Materials Degradation of materials

The degradation and damage mechanisms of new materials and multi-material mixes as well as components made from them have not yet been sufficiently researched. Our focus is on the investigation of mechanical, thermal and corrosive stresses of new or already known materials from the field of metals, ceramics and polymers and their composites.

Safety-related requirements must be implemented from the conceptualization and design stage through production and assembly as well as the operating phase, including monitoring and repair, to dismantling and recycling. We help with the development and application of procedures for safety-related assessment and interdisciplinary failure analysis of technical systems and their components.

Selected projects

QI-Digital - New solutions for a modern, agile quality infrastructure (QI)

KIMono - Artificial intelligence for ultrasonic monitoring of hydrogen pressure vessels

Reincarnate - Maximizing life cycle and reuse of buildings, construction products and materials

MRO 2.0 - Development of a digitalized process for the maintenance and overhaul of turbine blades

WinConFat-Structure - Further development of design concepts for concrete fatigue

Selected publications

“Damage evolution detection in a pipeline segment under bending by means of acoustic emission” in: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 2023

“A Multiscale and Multimethod Approach to Assess and Mitigate Concrete Damage Due to Alkali–Silica Reaction”, in: Advanced Engineering Materials, 2022

“HF RFID-based measurement comparison for method optimization in M2 concrete and alkali-activated mortars”, in Materials Today, 2022

“A Machine Learning-Based Data Fusion Approach for Improved Corrosion Testing”; Surveys in Geophysics, 2020

„3D-Analyse von Betonfahrbahnober-flächen mit Grinding- und Groovingtextur mittels Streifenlichtprojektion“, in: Beton und Stahlbetonbau, 2020

Further publications can be found in our database PUBLICA