TY - CONF A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Gottlieb, Cassian A1 - Millar, Steven A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) – automated 2D chemical analysis of concrete N2 - Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a combination of laser ablation and optical emission spectroscopy. Due to the possibility of direct measurements on the sample surface with a minimum of sample preparation investigations of building materials can be conducted quite fast. In combination with a scanning technique (translation stage or scanning mirrors head) 2D element distributions of harmful species like chlorides and alkalis are evaluated with a sub-mm resolution. By scanning a surface of typically 100 mm x 100 mm the heterogeneity of the material may be considered. LIBS is capable to identify hot spots in element concentration with a resolution of 0.1 mm or even smaller. A LIBS-system for the on-site application on building materials is, in cooperation with system developers and companies which will use this technique for investigation on real structures, under test at BAM. We present an example. Further work will focus on providing guidelines to establish LIBS as a standard procedure for chemical investigations of building materials. T2 - NDE / NDT for Highway and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology CY - Portland, Oregon, USA DA - 29.08.2016 KW - LIBS KW - Concrete KW - Chloride KW - Chemical analysis PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-57117-392-8 SP - 155 EP - 160 PB - The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. CY - Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA AN - OPUS4-37679 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Taffe, Alexander A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Kurz, J. H. A1 - Boller, C. ED - Grantham, M. ED - Mechtcherine, V. ED - Schneck, U. T1 - Automated multi-sensor systems in civil engineering for condition assessment of concrete structures N2 - Infrastructure is subject to continuous ageing. This has given life cycle management of infrastructure an important role. Therefore an increasing demand for reliable inspection and monitoring tools is noticeable. A combination of different non-destructive test methods is often necessary to receive reliable results for material characterization, flaw detection and the determination of component specific geometry Parameters. Regarding concrete structures thickness measurements are combined with flaw detection and additional Information about reinforcement and tendon ducts is required. Therefore, a multi-sensor measurement approach is necessary with a high degree of automation. Otherwise a time consuming succession of manual measurements has to be performed which would prevent practical applications. A modular control and data acquisition approach is described and the application of two different automated measurement devices is shown. The BetoScan System consists of a self-navigating mobile robot. The System is especially designed for the Investigation of reinforced concrete floors exposed to de-icing salts. The data acquisition of the OSSCAR System, a multi-sensor Scanner, is similar to the robot approach. These different applications are based on a similar kernel allowing the modular use of different contact and non-contact sensors. The described general concept of multi-sensor data acquisition and data analysis presented here is not limited to the field of civil engineering applications. T2 - Concrete Solutions 2011 - 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 26.09.2011 KW - Multi sensor KW - Data aquisition KW - Assessment of concrete structures KW - Scanner KW - NDT PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-415-61-622-5 SP - 397 EP - 403 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London AN - OPUS4-24659 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -