TY - JOUR A1 - Terzioglu, T. A1 - Karthik, M. A1 - Hurlebaus, S. A1 - Hueste, M. A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Krause, M. A1 - Miller, P. A1 - Olson, L. T1 - Nondestructive evaluation of grout defects in internal tendons of posttensioned girders JF - NDT and E International N2 - Post-tensioning systems provide safe and efficient construction solutions for long span bridges. Despite the improved grouting practices over the past decade, existing post-tensioning systems may have significant amount of grout defects, which could lead to corrosion of the strands. Condition assessment of post-tensioning systems is necessary to allow bridge owners to take timely, proactive actions to mitigate or prevent further Deterioration and unanticipated tendon failures. A detailed experimental study conducted to assess the performance of nondestructive evaluation techniques in detecting grout defects within internal tendons is presented herein. Nondestructive evaluation techniques that include Ground Penetrating Radar, Impact Echo, Ultrasonic Tomography, and Ultrasonic Echo are evaluated in terms of detecting the location and severity of fabricated grout defects in a full-scale post-tensioned U-girder mock-up specimen. While Ground Penetrating Radar can identify the location and profile of the internal tendons, particularly metal ducts due to strong reflections, this method did not provide any information about the defect conditions within the tendon. Both Impact Echo and Ultrasonic Echo techniques are effective in identifying the Location of grout defects, but could not differentiate between water, void, or compromised grout conditions. The study clearly demonstrates the need for NDE techniques that are applicable to anchorage regions, and that are capable of estimating the severity and nature of grout defects in internal tendons. KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Nondestructive testing KW - Ground penetrating radar KW - Impact Echo KW - Ultrasonic tomography KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Bridge inspection PY - 2018 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963869517305996?via%3Dihub DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.05.013 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 99 SP - 23 EP - 35 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-45218 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 T2 - MATEC web of conferences 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 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Maack, Stefan ED - Alexander, M. G. ED - Beushausen, H. ED - Dehn, F. ED - Moyo, P. T1 - Reliability assessment of existing bridge constructions based on results of non-destructive testing T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) N2 - The non-destructive testing methods available for civil engineering (NDT-CE) enable the measurements of quantitative parameters, which realistically describe the characteristics of existing buildings. In the past, methods for quality evaluation and concepts for validation expanded into NDT-CE to improve the objectivity of measured data. Thereby, a metrological foundation was developed to collect statistically sound and structurally relevant information about the inner construction of structures without destructive interventions. More recently, the demand for recalculations of structural safety was identified. This paper summarizes a basic research study on structural analyses of bridges in combination with NDT. The aim is to use measurement data of nondestructive testing methods as stochastic quantities in static calculations. Therefore, a methodical interface between the guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement and probabilistic approximation procedures (e.g. FORM) has been proven to be suitable. The motivation is to relate the scientific approach of the structural analysis with real information coming from existing structures and not with those found in the literature. A case study about the probabilistic bending proof of a reinforced concrete bridge with statistically verified data from ultrasonic measurements shows that the measuring results fulfil the requirements concerning precision, trueness, objectivity and reliability. T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 19.11.2018 KW - NDT KW - Concrete KW - Probabilistic reassessment KW - Bridge PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-467898 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819906001 SN - 2261-236X VL - 199 SP - 06001, 1 EP - 9 PB - MATEC Web of Conferences AN - OPUS4-46789 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Structural safety referring to ultrasound on concrete bridges JF - Beton- und Stahlbetonbau N2 - Measuring means knowing. The structural engineer’s Knowledge about structures is vitally important for the assessment of their structural safety. This contribution shows, how non-destructive testing methods can be used to collect valuable Information about existing structures. This value is expressed in this paper by the usability in probabilistic assessments and thus by the reliability of the information. The development of non-destructive testing methods in civil-engineering allows the realistic measurement and visualization of inner constructions of concrete components with a minimum of destructive interventions. The evaluation of the quality of measurement data is of fundamental importance for quantitative measurements in order to ensure the objectivity of testing and evaluation and to assess the reliability of the knowledge acquired. Both systematic and random deviations must be identified, quantified and taken into account to obtain statistically sound data. The Focus of this contribution is on the methodical path, how displayed measurement data can be processed into reliable knowledge. It is not about developing assessment methods but about providing necessary knowledge to increase their operational usability. T2 - 16th International Probabilistic Workshop CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 12.09.2018 KW - NDT KW - Reassessment KW - Probabilistic KW - Non-destructive testing in civil engineering PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201800034 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 113 IS - S2 SP - 7 EP - 13 PB - Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-46143 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Haslbeck, M. T1 - Bewertung von Bestandsbauwerken mit gemessenen Daten. Teil 1: Konzept, Messungen und Leistungsfähigkeit der ZfP‐Verfahren JF - Beton- und Stahlbetonbau N2 - Gegenüber dem Neubauentwurf können bei der Bewertung von bestehender Bausubstanz Sicherheitsreserven genutzt werden, da Unsicherheiten, die beim Bau auftreten können, besser bekannt oder nicht mehr vorhanden sind. Können solche Unsicherheiten genauer bewertet werden, z. B. durch die Feststellung der genauen Lage der Spannglieder bei einer Spannbetonbrücke, so können Sicherheitsbeiwerte reduziert werden, ohne dass es dabei zu Auswirkungen auf das normativ festgelegte Zuverlässigkeitsniveau kommt. Mittlerweile sind Prüfmethoden an Bauwerken wirtschaftlich einsetzbar und auch so leistungsfähig, dass die für die Tragfähigkeit und Gebrauchstauglichkeit wesentlichen Parameter identifiziert werden können. Ein wesentlicher Punkt ist hierbei die Integration derartiger Messergebnisse in Rechenmodelle, die für die Nachrechnung des Bauwerks verwendet werden. Dies können sowohl semiprobabilistische Rechenmodelle als auch vollprobabilistische Modelle sein. Bei semiprobabilistischen Methoden können aus den Messergebnissen Teilsicherheitsbeiwerte berechnet und abgeleitet werden, die dann in den bekannten Nachweisformaten gemäß den Eurocodes und der Nachrechnungsrichtlinie berücksichtigt werden. Bei vollprobabilistischen Nachweisen können die Messdaten in Form von Verteilungsdichtefunktionen mit gemessenen Variationskoeffizienten direkt in das Rechenmodell eingehen. In einer dreiteiligen Aufsatzreihe werden die Messverfahren und die Nutzung der Ergebnisse bei der Nachrechnung vorgestellt. Der vorliegende Teil 1 zeigt die Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes von zerstörungsfreien Prüfverfahren und bewertet deren Leistungsfähigkeit. Messen heißt wissen. Dieses Wissen spiegelt die Realität wider und soll den Tragwerksplaner bei der Entscheidungsfindung über die Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit von Bestandsbauwerken unterstützen. KW - Nachrechnung KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Messunsicherheit KW - Brücken KW - Beton PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201900002 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 114 IS - 6 SP - 370 EP - 382 PB - Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-48156 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Strübing, T. T1 - Bewertung von Bestandsbauwerken mit gemessenen Daten - Teil 2: Berechnung der Tragwerkszuverlässigkeit unter Einbeziehung der ZfP-Messergebnisse T1 - Reassessment of existing structures based on measured data - Part 2: Structural reliability analyses using NDT results JF - Beton- und Stahlbetonbau N2 - Durch die Einbeziehung von gemessenen Daten bei der Bewertung von bestehenden Bauwerken können Unsicherheiten bei der Beurteilung des Tragverhaltens reduziert werden, ohne das normative Zuverlässigkeitsniveau einzuschränken. Informationen sind die wesentliche Grundlage für die Analyse der Zuverlässigkeit von Tragwerken. Umso wichtiger ist die Kenntnis über die Präzision und die Richtigkeit der verwendeten Informationen. Aus messtechnischer Sicht kann ein Messwert, dem keine Messunsicherheit beigeordnet wurde, als wertlos erachtet werden. Liegt ein vollständig dokumentiertes Messergebnis vor, so ist die Qualität der gemessenen Information bekannt und deren Vergleichbarkeit gewährleistet. In diesem Beitrag wird am Beispiel einer Spannbetonbrücke und zweier Grenzzustände gezeigt, wie Messergebnisse aus der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung in probabilistische Nachweise von Bestandsbauwerken einfließen können und welche Auswirkungen die Implementierung von gemessenen Daten bei der Bewertung von Bestandsbauwerken haben kann. N2 - Every decision about the reliability of a structure is associated with uncertainties. The reassessment of existing structures remains a major challenge. The decisive difference compared to the design of new structures is the possibility and necessity to collect individual information about the actual condition and properties of the structure. Such knowledge should be appreciated in the reassessment in order to reduce uncertainties and increase the validity of the results. Reliability analyses using measured data require the comparability of measurement results and the evaluation of the quality of the measured information. Both requirements can be met by adequate measurement uncertainty considerations. Besides, the destructive interventions necessary for the measurements should be kept to a minimum. This paper shows how non-destructively gathered measurement results can be incorporated into probabilistic reassessments and which effects the implementation of measured data can have when evaluating existing structures, using a prestressed concrete bridge as a case-study. KW - Nachrechnung KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse KW - Messung KW - Spannbetonbrücke PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-519480 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202000087 SN - 0005-9900 SN - 1437-1006 VL - 116 IS - 3 SP - 183 EP - 199 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-51948 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bühling, Benjamin A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Schweitzer, T. T1 - Experimental analysis of the acoustic field of an ultrasonic pulse induced by a fluidic switch JF - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America N2 - Ultrasonic inspection is a common tool for non-destructive testing in civil engineering (NDT-CE). Currently, transducers are coupled directly to the specimen surface, which makes the inspection time-consuming. Air-coupled ultrasound (ACU) transducers are more time-efficient but need a high pressure amplitude as the impedance mismatch between the air and the concrete is high and large penetration depth is needed for the inspection. Current approaches aim at eliminating the impedance mismatch between the transducer and the air to gain amplitude; however, they hardly fulfill the NDT-CE requirements. In this study, an alternative approach for ultrasound generation is presented: the signal is generated by a fluidic switch that rapidly injects a mass flow into the ambience. The acoustic field, the flow field, and their interaction are investigated. It is shown that the signal has dominant frequencies in the range of 35–60 kHz, and the amplitude is comparable to that of a commercial ACU transducer. KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Ultrasonic transducer KW - Acoustic-flow interaction PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-523862 DO - https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0003937 VL - 149 IS - 4 SP - 2150 EP - 2158 AN - OPUS4-52386 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Braml, T. A1 - Taffe, A. A1 - Keßler, S. A1 - Maack, Stefan T1 - Reliability assessment of existing structures using results of nondestructive testing JF - Structural Concrete N2 - Making optimal decisions about the reliability of existing structures requires that the information used in assessment adequately represents the properties and the condition of the structures. The knowledge gap regarding a structure to be assessed can be successively filled by individually purposeful observations on site. This paper gives an overview of an approach for utilizing nondestructively gathered measurement results in reliability assessment of existing structures. An essential part of measurement-based stochastic modeling of basic variables is the calculation of measurement uncertainties, which serves to establish confidence in measurement, to ensure the comparability of unambiguously expressed measurement results, and to quantify the quality of the measured information. Regarding the current discourse on how to treat information collected on-site in the context of assessment, the authors recommend that measurement uncertainty becomes an uncertainty component mandatorily to be represented in measurement-based stochastic models. The main steps of the proposed concept are presented, and the advantages of its application are emphasized by means of a prestressed concrete bridge as case study. The bridge is assessed regarding the serviceability limit state decompression using ultrasonic and radar data measured at the structure. KW - Bridge KW - Measurement uncertainty KW - Prestressed concrete KW - Stochastic modeling KW - Probabilistic methods PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-529927 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100226 SN - 1751-7648 VL - 22 IS - 5 SP - 2895 EP - 2915 PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-52992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bühling, Benjamin A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Schönsee, Eric A1 - Schweitzer, Thorge A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - Acoustic and flow data of fluidic and piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers JF - Data in brief N2 - This data article presents characteristic acoustic and flow data of a fluidic ultrasonic transducer as well as acoustic data of a commercial piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer used in non-destructive testing for civil engineering. The flow data has been acquired using hot-wire anemometry and a Pitot tube. The three-dimensional acoustic data of both devices has been acquired using a calibrated microphone. The distribution of characteristic acoustic properties of both transducers are extracted and given in addition to the raw data. The data presented in the article will be a valuable source for reference and validation, both for developing fluidic and alternate ultrasound generation technologies. Furthermore, they will give additional insight into the acoustic-flow interaction phenomena of high speed switching devices. This article is accompanying the paper Experimental Analysis of the Acoustic Field of an Ultrasonic Pulse Induced by a Fluidic Switch (Bühling et al., 2021) published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, where the data is interpreted in detail and the rationale for characteristic sound properties of the fluidic transducer are given. KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Fluidics KW - Acoustic-flow interaction KW - Piezoelectric transducer PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-531308 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107280 VL - 38 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-53130 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Epple, Niklas A1 - Aligholizadeh, M. T1 - Die Ultraschall-Echomethode – von der Messung zur bautechnischen Kenngröße T1 - Ultrasonic Echo Method - Deriving structural parameters from measured values JF - Beton- und Stahlbetonbau N2 - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren liefern wichtige Informationen zur Beurteilung von Bauwerken. Mit ihnen können Materialeigenschaften bestimmt oder die innere Struktur von Bauteilen beschrieben werden. Für letzteres werden in der Regel Volumenverfahren angewandt. Einen besonderen Stellenwert haben in der Praxis die Radar- und die Ultraschall-Echoverfahren. Ihre Anwendung erfordert lediglich eine einseitige Zugänglichkeit zum Bauteil. Zudem lassen sich zahlreiche unterschiedliche Prüfaufgaben lösen. Zum Stand der Technik gehören beispielsweise die Ortung von Bewehrung und Spannkanälen, die Bestimmung der Dicke von Bauteilen oder die Fehlerlokalisierung. In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, wie mithilfe von Ultraschall-Echomessungen gesammelte Messwerte in ein quantitatives Messergebnis überführt werden können, das wiederum in ingenieurtechnische Berechnungen einfließen kann. Einleitend werden die Prüfmethode und die Messtechnik erläutert. Anschließend wird das Vorgehen von der Auswertung der Messergebnisse bis zur Bestimmung der bautechnischen Kenngröße – Bauteildicke – gezeigt. Abschließend wird die Methodik an einem Referenzprüfkörper aus Polyamid demonstriert und den Ergebnissen von Messungen an Beton gegenübergestellt. KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Ultraschall-Echoverfahren KW - Messunsicherheit KW - Bildgebende Darstellung KW - Schallgeschwindigkeit PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-521113 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/best.202000091 VL - 116 IS - 3 SP - 200 EP - 211 PB - Ernst & Sohn AN - OPUS4-52111 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -