@article{BecherVoelkerRodehorstetal., author = {Becher, Lia and V{\"o}lker, Conrad and Rodehorst, Volker and Kuhne, Michael}, title = {Background-oriented schlieren technique for two-dimensional visualization of convective indoor air flows}, series = {Optics and Lasers in Engineering}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Optics and Lasers in Engineering}, number = {Volume 134, article 106282}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106282}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220810-46972}, pages = {9}, abstract = {This article focuses on further developments of the background-oriented schlieren (BOS) technique to visualize convective indoor air flow, which is usually defined by very small density gradients. Since the light rays deflect when passing through fluids with different densities, BOS can detect the resulting refractive index gradients as integration along a line of sight. In this paper, the BOS technique is used to yield a two-dimensional visualization of small density gradients. The novelty of the described method is the implementation of a highly sensitive BOS setup to visualize the ascending thermal plume from a heated thermal manikin with temperature differences of minimum 1 K. To guarantee steady boundary conditions, the thermal manikin was seated in a climate laboratory. For the experimental investigations, a high-resolution DLSR camera was used capturing a large field of view with sufficient detail accuracy. Several parameters such as various backgrounds, focal lengths, room air temperatures, and distances between the object of investigation, camera, and structured background were tested to find the most suitable parameters to visualize convective indoor air flow. Besides these measurements, this paper presents the analyzing method using cross-correlation algorithms and finally the results of visualizing the convective indoor air flow with BOS. The highly sensitive BOS setup presented in this article complements the commonly used invasive methods that highly influence weak air flows.}, subject = {Raumklima}, language = {en} } @article{DokhanchiArnoldVogeletal.2020, author = {Dokhanchi, Najmeh Sadat and Arnold, J{\"o}rg and Vogel, Albert and V{\"o}lker, Conrad}, title = {Measurement of indoor air temperature distribution using acoustic travel-time tomography: Optimization of transducers location and sound-ray coverage of the room}, series = {Measurement}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Measurement}, number = {Volume 164, article 107934}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/j.measurement.2020.107934}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220524-46473}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Acoustic travel-time TOMography (ATOM) allows the measurement and reconstruction of air temperature distributions. Due to limiting factors, such as the challenge of travel-time estimation of the early reflections in the room impulse response, which heavily depends on the position of transducers inside the measurement area, ATOM is applied mainly outdoors. To apply ATOM in buildings, this paper presents a numerical solution to optimize the positions of transducers. This optimization avoids reflection overlaps, leading to distinguishable travel-times in the impulse response reflectogram. To increase the accuracy of the measured temperature within tomographic voxels, an additional function is employed to the proposed numerical method to minimize the number of sound-path-free voxels, ensuring the best sound-ray coverage of the room. Subsequently, an experimental set-up has been performed to verify the proposed numerical method. The results indicate the positive impact of the optimal positions of transducers on the distribution of ATOM-temperatures.}, subject = {Bauphysik}, language = {en} } @article{ArtusKoch, author = {Artus, Mathias and Koch, Christian}, title = {State of the art in damage information modeling for RC bridges - A literature review}, series = {Advanced Engineering Informatics}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Advanced Engineering Informatics}, number = {volume 46, article 101171}, publisher = {Elsevier Science}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/j.aei.2020.101171}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220506-46390}, pages = {1 -- 16}, abstract = {In Germany, bridges have an average age of 40 years. A bridge consumes between 0.4\% and 2\% of its construction cost per year over its entire life cycle. This means that up to 80\% of the construction cost are additionally needed for operation, inspection, maintenance, and destruction. Current practices rely either on paperbased inspections or on abstract specialist software. Every application in the inspection and maintenance sector uses its own data model for structures, inspections, defects, and maintenance. Due to this, data and properties have to be transferred manually, otherwise a converter is necessary for every data exchange between two applications. To overcome this issue, an adequate model standard for inspections, damage, and maintenance is necessary. Modern 3D models may serve as a single source of truth, which has been suggested in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) concept. Further, these models offer a clear visualization of the built infrastructure, and improve not only the planning and construction phases, but also the operation phase of construction projects. BIM is established mostly in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector to plan and construct new buildings. Currently, BIM does not cover the whole life cycle of a building, especially not inspection and maintenance. Creating damage models needs the building model first, because a defect is dependent on the building component, its properties and material. Hence, a building information model is necessary to obtain meaningful conclusions from damage information. This paper analyzes the requirements, which arise from practice, and the research that has been done in modeling damage and related information for bridges. With a look at damage categories and use cases related to inspection and maintenance, scientific literature is discussed and synthesized. Finally, research gaps and needs are identified and discussed.}, subject = {Building Information Modeling}, language = {de} } @article{SeichterNesslerKnopf, author = {Seichter, Cosima Zita and Neßler, Miriam and Knopf, Paul}, title = {Mapping In-Betweenness. The Refugee District in Belgrade in the Context of Migration, Urban Development, and Border Regimes}, series = {Movements. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Movements. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies}, number = {Volume 5, Issue 1}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4480}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210806-44807}, pages = {1 -- 9}, abstract = {The contribution explores the migratory situation on the Balkans and more specifically in the so-called Refugee District in Belgrade from a spatial perspective. By visualizing the areas of tensions in the Refugee District, the city of Belgrade, Serbia and Europe it aims to disentangle the political and socio-spatial levels that lead to the stuck situation of in-betweenness at the gates of the European Union.}, subject = {Europ{\"a}ische Union}, language = {en} } @article{CerejeirasKaehlerLegatiuketal., author = {Cerejeiras, Paula and K{\"a}hler, Uwe and Legatiuk, Anastasiia and Legatiuk, Dmitrii}, title = {Discrete Hardy Spaces for Bounded Domains in Rn}, series = {Complex Analysis and Operator Theory}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Complex Analysis and Operator Theory}, number = {Volume 15, article 4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, doi = {10.1007/s11785-020-01047-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210804-44746}, pages = {1 -- 32}, abstract = {Discrete function theory in higher-dimensional setting has been in active development since many years. However, available results focus on studying discrete setting for such canonical domains as half-space, while the case of bounded domains generally remained unconsidered. Therefore, this paper presents the extension of the higher-dimensional function theory to the case of arbitrary bounded domains in Rn. On this way, discrete Stokes' formula, discrete Borel-Pompeiu formula, as well as discrete Hardy spaces for general bounded domains are constructed. Finally, several discrete Hilbert problems are considered.}, subject = {Dirac-Operator}, language = {en} } @article{TutalPartschefeldSchneideretal., author = {Tutal, Adrian and Partschefeld, Stephan and Schneider, Jens and Osburg, Andrea}, title = {Effects of Bio-Based Plasticizers, Made From Starch, on the Properties of Fresh and Hardened Metakaolin-Geopolymer Mortar: Basic Investigations}, series = {Clays and Clay Minerals}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Clays and Clay Minerals}, number = {volume 68, No. 5}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, doi = {10.1007/s42860-020-00084-8}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210804-44737}, pages = {413 -- 427}, abstract = {Conventional superplasticizers based on polycarboxylate ether (PCE) show an intolerance to clay minerals due to intercalation of their polyethylene glycol (PEG) side chains into the interlayers of the clay mineral. An intolerance to very basic media is also known. This makes PCE an unsuitable choice as a superplasticizer for geopolymers. Bio-based superplasticizers derived from starch showed comparable effects to PCE in a cementitious system. The aim of the present study was to determine if starch superplasticizers (SSPs) could be a suitable additive for geopolymers by carrying out basic investigations with respect to slump, hardening, compressive and flexural strength, shrinkage, and porosity. Four SSPs were synthesized, differing in charge polarity and specific charge density. Two conventional PCE superplasticizers, differing in terms of molecular structure, were also included in this study. The results revealed that SSPs improved the slump of a metakaolin-based geopolymer (MK-geopolymer) mortar while the PCE investigated showed no improvement. The impact of superplasticizers on early hardening (up to 72 h) was negligible. Less linear shrinkage over the course of 56 days was seen for all samples in comparison with the reference. Compressive strengths of SSP specimens tested after 7 and 28 days of curing were comparable to the reference, while PCE led to a decline. The SSPs had a small impact on porosity with a shift to the formation of more gel pores while PCE caused an increase in porosity. Throughout this research, SSPs were identified as promising superplasticizers for MK-geopolymer mortar and concrete.}, subject = {Geopolymere}, language = {en} } @article{SchirmerOsburg, author = {Schirmer, Ulrike and Osburg, Andrea}, title = {A new method for the quantification of adsorbed styrene acrylate copolymer particles on cementitious surfaces: a critical comparative study}, series = {SN Applied Sciences}, volume = {2020}, journal = {SN Applied Sciences}, number = {Volume 2, article 2061}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, doi = {10.1007/s42452-020-03825-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210804-44729}, pages = {1 -- 11}, abstract = {The amount of adsorbed styrene acrylate copolymer (SA) particles on cementitious surfaces at the early stage of hydration was quantitatively determined using three different methodological approaches: the depletion method, the visible spectrophotometry (VIS) and the thermo-gravimetry coupled with mass spectrometry (TG-MS). Considering the advantages and disadvantages of each method, including the respectively required sample preparation, the results for four polymer-modified cement pastes, varying in polymer content and cement fineness, were evaluated. To some extent, significant discrepancies in the adsorption degrees were observed. There is a tendency that significantly lower amounts of adsorbed polymers were identified using TG-MS compared to values determined with the depletion method. Spectrophotometrically generated values were ​​lying in between these extremes. This tendency was found for three of the four cement pastes examined and is originated in sample preparation and methodical limitations. The main influencing factor is the falsification of the polymer concentration in the liquid phase during centrifugation. Interactions in the interface between sediment and supernatant are the cause. The newly developed method, using TG-MS for the quantification of SA particles, proved to be suitable for dealing with these revealed issues. Here, instead of the fluid phase, the sediment is examined with regard to the polymer content, on which the influence of centrifugation is considerably lower.}, subject = {Zement}, language = {en} } @article{ReichertOlneyLahmer, author = {Reichert, Ina and Olney, Peter and Lahmer, Tom}, title = {Combined approach for optimal sensor placement and experimental verification in the context of tower-like structures}, series = {Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring}, number = {volume 11}, publisher = {Heidelberg}, address = {Springer}, doi = {10.1007/s13349-020-00448-7}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210804-44701}, pages = {223 -- 234}, abstract = {When it comes to monitoring of huge structures, main issues are limited time, high costs and how to deal with the big amount of data. In order to reduce and manage them, respectively, methods from the field of optimal design of experiments are useful and supportive. Having optimal experimental designs at hand before conducting any measurements is leading to a highly informative measurement concept, where the sensor positions are optimized according to minimal errors in the structures' models. For the reduction of computational time a combined approach using Fisher Information Matrix and mean-squared error in a two-step procedure is proposed under the consideration of different error types. The error descriptions contain random/aleatoric and systematic/epistemic portions. Applying this combined approach on a finite element model using artificial acceleration time measurement data with artificially added errors leads to the optimized sensor positions. These findings are compared to results from laboratory experiments on the modeled structure, which is a tower-like structure represented by a hollow pipe as the cantilever beam. Conclusively, the combined approach is leading to a sound experimental design that leads to a good estimate of the structure's behavior and model parameters without the need of preliminary measurements for model updating.}, subject = {Strukturmechanik}, language = {en} } @article{Batra, author = {Batra, Ritika}, title = {Gauging the stakeholders' perspective: towards PPP in building sectors and housing}, series = {Journal of Housing and the Built Environment}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Journal of Housing and the Built Environment}, number = {volume 35}, publisher = {SpringerNature}, address = {Cham}, doi = {10.1007/s10901-020-09754-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210413-44124}, pages = {1123 -- 1156}, abstract = {While Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is widely adopted across various sectors, it raises a question on its meagre utilisation in the housing sector. This paper, therefore, gauges the perspective of the stakeholders in the building industry towards the application of PPP in various building sectors together with housing. It assesses the performance reliability of PPP for housing by learning possible take-aways from other sectors. The role of key stakeholders in the industry becomes highly responsible for an informed understanding and decision-making. To this end, a two-tier investigation was conducted including surveys and expert interviews, with several stakeholders in the PPP industry in Europe, involving the public sector, private sector, consultants, as well as other community/user representatives. The survey results demonstrated the success rate with PPPs, major factors important for PPPs such as profitability or end-user acceptability, the prevalent practices and trends in the PPP world, and the majority of support expressed in favour of the suitability of PPP for housing. The interviews added more detailed dimensions to the understanding of the PPP industry, its functioning and enabling the formation of a comprehensive outlook. The results present the perspective, approaches, and experiences of stakeholders over PPP practices, current trends and scenarios and their take on PPP in housing. It shall aid in understanding the challenges prevalent in the PPP approach for implementation in housing and enable the policymakers and industry stakeholders to make provisions for higher uptake to accelerate housing provision.}, subject = {{\"O}ffentlich-private Partnerschaft}, language = {en} } @article{BrokowLogaNessler, author = {Brokow-Loga, Anton and Neßler, Miriam}, title = {Eine Frage der Fl{\"a}chengerechtigkeit! Kommentar zu Lisa Vollmer und Boris Michel „Wohnen in der Klimakrise. Die Wohnungsfrage als {\"o}kologische Frage"}, series = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, volume = {2020}, journal = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, number = {Band 8, Heft 1/2}, publisher = {Sub\urban e.V.}, address = {Leipzig}, doi = {10.36900/suburban.v8i1/2.572}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43333}, pages = {183 -- 192}, abstract = {Die derzeitige Wohnungskrise hat eine sozial-{\"o}kologische Kernproblematik. Dabei ist die sozial ungerechte und {\"o}kologisch problematische Verteilung von Wohnfl{\"a}che meist unsichtbar und wird weder in wissenschaftlichen noch in aktivistischen Kontexten ausreichend als Frage der Fl{\"a}chengerechtigkeit problematisiert. Denn Wohnraum und Fl{\"a}che in einer Stadt sind keine endlos verf{\"u}gbaren G{\"u}ter: Wenn einige Menschen auf viel Raum leben, bleibt f{\"u}r andere Menschen weniger Fl{\"a}che {\"u}brig. Und die Menschen, die am wenigstens f{\"u}r eine Verknappung von Wohnraum verantwortlich sind, leiden am meisten darunter. Dieser Artikel arbeitet zun{\"a}chst den Begriff der Wohnfl{\"a}chengerechtigkeit heraus, wobei auf die Ungleichverteilung von Wohnfl{\"a}che und deren gesellschaftliche Implikationen unter derzeitigen Wohnungsverteilungsmechanismen Bezug genommen wird. Anschließend wird der Verbrauch von (Wohn-)Fl{\"a}che aus {\"o}kologischer Perspektive problematisiert. Der Artikel diskutiert scheinbare und transformationsorientierte L{\"o}sungs- und Handlungsans{\"a}tze. Abschließend fordert er in der kritischen Stadtforschung und in aktivistischen Kontexten eine st{\"a}rkere Debatte um eine Wohnfl{\"a}chengerechtigkeit, deren Verwirklichung gleichermaßen eine soziale wie {\"o}kologische Dimension hat.}, subject = {Wohnen}, language = {de} } @article{Schoenig, author = {Sch{\"o}nig, Barbara}, title = {Ererbte Transformation. Kommentar zu Matthias Bernt und Andrej Holm „Die Ostdeutschlandforschung muss das Wohnen in den Blick nehmen"}, series = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, volume = {2020}, journal = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, number = {Band 8, Heft 3}, publisher = {Sub\urban e.V.}, address = {Leipzig}, doi = {10.36900/suburban.v8i3.620}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43296}, pages = {115 -- 122}, abstract = {Matthias Bernt und Andrej Holm weisen zu Recht darauf hin, dass es einer Forschung zu ostdeutschen St{\"a}dten als konzeptionell eigenst{\"a}ndigem Feld bedarf, die die spezifische Verr{\"a}umlichung des tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozesses nach 1990 ins Zentrum stellt. Dabei betrachten sie insbesondere das Feld des Wohnens als produktiv, um Kenntnis {\"u}ber die Struktur und Wirkung dieses Prozesses zu erlangen. Allerdings bleiben sie vage dabei, wie eine solche spezifisch auf Ostdeutschland gerichtete Wohnungsforschung zu konzipieren w{\"a}re und in welcher Weise die Besonderheiten und Parallelit{\"a}ten ostdeutscher Entwicklungen zu den Transformationen von Wohnungs- und Stadtentwicklungspolitik in Westdeutschland, aber auch international, in Bezug zu setzen w{\"a}ren.}, subject = {Deutschland <{\"O}stliche L{\"a}nder>}, language = {de} } @article{LandauToland, author = {Landau, Friederike and Toland, Alexandra}, title = {Luft sehen, sprechen, sch{\"u}tzen. Das Anthropoz{\"a}n der (post-)politischen Stadt}, series = {s u b \ u r b a n . zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, volume = {2020}, journal = {s u b \ u r b a n . zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung}, number = {Band 8, Heft 1/2}, publisher = {Sub\urban e.V.}, address = {Leipzig}, doi = {10.36900/suburban.v8i1/2.579}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43305}, pages = {117 -- 136}, abstract = {Der Beitrag verbindet die Diskussion um die postpolitische Stadt mit der zunehmenden wissenschaftlichen und aktivistischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Anthropoz{\"a}n, ein Konzept, das die {\"o}kologischen und sozialpolitischen Implikationen menschlichen Handelns auf die Erdoberfl{\"a}che beschreibt. Anhand von drei ausgew{\"a}hlten Fallstudien erkunden wir, wie die spezifisch anthropogene, also menschengemachte, Krise urbaner Luftverschmutzung in k{\"u}nstlerischen Positionen problematisiert wird. Im Kontext des potenziellen Vormarschs von Postpolitik besprechen wir, wie der ambivalente Diskurs des Anthropoz{\"a}ns einerseits Depolitisierung beg{\"u}nstigt und andererseits neue M{\"o}glichkeiten f{\"u}r die Repolitisierung globaler Umweltherausforderungen erm{\"o}glicht.}, subject = {Anthropoz{\"a}n}, language = {de} } @article{BandJanizadehChandraPaletal., author = {Band, Shahab S. and Janizadeh, Saeid and Chandra Pal, Subodh and Chowdhuri, Indrajit and Siabi, Zhaleh and Norouzi, Akbar and Melesse, Assefa M. and Shokri, Manouchehr and Mosavi, Amir Hosein}, title = {Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Models for Accurate Estimation of Groundwater Nitrate Concentration}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {Volume 20, issue 20, article 5763}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/s20205763}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43364}, pages = {1 -- 23}, abstract = {Prediction of the groundwater nitrate concentration is of utmost importance for pollution control and water resource management. This research aims to model the spatial groundwater nitrate concentration in the Marvdasht watershed, Iran, based on several artificial intelligence methods of support vector machine (SVM), Cubist, random forest (RF), and Bayesian artificial neural network (Baysia-ANN) machine learning models. For this purpose, 11 independent variables affecting groundwater nitrate changes include elevation, slope, plan curvature, profile curvature, rainfall, piezometric depth, distance from the river, distance from residential, Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), and topographic wetness index (TWI) in the study area were prepared. Nitrate levels were also measured in 67 wells and used as a dependent variable for modeling. Data were divided into two categories of training (70\%) and testing (30\%) for modeling. The evaluation criteria coefficient of determination (R2), mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), and Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) were used to evaluate the performance of the models used. The results of modeling the susceptibility of groundwater nitrate concentration showed that the RF (R2 = 0.89, RMSE = 4.24, NSE = 0.87) model is better than the other Cubist (R2 = 0.87, RMSE = 5.18, NSE = 0.81), SVM (R2 = 0.74, RMSE = 6.07, NSE = 0.74), Bayesian-ANN (R2 = 0.79, RMSE = 5.91, NSE = 0.75) models. The results of groundwater nitrate concentration zoning in the study area showed that the northern parts of the case study have the highest amount of nitrate, which is higher in these agricultural areas than in other areas. The most important cause of nitrate pollution in these areas is agriculture activities and the use of groundwater to irrigate these crops and the wells close to agricultural areas, which has led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers by irrigation or rainwater of these fertilizers is washed and penetrates groundwater and pollutes the aquifer.}, subject = {Grundwasser}, language = {en} } @article{KarimimoshaverHajivalieiShokrietal., author = {Karimimoshaver, Mehrdad and Hajivaliei, Hatameh and Shokri, Manouchehr and Khalesro, Shakila and Aram, Farshid and Shamshirband, Shahaboddin}, title = {A Model for Locating Tall Buildings through a Visual Analysis Approach}, series = {Applied Sciences}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Applied Sciences}, number = {Volume 10, issue 17, article 6072}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/app10176072}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43350}, pages = {1 -- 25}, abstract = {Tall buildings have become an integral part of cities despite all their pros and cons. Some current tall buildings have several problems because of their unsuitable location; the problems include increasing density, imposing traffic on urban thoroughfares, blocking view corridors, etc. Some of these buildings have destroyed desirable views of the city. In this research, different criteria have been chosen, such as environment, access, social-economic, land-use, and physical context. These criteria and sub-criteria are prioritized and weighted by the analytic network process (ANP) based on experts' opinions, using Super Decisions V2.8 software. On the other hand, layers corresponding to sub-criteria were made in ArcGIS 10.3 simultaneously, then via a weighted overlay (map algebra), a locating plan was created. In the next step seven hypothetical tall buildings (20 stories), in the best part of the locating plan, were considered to evaluate how much of theses hypothetical buildings would be visible (fuzzy visibility) from the street and open spaces throughout the city. These processes have been modeled by MATLAB software, and the final fuzzy visibility plan was created by ArcGIS. Fuzzy visibility results can help city managers and planners to choose which location is suitable for a tall building and how much visibility may be appropriate. The proposed model can locate tall buildings based on technical and visual criteria in the future development of the city and it can be widely used in any city as long as the criteria and weights are localized.}, subject = {Geb{\"a}ude}, language = {en} } @article{BandJanizadehChandraPaletal., author = {Band, Shahab S. and Janizadeh, Saeid and Chandra Pal, Subodh and Saha, Asish and Chakrabortty, Rabbin and Shokri, Manouchehr and Mosavi, Amir Hosein}, title = {Novel Ensemble Approach of Deep Learning Neural Network (DLNN) Model and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) Algorithm for Prediction of Gully Erosion Susceptibility}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {Volume 20, issue 19, article 5609}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/s20195609}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43341}, pages = {1 -- 27}, abstract = {This study aims to evaluate a new approach in modeling gully erosion susceptibility (GES) based on a deep learning neural network (DLNN) model and an ensemble particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm with DLNN (PSO-DLNN), comparing these approaches with common artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector machine (SVM) models in Shirahan watershed, Iran. For this purpose, 13 independent variables affecting GES in the study area, namely, altitude, slope, aspect, plan curvature, profile curvature, drainage density, distance from a river, land use, soil, lithology, rainfall, stream power index (SPI), and topographic wetness index (TWI), were prepared. A total of 132 gully erosion locations were identified during field visits. To implement the proposed model, the dataset was divided into the two categories of training (70\%) and testing (30\%). The results indicate that the area under the curve (AUC) value from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) considering the testing datasets of PSO-DLNN is 0.89, which indicates superb accuracy. The rest of the models are associated with optimal accuracy and have similar results to the PSO-DLNN model; the AUC values from ROC of DLNN, SVM, and ANN for the testing datasets are 0.87, 0.85, and 0.84, respectively. The efficiency of the proposed model in terms of prediction of GES was increased. Therefore, it can be concluded that the DLNN model and its ensemble with the PSO algorithm can be used as a novel and practical method to predict gully erosion susceptibility, which can help planners and managers to manage and reduce the risk of this phenomenon.}, subject = {Geoinformatik}, language = {en} } @article{MosaviQasemShokrietal., author = {Mosavi, Amir Hosein and Qasem, Sultan Noman and Shokri, Manouchehr and Band, Shahab S. and Mohammadzadeh, Ardashir}, title = {Fractional-Order Fuzzy Control Approach for Photovoltaic/Battery Systems under Unknown Dynamics, Variable Irradiation and Temperature}, series = {Electronics}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Electronics}, number = {Volume 9, issue 9, article 1455}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/electronics9091455}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43381}, pages = {1 -- 19}, abstract = {For this paper, the problem of energy/voltage management in photovoltaic (PV)/battery systems was studied, and a new fractional-order control system on basis of type-3 (T3) fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) was developed. New fractional-order learning rules are derived for tuning of T3-FLSs such that the stability is ensured. In addition, using fractional-order calculus, the robustness was studied versus dynamic uncertainties, perturbation of irradiation, and temperature and abruptly faults in output loads, and, subsequently, new compensators were proposed. In several examinations under difficult operation conditions, such as random temperature, variable irradiation, and abrupt changes in output load, the capability of the schemed controller was verified. In addition, in comparison with other methods, such as proportional-derivative-integral (PID), sliding mode controller (SMC), passivity-based control systems (PBC), and linear quadratic regulator (LQR), the superiority of the suggested method was demonstrated.}, subject = {Fuzzy-Logik}, language = {en} } @article{MosaviShokriMansoretal., author = {Mosavi, Amir Hosein and Shokri, Manouchehr and Mansor, Zulkefli and Qasem, Sultan Noman and Band, Shahab S. and Mohammadzadeh, Ardashir}, title = {Machine Learning for Modeling the Singular Multi-Pantograph Equations}, series = {Entropy}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Entropy}, number = {volume 22, issue 9, article 1041}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/e22091041}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43436}, pages = {1 -- 18}, abstract = {In this study, a new approach to basis of intelligent systems and machine learning algorithms is introduced for solving singular multi-pantograph differential equations (SMDEs). For the first time, a type-2 fuzzy logic based approach is formulated to find an approximated solution. The rules of the suggested type-2 fuzzy logic system (T2-FLS) are optimized by the square root cubature Kalman filter (SCKF) such that the proposed fineness function to be minimized. Furthermore, the stability and boundedness of the estimation error is proved by novel approach on basis of Lyapunov theorem. The accuracy and robustness of the suggested algorithm is verified by several statistical examinations. It is shown that the suggested method results in an accurate solution with rapid convergence and a lower computational cost.}, subject = {Fuzzy-Regelung}, language = {en} } @article{BandJanizadehSahaetal., author = {Band, Shahab S. and Janizadeh, Saeid and Saha, Sunil and Mukherjee, Kaustuv and Khosrobeigi Bozchaloei, Saeid and Cerd{\`a}, Artemi and Shokri, Manouchehr and Mosavi, Amir Hosein}, title = {Evaluating the Efficiency of Different Regression, Decision Tree, and Bayesian Machine Learning Algorithms in Spatial Piping Erosion Susceptibility Using ALOS/PALSAR Data}, series = {Land}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Land}, number = {volume 9, issue 10, article 346}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/land9100346}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43424}, pages = {1 -- 22}, abstract = {Piping erosion is one form of water erosion that leads to significant changes in the landscape and environmental degradation. In the present study, we evaluated piping erosion modeling in the Zarandieh watershed of Markazi province in Iran based on random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and Bayesian generalized linear models (Bayesian GLM) machine learning algorithms. For this goal, due to the importance of various geo-environmental and soil properties in the evolution and creation of piping erosion, 18 variables were considered for modeling the piping erosion susceptibility in the Zarandieh watershed. A total of 152 points of piping erosion were recognized in the study area that were divided into training (70\%) and validation (30\%) for modeling. The area under curve (AUC) was used to assess the effeciency of the RF, SVM, and Bayesian GLM. Piping erosion susceptibility results indicated that all three RF, SVM, and Bayesian GLM models had high efficiency in the testing step, such as the AUC shown with values of 0.9 for RF, 0.88 for SVM, and 0.87 for Bayesian GLM. Altitude, pH, and bulk density were the variables that had the greatest influence on the piping erosion susceptibility in the Zarandieh watershed. This result indicates that geo-environmental and soil chemical variables are accountable for the expansion of piping erosion in the Zarandieh watershed.}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @article{PartschefeldWiegandBellmannetal., author = {Partschefeld, Stephan and Wiegand, Torben and Bellmann, Frank and Osburg, Andrea}, title = {Formation of Geopolymers Using Sodium Silicate Solution and Aluminum Orthophosphate}, series = {Materials}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Materials}, number = {Volume 13, issue 18, article 4202}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/ma13184202}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43378}, pages = {1 -- 16}, abstract = {This paper reports the formation and structure of fast setting geopolymers activated by using three sodium silicate solutions with different modules (1.6, 2.0 and 2.4) and a berlinite-type aluminum orthophosphate. By varying the concentration of the aluminum orthophosphate, different Si/Al-ratios were established (6, 3 and 2). Reaction kinetics of binders were determined by isothermal calorimetric measurements at 20 °C. X-ray diffraction analysis as well as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements were performed on binders to determine differences in structure by varying the alkalinity of the sodium silicate solutions and the Si/Al-ratio. The calorimetric results indicated that the higher the alkalinity of the sodium silicate solution, the higher the solubility and degree of conversion of the aluminum orthophosphate. The results of X-ray diffraction and Rietveldt analysis, as well as the NMR measurements, confirmed the assumption of the calorimetric experiments that first the aluminum orthophosphate was dissolved and then a polycondensation to an amorphous aluminosilicate network occurred. The different amounts of amorphous phases formed as a function of the alkalinity of the sodium silicate solution, indicate that tetrahydroxoaluminate species were formed during the dissolution of the aluminum orthophosphate, which reduce the pH value. This led to no further dissolution of the aluminum orthophosphate, which remained unreacted.}, subject = {Geopolymere}, language = {en} } @article{WellbrockArangoKureBuschow, author = {Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias and Arango Kure, Maria and Buschow, Christopher}, title = {Competition and Media Performance: A Cross-National Analysis of Corporate Goals of Media Companies in 12 Countries}, series = {International Journal of Communication}, volume = {2020}, journal = {International Journal of Communication}, number = {Vol 14 (2020)}, publisher = {USC, University of Southern California}, address = {Annenberg, California}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4317}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201221-43175}, pages = {6154 -- 6181}, abstract = {Despite digitization and platformization, mass media and established media companies still play a crucial role in the provision of journalistic content in democratic societies. Competition is one key driver of (media) company behavior and is considered to have an impact on the media's performance. However, theory and empirical research are ambiguous about the relationship. The objective of this article is to empirically analyze the effect of competition on media performance in a cross-national context. We assessed media performance of media companies as the importance of journalistic goals within their stated corporate goal system. We conducted a content analysis of letters to the shareholders in annual reports of more than 50 media companies from 2000 to 2014 to operationalize journalistic goal importance. When employing a fixed effects regression analysis, as well as a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, results suggest that competition has a positive effect on the importance of journalistic goals, while the existence of a strong public service media sector appears to have the effect of "crowding out" commercial media companies.}, subject = {{\"O}ffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk}, language = {en} }