coefficient can also be transferred to other processes and allows the investigation of materials having temporarily changing pore systems. Examples are the carbonation of cementitious materials, alkali silica reaction, calcium leaching of long-lasting structures, etc. This effect becomes most prominent in the meso-pore range and might alter the effective diffusion coefficient by more than 100 %. T2 - 4th International Congress on Materials & Structural Stability CY - Rabat, Morocco DA - 08.03.2023 KW - Earth masonry KW - Material moisture KW - Molecular diffusion KW - Chemisoprtion KW - Knudsen effect KW - Physisorption PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-571391 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - RILEM CY - Champs-sur-Marne AN - OPUS4-57139 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bühling, Benjamin A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - OsciCheck - A Novel Fluidic Transducer for Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Measurements N2 - Ultrasonic measurement technology has become indispensable in NDT-CE. Air-coupled ultrasonic (ACU) measurement techniques promise to reduce measurement time. However, the signal quality suffers from large specific impedance mismatch at the transducer-air and air-specimen interface. Additionally, large pressure amplitudes are necessary for the penetration depth required in NDT-CE applications. To address the specific requirements of ultrasonic testing in NDT-CE, a robust ACU transducer was developed, that generates ultrasound by quickly switching a pressurized air flow. The simple design of the fluidic transducer makes the device maintenance free and resilient against harsh environmental conditions. Since the signal is generated by aeroacoustics, there is no specific impedance mismatch between the transducer and the surrounding air. The ultrasonic signal exhibits frequencies in the 30-60 kHz range and is therefore well suited to penetrate heterogenous materials such as concrete. This contribution gives an introduction in the working principle and signal characteristics of the fluidic transducer. Its applicability to measurements in concrete is verified. A detailed outlook is given to discuss the future potential of fluidic ultrasonic actuators. T2 - NDT-CE 2022 CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 16.08.2022 KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Nondestructive testing KW - Fluidics KW - Bistable amplifier KW - Aeroacoustics PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555271 UR - https://www.ndt.net/search/docs.php3?id=27319 VL - 2022/09 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - NDT.net CY - Bad Breisig AN - OPUS4-55527 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cook, Jake A1 - Tonon, Chiara A1 - Stohl, Leonie A1 - von Werder, Julia ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Assessment of concrete bioreceptivity and model organism performance for use in algal biofilm green facade systems N2 - Elevated temperatures and high levels of air pollution in urban environments pose a significant threat to the health and life quality of inhabitants of these areas. This research aims to address these challenges by developing green façade systems using micro-algal biofilms. Both material and biological properties are assessed to optimise biofilm performance and durability. Cementitious samples with different pH levels and varying nutrient compositions are tested in combination with model microorganisms. Organism growth, health and adhesion are monitored over a 3-month period under controlled laboratory conditions. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Concrete bioreceptivity KW - Model organism performance KW - Algal biofilm KW - Algal biofilm green facade systems PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613114 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 159 EP - 166 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61311 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bednarska, Dalia A1 - von Werder, Julia ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Modification of clay-based materials with a novel geopolymer: potential application towards water-resistance N2 - Earth is probably the most eco-friendly building material. However, since earthen materials dissolve in water easily their application is limited. The presented manuscript aims to verify the usefulness of a one-part geo- polymer developed at BAM as a stabilizing agent for earthen mortars. The experimental study encompasses water-resistance, compressive strength, linear shrinkage, water vapour permeability and microstructural anal- ysis of the reference and the modified earthen plaster. The presented results show that the modification visibly affects the properties of the initial material providing its water-resistance. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Clay-based materials KW - Water-resistance KW - Novel geopolymer PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613150 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 94 EP - 101 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61315 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Herrmann, Ralf A1 - Schneider, Ronald A1 - Pitters, S. A1 - Wedel, F. A1 - Hindersmann, I. T1 - Developing a guideline for structural health monitoring of road bridges in Germany N2 - In recent years, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has become a useful and increasingly widely used tool for supporting lifetime extensions of existing bridges with known structural deficiencies or indications of potentially critical damages or damage processes. At the same time, methods and tools are emerging, which enable monitoring-informed predictive maintenance of new and existing bridges based on digital twins. The monitoring process – starting from the definition of monitoring actions and ending with decisions based on monitoring outcomes – is complex and requires expertise in structural engineering, operation and maintenance of bridges, metrology, and data analytics. To support German road authorities, engineering consultancies, building contractors and other stakeholders of the bridge management, the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) has initiated the development of a new guideline for applying SHM as part of the management of road bridges. The guideline will present various use cases and for each identified use case, it will propose a proven monitoring scheme. In addition, the guideline will provide guidance on assessing the benefits of SHM as well as a common approach to managing monitoring data as a systematic basis for integrating monitoring data in the bridge management. This contribution discusses the motivation, objectives, and scope of the guideline, describes its use case centric structure and outlines the proposed data management. T2 - IABMAS 2024 CY - Kopenhagen, Danmark DA - 24.06.2024 KW - Guideline KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Road bridges KW - Infrastructure PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613947 SN - 978-1-032-77040-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003483755-236 SP - 2009 EP - 2017 PB - CRC Press AN - OPUS4-61394 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Deresse, N. E. A1 - Thiele, Marc A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Sarem, M. A1 - Francois, St. A1 - Verstrynge, E. T1 - Evaluation of Concrete Fatigue Damage with Elastic Wave-based Measurement Techniques N2 - The fatigue damage evolution and the fatigue life of quasi-brittle materials such as concrete are not yet completely understood. Accordingly to get better insights, researchers have recently been incorporating advanced measuring techniques in their fatigue experiments. In this research, acoustic emission techniques (AET), active ultrasonic, and deformation measurements are used to track the damage evolution of concrete samples subjected to fatigue loading. The samples are subjected to constant amplitude and stepwise fatigue loading in Brazilian splitting test set-ups. Initially, a good agreement is observed between the deformation and the ultrasonic measurements in capturing the crack propagation during Brazilian splitting tests. The three fatigue damage phases could be identified with all of the three techniques. The Phase II damage rates quantified by deformation measurements and AET in stepwise fatigue tests were used to predict the number of cycles to failure at various stress levels. The predictions were validated using the number of cycles to failure of the constant amplitude fatigue tests. T2 - 36th Conference of the European Working Group on Acoustic Emission CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 18.09.2024 KW - Concrete KW - Acoustic emission KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Fatigue PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-615677 DO - https://doi.org/10.58286/30228 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 29 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - NDT.net AN - OPUS4-61567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schönsee, Eric A1 - Jeyifous, Olubunmi Anthony A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Hüsken, Götz T1 - Investigations on multi-sensor data for monitoring volume flow during the printing process N2 - Extrusion based 3D concrete printing (3DCP) is a growing technology because of its high potential for automating construction and the new possibilities of design. In conventional construction methods, a sample is taken to be representative for one material batch. However, in 3DCP continuous mixing is used which results in variations during the mixing process. Therefore, one sample is not representative for the entire structure. This leads to the necessity of continuous and real-time process monitoring. This study focuses on the variations of pressure and temperature which are caused by changes in the material due to the ongoing mixing process. Changes in material, which is transported downstream, are influencing sensor signals in different positions with a time delay. In the following, the data is analysed to investigate if the changing material and the so caused change in pressure can be used to calculate volume flow. T2 - Digital Concrete 2024 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 04.09.2024 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - In-line Monitoring KW - Volume Flow KW - Process Control PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:084-2024081513042 DO - https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202408151304-0 SP - 1 EP - 3 AN - OPUS4-61001 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Viefhues, Eva A1 - Döhler, M. A1 - Hille, Falk A1 - Mevel, L. T1 - Fault detection for linear parameter varying systems under changes in the process noise covariance N2 - Detecting changes in the eigenstructure of linear systems is a comprehensively investigated subject. In particular, change detection methods based on hypothesis testing using Gaussian residuals have been developed previously. In such residuals, a reference model is confronted to data from the current system. In this paper, linear output-only systems depending on a varying external physical parameter are considered. These systems are driven by process noise, whose covariance may also vary between measurements. To deal with the varying parameter, an interpolation approach is pursued, where a limited number of reference models – each estimated from data measured in a reference state – are interpolated to approximate an adequate reference model for the current parameter. The problem becomes more complex when the different points of interpolation correspond to different noise conditions. Then conflicts may arise between the detection of changes in the eigenstructure due to a fault and the detection of changes due to different noise conditions. For this case, a new change detection approach is developed based on the interpolation of the eigenstructure at the reference points. The resulting approach is capable of change detection when both the external physical parameter and the process noise conditions are varying. This approach is validated on a numerical simulation of a mechanical system. T2 - 21st IFAC World Congress CY - Online meeting DA - 13.07.2020 KW - Linear parameter varying systems KW - Fault detectionchanging KW - Process noise KW - Subspace-based residual KW - Model interpolation PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524652 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.868 SN - 2405-8963 VL - 53 IS - 2 SP - 13668 EP - 13673 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-52465 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Maack, Stefan ED - Li, J. ED - Spanos, D. ED - Chen, J. B. ED - Peng, Y. B. T1 - Towards NDT-supported decisions on the reliability of existing bridges N2 - A major advantage in the reassessment of existing structures is the possibility of including measured data that describe the actual properties and the current condition of the structure to be reassessed. Currently, the incorporation of such measured information is mostly unregulated. However, the use of measurement results is vitally important, since a measured data-based improvement of the computation models level of approximation can lead at least to more meaningful results, possibly to extended remaining life times of the structure and in the best case to a saving of resources. Conversely, not appreciating well measurable and relevant information can be equated with a waste of resources. In this paper, a concept for the comparable use of non-destructively measured data as basic variables in probabilistic reliability assessments is outlined and examined using a typical prestressed concrete road bridge as a case-study. An essential requirement is the calculation of measurement uncertainties in order to evaluate the quality of the measurement results comparably. In conclusion, the example of ultrasonic and radar measurement data is used to demonstrate the effects that the incorporation of the measured information has on the reliability of the structure. T2 - 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022) CY - Online meeting DA - 13.09.2022 KW - Measurement uncertainty KW - Reliability assessment KW - Existing structures KW - Concrete Bridge KW - Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-583013 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-58301 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -