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Detecting spreading damage in bridges is a demanding task for engineers today when the ageing infrastracture of industriaiized countries is degradating more and more. To successfully deal with tbis problem, a really advanced method has been elaborated basing on Langrange Multiplier (LM) tests and following the principle of simplicity by Hilbert and extending comments by Helmholtz refering to a combination of measurement and analytical treatment. Finally, an easy mathematical fonnation has been created.
The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) is a materials testing apparatus primarily designed for the analysis of viscoplastic material behavior at very high strain rates.
Because of its complexity it is common practice to simplify the underlying exact mechanical theory by making strong assumptions. On the one hand this has to be done to achieve any results at all on the other hand one commits systematic errors. Therefore we utilize different numerical and Simulation methods to analyze and minimize these errors.
The absolute detection of a gap distance of loose and ftxed extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) sensors with conventional measurement Systems is not possible. Due to this EFPI-sensors were deemed to be unfit for distance determination in comparision with FBG sensors. With the conventional measurement method a continous measurement of the EFPIsensors was necessary. Otherwise data about the distance change was lost. Additional it is necessary to detect the tumaround points in the interference signal with 100%. This made it worse for the analysis and the use of the sensor. At BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing a measurement System called “EFPI-Scan” is developed which can measure the absolute gap distance of four connected EFPI-sensors synchronous. Every measurement channel is temperature independetn and long term stable. Test measurements showed a deviation of maximum ±1 gm per hour. Furthermore it is possible to measure with different measurement modes (abolute, relative and a combination of both). Special emphasis should be placed to the absolute measurement accuracy of ± 5 pm at a gap distance determination ftom 40 up to 4000 pm.
The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) is a method for material characterization which works at strain rates from 102 - 104 1/s. This method can be used for example in the field of military engineering, in the field of deformation technology, automobile indurstry, aerospace industry or in other industrial fields. Controlled tests with the SHPB device enable Information about the dynamic material deformaion behaviour in the named strain rate area. The setup of the SHPB is not standarized and the measurement principle is dependent on simplifications. Due to this amongst others the problem with the dispersion of the measurement signal occurs. Furthermore it is possible that measurement uncertainties appear caused by the misalignment of the SHPB setup. In this work the influence of the alignment and a dispersion correction by pulse shaping is presented. On the one side for the alignment calibration tests are done. And on the other side for the dispersion influence correction with pulse shaping tests are done with TiA16V4. This material was choosen due to the fact that it can be compared with existing literature data.