@phdthesis{Abbas,
  author    = {Abbas, Tajammal},
  title     = {Assessment of Numerical Prediction Models for Aeroelastic Instabilities of Bridges},
  publisher = {Jonas Verlag},
  address   = {Weimar},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2716},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20180515-27161},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {275},
  abstract  = {The phenomenon of aerodynamic instability caused by the wind is usually a major design criterion for long-span cable-supported bridges. If the wind speed exceeds the critical flutter speed of the bridge, this constitutes an Ultimate Limit State. The prediction of the flutter boundary, therefore, requires accurate and robust models. The complexity and uncertainty of models for such engineering problems demand strategies for model assessment. This study is an attempt to use the concepts of sensitivity and uncertainty analyses to assess the aeroelastic instability prediction models for long-span bridges. The state-of-the-art theory concerning the determination of the flutter stability limit is presented. Since flutter is a coupling of aerodynamic forcing with a structural dynamics problem, different types and classes of structural and aerodynamic models can be combined to study the interaction. Here, both numerical approaches and analytical models are utilised and coupled in different ways to assess the prediction quality of the coupled model.},
  subject      = {Br{\"u}cke},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Abeltshauser,
  author    = {Abeltshauser, Rainer},
  title     = {Identification and separation of physical effects of coupled systems by using defined model abstractions},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2860},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28600},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  abstract  = {The thesis investigates at the computer aided simulation process for operational vibration analysis of complex coupled systems. As part of the internal methods project "Absolute Values" of the BMW Group, the thesis deals with the analysis of the structural dynamic interactions and excitation interactions. The overarching aim of the methods project is to predict the operational vibrations of engines. Simulations are usually used to analyze technical aspects (e. g. operational vibrations, strength, ...) of single components in the industrial development. The boundary conditions of submodels are mostly based on experiences. So the interactions with neighboring components and systems are neglected. To get physically more realistic results but still efficient simulations, this work wants to support the engineer during the preprocessing phase by useful criteria. At first suitable abstraction levels based on the existing literature are defined to identify structural dynamic interactions and excitation interactions of coupled systems. So it is possible to separate different effects of the coupled subsystems. On this basis, criteria are derived to assess the influence of interactions between the considered systems. These criteria can be used during the preprocessing phase and help the engineer to build up efficient models with respect to the interactions with neighboring systems. The method was developed by using several models with different complexity levels. Furthermore, the method is proved for the application in the industrial environment by using the example of a current combustion engine.},
  subject      = {Strukturdynamik},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{AbuBakar,
  author    = {Abu Bakar, Ilyani Akmar},
  title     = {Computational Analysis of Woven Fabric Composites: Single- and Multi-Objective Optimizations and Sensitivity Analysis in Meso-scale Structures},
  issn      = {1610-7381},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4176},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200605-41762},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {151},
  abstract  = {This study permits a reliability analysis to solve the mechanical behaviour issues existing in the current structural design of fabric structures. Purely predictive material models are highly desirable to facilitate an optimized design scheme and to significantly reduce time and cost at the design stage, such as experimental characterization. The present study examined the role of three major tasks; a) single-objective optimization, b) sensitivity analyses and c) multi-objective optimization on proposed weave structures for woven fabric composites. For single-objective optimization task, the first goal is to optimize the elastic properties of proposed complex weave structure under unit cells basis based on periodic boundary conditions. We predict the geometric characteristics towards skewness of woven fabric composites via Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) and a parametric study. We also demonstrate the effect of complex weave structures on the fray tendency in woven fabric composites via tightness evaluation. We utilize a procedure which does not require a numerical averaging process for evaluating the elastic properties of woven fabric composites. The fray tendency and skewness of woven fabrics depends upon the behaviour of the floats which is related to the factor of weave. Results of this study may suggest a broader view for further research into the effects of complex weave structures or may provide an alternative to the fray and skewness problems of current weave structure in woven fabric composites. A comprehensive study is developed on the complex weave structure model which adopts the dry woven fabric of the most potential pattern in singleobjective optimization incorporating the uncertainties parameters of woven fabric composites. The comprehensive study covers the regression-based and variance-based sensitivity analyses. The second task goal is to introduce the fabric uncertainties parameters and elaborate how they can be incorporated into finite element models on macroscopic material parameters such as elastic modulus and shear modulus of dry woven fabric subjected to uni-axial and biaxial deformations. Significant correlations in the study, would indicate the need for a thorough investigation of woven fabric composites under uncertainties parameters. The study describes here could serve as an alternative to identify effective material properties without prolonged time consumption and expensive experimental tests. The last part focuses on a hierarchical stochastic multi-scale optimization approach (fine-scale and coarse-scale optimizations) under geometrical uncertainties parameters for hybrid composites considering complex weave structure. The fine-scale optimization is to determine the best lamina pattern that maximizes its macroscopic elastic properties, conducted by EA under the following uncertain mesoscopic parameters: yarn spacing, yarn height, yarn width and misalignment of yarn angle. The coarse-scale optimization has been carried out to optimize the stacking sequences of symmetric hybrid laminated composite plate with uncertain mesoscopic parameters by employing the Ant Colony Algorithm (ACO). The objective functions of the coarse-scale optimization are to minimize the cost (C) and weight (W) of the hybrid laminated composite plate considering the fundamental frequency and the buckling load factor as the design constraints. Based on the uncertainty criteria of the design parameters, the appropriate variation required for the structural design standards can be evaluated using the reliability tool, and then an optimized design decision in consideration of cost can be subsequently determined.},
  subject      = {Verbundwerkstoff},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Achenbach,
  author    = {Achenbach, Marcus},
  title     = {Weiterentwicklung der Zonenmethode f{\"u}r den Nachweis der Feuerwiderstandsdauer von rechteckigen Stahlbetondruckgliedern},
  publisher = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}tsverlag},
  address   = {Weimar},
  isbn      = {978-3-95773-264-4},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3848},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190119-38484},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {174},
  abstract  = {Die Zonenmethode nach Hertz ist ein vereinfachtes Verfahren zur Heißbemessung von Stahlbetonbauteilen. Um eine h{\"a}ndische Bemessung zu erm{\"o}glichen, werden daher verschiedene Annahmen und Vereinfachungen getroffen. Insbesondere werden die thermischen Dehnungen vernachl{\"a}ssigt und das mechanische Verhalten durch einen verkleinerten Querschnitt mit konstanten Stoffeigenschaften beschrieben. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist, dieses vereinfachte Verfahren in ein nichtlineares Verfahren zur Heißbemessung von Stahlbetondruckgliedern bei Brandbeanspruchung durch die Einheits-Temperaturzeitkurve zu {\"u}berf{\"u}hren. Dazu werden die wesentlichen Annahmen der Zonenmethode {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft und ein Vorschlag zur Weiterentwicklung vorgestellt. Dieser beruht im Wesentlichen auf der Modellierung der druckbeanspruchten Bewehrung. Diese weiterentwickelte Zonenmethode wird durch die Nachrechnung von Laborversuchen validiert und das Sicherheitsniveau durch eine vollprobabilistische Analyse und den Vergleich mit dem allgemeinen Verfahren bestimmt.},
  subject      = {Bautechnik},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Adami2004,
  author    = {Adami, Kay},
  title     = {Beitrag zur physikalisch nichtlinearen Analyse von Aussteifungssystemen mit Methoden der mathematischen Optimierung},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.78},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20040329-812},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit besteht in der Entwicklung einer Strategie zur physikalisch nichtlinearen Analyse von Aussteifungssystemen. Der Anwendungsschwerpunkt umfasst neben dem traditionellen Aufgabenumfang zur Analyse neu zu errichtender Tragwerke gleichzeitig auch Planungsaufgaben, die mit Umbau- und Sanierungsmaßnahmen verbunden sind. Ver{\"a}nderungen, die sich w{\"a}hrend der Nutzungsgeschichte oder im Revitalisierungsprozess ergeben, werden in den Berechnungsmodellen ber{\"u}cksichtigt. In vielen F{\"a}llen ist es aus planerischer Sicht zweckm{\"a}ßig, die Nichtlinearit{\"a}t des Materialverhaltens zur Erschließung von Tragreserven in den normativen Nachweiskonzepten mit einzubeziehen. Der damit verbundene numerische Aufwand wird durch die Verwendung separater Modelle zur Erfassung des Querschnitts- und des Systemtragverhaltens begrenzt, ohne die Komplexit{\"a}t der Aufgabenstellung zu reduzieren. Aus detaillierten Querschnittsuntersuchungen der Tragw{\"a}nde werden integrale Materialbeziehungen abgeleitet, welche die Grundlage f{\"u}r die nichtlineare Tragwerksanalyse darstellen. Die Modellbildung gegliederter Aussteifungsw{\"a}nde basiert auf deren Zerlegung in ebene finite Stabsegmente, die sich durch die Diskretisierung in L{\"a}ngs- und in Querrichtung ergeben. Zus{\"a}tzlich zu den an den Stabenden angreifenden Normalkr{\"a}ften, Querkr{\"a}ften und Biegemomenten werden an den Elementl{\"a}ngsr{\"a}ndern Schubbeanspruchungen erfasst. Die physikalische Nichtlinearit{\"a}t wird durch die Einbeziehung integraler Materialbeziehungen an den Segmentr{\"a}ndern ber{\"u}cksichtigt. Die numerische Umsetzung erfolgt mit Methoden der mathematischen Optimierung. Die Leistungsf{\"a}higkeit der Berechnungsstrategie wird exemplarisch anhand von Untersuchungen an Aussteifungssystemen in Großtafelbauweise nachgewiesen.},
  subject      = {Stahlbeton},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Ahmad,
  author    = {Ahmad, Sofyan},
  title     = {Reference Surface-Based System Identification},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2113},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20140205-21132},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {153},
  abstract  = {Environmental and operational variables and their impact on structural responses have been acknowledged as one of the most important challenges for the application of the ambient vibration-based damage identification in structures. The damage detection procedures may yield poor results, if the impacts of loading and environmental conditions of the structures are not considered. The reference-surface-based method, which is proposed in this thesis, is addressed to overcome this problem. In the proposed method, meta-models are used to take into account significant effects of the environmental and operational variables. The usage of the approximation models, allows the proposed method to simply handle multiple non-damaged variable effects simultaneously, which for other methods seems to be very complex. The input of the meta-model are the multiple non-damaged variables while the output is a damage indicator. The reference-surface-based method diminishes the effect of the non-damaged variables to the vibration based damage detection results. Hence, the structure condition that is assessed by using ambient vibration data at any time would be more reliable. Immediate reliable information regarding the structure condition is required to quickly respond to the event, by means to take necessary actions concerning the future use or further investigation of the structures, for instance shortly after extreme events such as earthquakes. The critical part of the proposed damage detection method is the learning phase, where the meta-models are trained by using input-output relation of observation data. Significant problems that may encounter during the learning phase are outlined and some remedies to overcome the problems are suggested. The proposed damage identification method is applied to numerical and experimental models. In addition to the natural frequencies, wavelet energy and stochastic subspace damage indicators are used.},
  subject      = {System Identification},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{AhmedElSayed2003,
  author    = {Ahmed El-Sayed, Ahmed Mohammed},
  title     = {One some classes and spaces of holomorphic and hyperholomorphic functions},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.25},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20040216-271},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  year      = {2003},
  abstract  = {In this Thesis we study some complex and hypercomplex function spaces and classes such as hypercomplex Besov spaces, Bloch space and Op spaces as well as the class of basic sets of polynomials in several complex variables. It is shown that hyperholomorphic Besov spaces can be applied to characterize the hyperholomorphic Bloch space. Moreover, we consider BMOM and VMOM spaces.},
  subject      = {Funktionenraum},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Ailland,
  author    = {Ailland, Karin},
  title     = {Ereignisbasierte Abbildung von Bau-Ist-Zust{\"a}nden},
  publisher = {Verlag der Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  address   = {Weimar},
  isbn      = {978-3-86068-508-2},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2065},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20131029-20651},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {220},
  abstract  = {Der Komplexit{\"a}t einer großen Baumaßnahme steht meist ein relativ unpr{\"a}zises Termincontrolling gegen{\"u}ber. Die Gr{\"u}nde daf{\"u}r liegen in unzureichenden Baufortschrittsinformationen und der Schwierigkeit, eine geeignete Steuerungsmaßnahme auszuw{\"a}hlen. In der Folge kommt es h{\"a}ufig zu Terminverz{\"u}gen und Mehrkosten. Ziel der Arbeit war es, die realen Bau-Ist-Zust{\"a}nde eines Bauprojektes so genau zu erfassen, dass es m{\"o}glich wird, t{\"a}glich ein zutreffendes Abbild des Baufortschrittes und der Randbedingungen des Bauablaufes zu schaffen und mit Hilfe eines Simulationswerkzeuges nachzubilden. Zu diesem Zweck sollte ein Erfassungskonzept ausgearbeitet werden, mit dessen Hilfe unter Verwendung von Erfassungstechniken aussagekr{\"a}ftige sowie belastbare Daten zu einer auf die Anforderungen der Simulation abgestimmten Datenbasis zusammengef{\"u}hrt werden. Um der Zielstellung gerecht zu werden, wurde anhand eines Beispiels ein Prozessmodell aufgebaut und definiert, welche Informationen zum Aufbau eines Simulationsmodells, das die reaktive Ablaufplanung unterst{\"u}tzt, erfasst werden m{\"u}ssen. Die einzelnen Prozessgr{\"o}ßen wurden detailliert beschrieben und die Erfassungsgr{\"o}ßen daraus abgeleitet. Weiterhin wurden Aussagen zur Prozessstrukturierung erarbeitet. Somit wurden Informationsst{\"u}tzstellen definiert. Es wurden Methoden zur Erfassung des Bau-Ist-Zustandes hinsichtlich ihrer Eignung sowie Anwendungsm{\"o}glichkeiten analysiert und ausgew{\"a}hlte Anwendungsbeispiele f{\"u}r RFID, Barcodes und Bautageb{\"u}cher dargestellt. Außerdem wurde betrachtet, welche Daten der baustelleneigenen Bauablaufdokumentation zur Belegung der Informationsst{\"u}tzstellen genutzt werden k{\"o}nnen. Diese Betrachtung stellte Dokumente in den Fokus, welche aufgrund von Vorschriften oder Vertragsbedingungen ohnehin auf Baustellen erfasst werden m{\"u}ssen. Schließlich wurden die vorangegangenen Betrachtungen hinsichtlich der Erfassungsgr{\"o}ßen und der Erfassungsmethoden in einem Erfassungskonzept zusammengef{\"u}hrt und eine geeignete Kombination von Erfassungsmethoden entwickelt. Der Baufortschritt soll anhand der Beschreibung, welchen Status die einzelnen Vorg{\"a}nge angenommen haben, mit Hilfe eines digitalen Bautagebuchs erfasst werden. Die Randbedingungen, wie die Verf{\"u}gbarkeit von Personal-, Material- und Ger{\"a}teressourcen, werden mit Hilfe von RFID-Tags identifiziert, auf denen alle weiteren ben{\"o}tigten Informationen hinterlegt sind. Informationen {\"u}ber Ressourcen, welche geplante Termine wiedergeben, m{\"u}ssen ebenfalls im digitalen Bautagebuch hinterlegt und aktuell gehalten werden. Traditionelle Lieferscheine in Papierform m{\"u}ssen durch digitale Lieferscheine ersetzt werden. Abgeschlossen wurde die Ausarbeitung des Erfassungskonzeptes durch Ans{\"a}tze, mit deren Hilfe der Erfassungsaufwand reduziert werden kann. Zu diesem Zweck wurde eine hierarchische Ordnung des Erfassungskonzeptes eingef{\"u}hrt. Im Ergebnis ist somit ein Erfassungskonzept entstanden, mit dessen Hilfe die realen Bau-Ist-Zust{\"a}nde einer Baumaßnahme so genau erfasst werden k{\"o}nnen, dass t{\"a}glich ein zutreffendes Abbild des Baufortschrittes und der Randbedingungen des Bauablaufes in einer Simulations¬umgebung generiert werden kann. Die Erfassungskonzeption liefert eine Datenbasis, die auf die Anforderungen der Simulation abgestimmt ist.},
  subject      = {Simulation},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Ajjour,
  author    = {Ajjour, Yamen},
  title     = {Addressing Controversial Topics in Search Engines},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.6403},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230626-64037},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {133},
  abstract  = {Search engines are very good at answering queries that look for facts. Still, information needs that concern forming opinions on a controversial topic or making a decision remain a challenge for search engines. Since they are optimized to retrieve satisfying answers, search engines might emphasize a specific stance on a controversial topic in their ranking, amplifying bias in society in an undesired way. Argument retrieval systems support users in forming opinions about controversial topics by retrieving arguments for a given query. In this thesis, we address challenges in argument retrieval systems that concern integrating them in search engines, developing generalizable argument mining approaches, and enabling frame-guided delivery of arguments. Adapting argument retrieval systems to search engines should start by identifying and analyzing information needs that look for arguments. To identify questions that look for arguments we develop a two-step annotation scheme that first identifies whether the context of a question is controversial, and if so, assigns it one of several question types: factual, method, and argumentative. Using this annotation scheme, we create a question dataset from the logs of a major search engine and use it to analyze the characteristics of argumentative questions. The analysis shows that the proportion of argumentative questions on controversial topics is substantial and that they mainly ask for reasons and predictions. The dataset is further used to develop a classifier to uniquely map questions to the question types, reaching a convincing F1-score of 0.78. While the web offers an invaluable source of argumentative content to respond to argumentative questions, it is characterized by multiple genres (e.g., news articles and social fora). Exploiting the web as a source of arguments relies on developing argument mining approaches that generalize over genre. To this end, we approach the problem of how to extract argument units in a genre-robust way. Our experiments on argument unit segmentation show that transfer across genres is rather hard to achieve using existing sequence-to-sequence models. Another property of text which argument mining approaches should generalize over is topic. Since new topics appear daily on which argument mining approaches are not trained, argument mining approaches should be developed in a topic-generalizable way. Towards this goal, we analyze the coverage of 31 argument corpora across topics using three topic ontologies. The analysis shows that the topics covered by existing argument corpora are biased toward a small subset of easily accessible controversial topics, hinting at the inability of existing approaches to generalize across topics. In addition to corpus construction standards, fostering topic generalizability requires a careful formulation of argument mining tasks. Same side stance classification is a reformulation of stance classification that makes it less dependent on the topic. First experiments on this task show promising results in generalizing across topics. To be effective at persuading their audience, users of an argument retrieval system should select arguments from the retrieved results based on what frame they emphasize of a controversial topic. An open challenge is to develop an approach to identify the frames of an argument. To this end, we define a frame as a subset of arguments that share an aspect. We operationalize this model via an approach that identifies and removes the topic of arguments before clustering them into frames. We evaluate the approach on a dataset that covers 12,326 frames and show that identifying the topic of an argument and removing it helps to identify its frames.},
  subject      = {Informatik},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{AlKhatib2021,
  author    = {Al Khatib, Khalid},
  title     = {Computational Analysis of Argumentation Strategies},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4461},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210719-44612},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {134},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The computational analysis of argumentation strategies is substantial for many downstream applications. It is required for nearly all kinds of text synthesis, writing assistance, and dialogue-management tools. While various tasks have been tackled in the area of computational argumentation, such as argumentation mining and quality assessment, the task of the computational analysis of argumentation strategies in texts has so far been overlooked. This thesis principally approaches the analysis of the strategies manifested in the persuasive argumentative discourses that aim for persuasion as well as in the deliberative argumentative discourses that aim for consensus. To this end, the thesis presents a novel view of argumentation strategies for the above two goals. Based on this view, new models for pragmatic and stylistic argument attributes are proposed, new methods for the identification of the modelled attributes have been developed, and a new set of strategy principles in texts according to the identified attributes is presented and explored. Overall, the thesis contributes to the theory, data, method, and evaluation aspects of the analysis of argumentation strategies. The models, methods, and principles developed and explored in this thesis can be regarded as essential for promoting the applications mentioned above, among others.},
  subject      = {Argumentation},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{AlYasiri2017,
  author    = {Al-Yasiri, Zainab Riyadh Shaker},
  title     = {Function Theoretic Methods for the Analytical and Numerical Solution of Some Non-linear Boundary Value Problems with Singularities},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3898},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190506-38987},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {164},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The p-Laplace equation is a nonlinear generalization of the well-known Laplace equation. It is often used as a model problem for special types of nonlinearities, and therefore it can be seen as a bridge between very general nonlinear equations and the linear Laplace equation, too. It appears in many problems for instance in the theory of non-Newtonian fluids and fluid dynamics or in rockfill dam problems, as well as in special problems of image restoration and image processing. The aim of this thesis is to solve the p-Laplace equation for 1 < p < 2, as well as for 2 < p < 3 and to find strong solutions in the framework of Clifford analysis. The idea is to apply a hypercomplex integral operator and special function theoretic methods to transform the p-Laplace equation into a p-Dirac equation. We consider boundary value problems for the p-Laplace equation and transfer them to boundary value problems for a p-Dirac equation. These equations will be solved iteratively by applying Banach's fixed-point principle. Applying operator-theoretical methods for the p-Dirac equation, the existence and uniqueness of solutions in certain Sobolev spaces will be proved. In addition, using a finite difference approach on a uniform lattice in the plane, the fundamental solution of the Cauchy-Riemann operator and its adjoint based on the fundamental solution of the Laplacian will be calculated. Besides, we define gener- alized discrete Teodorescu transform operators, which are right-inverse to the discrete Cauchy-Riemann operator and its adjoint in the plane. Furthermore, a new formula for generalized discrete boundary operators (analogues of the Cauchy integral operator) will be considered. Based on these operators a new version of discrete Borel-Pompeiu formula is formulated and proved. This is the basis for an operator calculus that will be applied to the numerical solution of the p-Dirac equation. Finally, numerical results will be presented showing advantages and problems of this approach.},
  subject      = {Finite-Differenzen-Methode},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Alabdullah2010,
  author    = {Alabdullah, Jamal},
  title     = {Testing Unsaturated Soil for Plane Strain Conditions : A New Double-Wall Biaxial Device},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1418},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20100628-15056},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {In der vorliegenden Dissertation wird durch den Autor ein neuer, einzigartiger biaxialer Versuchsstand f{\"u}r die Untersuchung unges{\"a}ttigter B{\"o}den entwickelt und die an Proben von unges{\"a}ttigtem Sand gewonnenen Versuchsergebnisse vorgestellt. Im Wesentlichen werden die Versuche an Proben von Hostun-Sand-Proben durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Versuchsreihen umfassen die Charakterisierung (Klassifizierung) des Bodens, die Ausarbeitung von Wasserretentionskennlinien (Soil Water Characteristic Curves) und die Durchf{\"u}hrung von biaxialen Kompressionsversuchen an trockenen, ges{\"a}ttigten und unges{\"a}ttigten Proben. Desweiteren werden Modellversuche an Streifenfundamenten zur Untersuchung der Tragf{\"a}higkeit durchgef{\"u}hrt. Begr{\"u}ndet durch die Ver{\"a}nderung des Bodenverhaltens durch geringe Anteile von bindigem Material, werden zus{\"a}tzlich Versuche mit einer Mischung aus Sand und Kaolinit analysiert.},
  subject      = {Unges{\"a}ttigte Zone},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Alalade,
  author    = {Alalade, Muyiwa},
  title     = {An Enhanced Full Waveform Inversion Method for the Structural Analysis of Dams},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3956},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190813-39566},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  abstract  = {Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s, the high emission of gaseous wastes into the atmosphere from the usage of fossil fuels has caused a general increase in temperatures globally. To combat the environmental imbalance, there is an increase in the demand for renewable energy sources. Dams play a major role in the generation of "green" energy. However, these structures require frequent and strict monitoring to ensure safe and efficient operation. To tackle the challenges faced in the application of convention dam monitoring techniques, this work proposes the inverse analysis of numerical models to identify damaged regions in the dam. Using a dynamic coupled hydro-mechanical Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) model and a global optimization strategy, damage (crack) in the dam is identified. By employing seismic waves to probe the dam structure, a more detailed information on the distribution of heterogeneous materials and damaged regions are obtained by the application of the Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) method. The FWI is based on a local optimization strategy and thus it is highly dependent on the starting model. A variety of data acquisition setups are investigated, and an optimal setup is proposed. The effect of different starting models and noise in the measured data on the damage identification is considered. Combining the non-dependence of a starting model of the global optimization strategy based dynamic coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM method and the detailed output of the local optimization strategy based FWI method, an enhanced Full Waveform Inversion is proposed for the structural analysis of dams.},
  subject      = {Talsperre},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Alexander,
  author    = {Alexander, Anne},
  title     = {Quantitative Erfassung von Risiken und Simulation ihrer Auswirkungen auf den Verlauf eines Bauprojektes},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2051},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20130927-20514},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {171},
  abstract  = {Das Bauwesen hat sich in den letzten Jahren durch die Globalisierung des Marktes verbunden mit einer verst{\"a}rkten Nutzung moderner Technologien stark gewandelt. Die Planung und die Durchf{\"u}hrung von Bauvorhaben werden zunehmend komplexer und sind mit erh{\"o}hten Risiken verbunden. Geld- und Zeitressourcen werden bei einem immer h{\"a}rter werdenden Konkurrenzkampf knapper. Das Projektmanagement stellt L{\"o}sungsans{\"a}tze bereit, um Bauvorhaben auch unter erschwerten Bedingungen und erh{\"o}hten Risiken erfolgreich zum Abschluss zu bringen. Dabei hat ein systematisches Risikomanagement beginnend bei der Projektentwicklung bis zum Projektabschluss eine f{\"u}r den Projekterfolg entscheidende Bedeutung. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, eine quantitative Risikoerfassung f{\"u}r Projektmanager als professionelle Bauherrenvertretung und die Simulation der Risikoauswirkungen auf den Verlauf eines Projektes w{\"a}hrend der Planungs- und Bauphase zu erm{\"o}glichen. Mit Hilfe eines abstrakten Modells soll eine differenzierte, praxisnahe Simulation durchf{\"u}hrbar sein, die die verschiedenen Arten der Leistungs- und Kostenentstehung widerspiegelt. Parallel dazu soll die Beschreibung von Risiken so abstrahiert werden, dass beliebige Risiken quantitativ erfassbar und anschließend ihre Auswirkungen inklusive m{\"o}gliche Gegenmaßnahmen in das Modell integrierbar sind. Anhand zweier Beispiele werden die unterschiedlichen Einsatzm{\"o}glichkeiten der quantitativen Erfassung von Projektrisiken und der anschließenden Simulation ihrer Auswirkungen aufgezeigt. Bei dem ersten Beispiel, einem realen, bereits abgeschlossenen Schieneninfrastrukturprojekt, wird die Wirksamkeit einer vorbeugenden Maßnahme gegen ein Projektrisiko untersucht. Im zweiten Beispiel wird ein Planspielansatz zur praxisnahen Aus- und Weiterbildung von Projektmanagern entwickelt. Inhalt des Planspiels ist die Planung und Errichtung eines privatfinanzierten, {\"o}ffentlichen Repr{\"a}sentationsbaus mit teilweiser Fremdnutzung.},
  subject      = {Risiko},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Alkam,
  author    = {Alkam, Feras},
  title     = {Vibration-based Monitoring of Concrete Catenary Poles using Bayesian Inference},
  volume    = {2021},
  publisher = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}tsverlag},
  address   = {Weimar},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4433},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210526-44338},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {177},
  abstract  = {This work presents a robust status monitoring approach for detecting damage in cantilever structures based on logistic functions. Also, a stochastic damage identification approach based on changes of eigenfrequencies is proposed. The proposed algorithms are verified using catenary poles of electrified railways track. The proposed damage features overcome the limitation of frequency-based damage identification methods available in the literature, which are valid to detect damage in structures to Level 1 only. Changes in eigenfrequencies of cantilever structures are enough to identify possible local damage at Level 3, i.e., to cover damage detection, localization, and quantification. The proposed algorithms identified the damage with relatively small errors, even at a high noise level.},
  subject      = {Parameteridentifikation},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Alt2000,
  author    = {Alt, Dieter von},
  title     = {Ausbruchverhalten von Porenbetonplatten bei randnaher Punktst{\"u}tzung},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.56},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20040310-591},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  year      = {2000},
  abstract  = {Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung des Ausbruchverhaltens von unbewehrten Porenbetonplatten bei konzentrierter Lasteintragung in Randn{\"a}he. In der Praxis tritt diese Problematik bei Befestigungen oder Verankerungen auf, die eine punktuelle Beanspruchung bewirken. Hauptziel der durchgef{\"u}hrten experimentellen und numerischen Untersuchungen war das Erkennen von Gesetzm{\"a}ßigkeiten f{\"u}r Versagenserscheinungen und f{\"u}r Bruchlasten in Abh{\"a}ngigkeit von variierenden Geometrie- und Materialparametern. Dabei waren Gr{\"o}ße und Lage der Lasteinleitungsstelle sowie die Materialfestigkeit die wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren. Von besonderem Interesse war auch das spr{\"o}de Verhalten des Porenbetonmaterials auf das Ausbruchverhalten. Die Arbeit gliedert sich in drei Hauptteile: die Experimente mit anschließend weiterf{\"u}hrenden numerischen Untersuchungen, sowie Bemessungskonzepten mit Ausbruchgleichungen. Ein weiteres Kapitel behandelt die Zugfestigkeit von Porenbeton. Die Experimente wurde an f{\"u}r Wand- oder Deckenplatten originaldicken Versuchsk{\"o}rpern durchgef{\"u}hrt. Dabei waren die Lagerbedingungen so festgelegt, dass sich m{\"o}glichst ein ungest{\"o}rter Ausbruchk{\"o}rper ausbilden konnte. Numerische Spannungsuntersuchungen {\"u}ber eine r{\"a}umliche Idealisierung der Versuchsk{\"o}rper mit dem Finite- Element- Programmsystem ANSYS gaben Aufschl{\"u}sse {\"u}ber Ort und Gr{\"o}ße von bruchverursachenden Spannungen. Des weiteren wurden {\"u}ber die Versuchsergebnisse hinaus Berechnungen {\"u}ber den Einfluss von Variationen bei der Plattengeometrie durchgef{\"u}hrt. Es wurden Betrachtungen {\"u}ber die Zugfestigkeit als einen maßgebenden Faktor f{\"u}r das Ausbruchverhalten gef{\"u}hrt. Numerische Risssimulationen gaben Aufschluss {\"u}ber den Spannungszustand und den Ablauf der Rissentwicklung.},
  subject      = {Platte},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Altenmueller2008,
  author    = {Altenm{\"u}ller, Ulrike},
  title     = {Koulu - Schule auf Finnisch : Funktions-, Raum- und Gestaltungskonzepte f{\"u}r neue Schulen in Finnland},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1300},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20080822-13866},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Beginnend mit einem historischen R{\"u}ckblick auf die Entwicklung des Schulbaus in Finnland sowie einen {\"U}berblick zu den rechtlichen und organisatorischen Rahmenbedingungen f{\"u}r den Schulbau, wird in der Untersuchung dargestellt, dass in Finnland ein traditioneller Grundkonsens dar{\"u}ber besteht, dass Bildung eine besonders wichtige gesellschaftliche Aufgabe darstellt und Art sowie Umfang ihrer Erf{\"u}llung von herausragender Bedeutung f{\"u}r die Zukunft des Landes ist. Daher wird dem Thema „Schule" nicht nur in der Theorie, sondern auch im praktischen Alltag ein ausgesprochen hoher Stellenwert beigemessen. Auch die Lernumgebung wird mit besonderer Sorgfalt gestaltet. Die Gestaltung zahlreicher finnischer Bildungsanstalten ist transparent und flexibel. Das Schulgeb{\"a}ude ist somit f{\"u}r zuk{\"u}nftige Anforderungen leicht adaptierbar. Zu diesem Zweck wird architektonische Vielfalt mit einem hohen Grad an Funktionalit{\"a}t verbunden, die gleichzeitig lokale Gegebenheiten und Bed{\"u}rfnisse ber{\"u}cksichtigt. Pr{\"a}gend f{\"u}r die Funktions-, Raum- und Gestaltungskonzepte sind insbesondere der Bauk{\"o}rper und seine Form, die Erschließung der Schule und die Raumfolge innerhalb des Geb{\"a}udes, die Raumfunktion und Nutzung einzelner Bereiche sowie ein hohes Maß an r{\"a}umlich-visueller Kommunikation und Transparenz, sowohl innerhalb der Klassencluster als auch zwischen unterschiedlichen Funktionsbereichen der Schulen. Diese Parameter wurden in der vorliegenden Studie anhand von zahlreichen Fallbeispielen eingehend untersucht und dokumentiert. Durch einen fr{\"u}hzeitig gef{\"u}hrten, intensiven Dialog zwischen Beh{\"o}rden, P{\"a}dagogen und Architekten sind r{\"a}umliche Konzepte entstanden, die das Erlernen von sozialen Kompetenzen, Teamf{\"a}higkeit und Gruppenarbeit unterst{\"u}tzen und f{\"o}rdern.},
  subject      = {Schule},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Amiri,
  author    = {Amiri, Fatemeh},
  title     = {Computational modelling of fracture with local maximum entropy approximations},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2631},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20160719-26310},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {130},
  abstract  = {The key objective of this research is to study fracture with a meshfree method, local maximum entropy approximations, and model fracture in thin shell structures with complex geometry and topology. This topic is of high relevance for real-world applications, for example in the automotive industry and in aerospace engineering. The shell structure can be described efficiently by meshless methods which are capable of describing complex shapes as a collection of points instead of a structured mesh. In order to find the appropriate numerical method to achieve this goal, the first part of the work was development of a method based on local maximum entropy (LME) shape functions together with enrichment functions used in partition of unity methods to discretize problems in linear elastic fracture mechanics. We obtain improved accuracy relative to the standard extended finite element method (XFEM) at a comparable computational cost. In addition, we keep the advantages of the LME shape functions,such as smoothness and non-negativity. We show numerically that optimal convergence (same as in FEM) for energy norm and stress intensity factors can be obtained through the use of geometric (fixed area) enrichment with no special treatment of the nodes near the crack such as blending or shifting. As extension of this method to three dimensional problems and complex thin shell structures with arbitrary crack growth is cumbersome, we developed a phase field model for fracture using LME. Phase field models provide a powerful tool to tackle moving interface problems, and have been extensively used in physics and materials science. Phase methods are gaining popularity in a wide set of applications in applied science and engineering, recently a second order phase field approximation for brittle fracture has gathered significant interest in computational fracture such that sharp cracks discontinuities are modeled by a diffusive crack. By minimizing the system energy with respect to the mechanical displacements and the phase-field, subject to an irreversibility condition to avoid crack healing, this model can describe crack nucleation, propagation, branching and merging. One of the main advantages of the phase field modeling of fractures is the unified treatment of the interfacial tracking and mechanics, which potentially leads to simple, robust, scalable computer codes applicable to complex systems. In other words, this approximation reduces considerably the implementation complexity because the numerical tracking of the fracture is not needed, at the expense of a high computational cost. We present a fourth-order phase field model for fracture based on local maximum entropy (LME) approximations. The higher order continuity of the meshfree LME approximation allows to directly solve the fourth-order phase field equations without splitting the fourth-order differential equation into two second order differential equations. Notably, in contrast to previous discretizations that use at least a quadratic basis, only linear completeness is needed in the LME approximation. We show that the crack surface can be captured more accurately in the fourth-order model than the second-order model. Furthermore, less nodes are needed for the fourth-order model to resolve the crack path. Finally, we demonstrate the performance of the proposed meshfree fourth order phase-field formulation for 5 representative numerical examples. Computational results will be compared to analytical solutions within linear elastic fracture mechanics and experimental data for three-dimensional crack propagation. In the last part of this research, we present a phase-field model for fracture in Kirchoff-Love thin shells using the local maximum-entropy (LME) meshfree method. Since the crack is a natural outcome of the analysis it does not require an explicit representation and tracking, which is advantageous over techniques as the extended finite element method that requires tracking of the crack paths. The geometric description of the shell is based on statistical learning techniques that allow dealing with general point set surfaces avoiding a global parametrization, which can be applied to tackle surfaces of complex geometry and topology. We show the flexibility and robustness of the present methodology for two examples: plate in tension and a set of open connected pipes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Anderka,
  author    = {Anderka, Maik},
  title     = {Analyzing and Predicting Quality Flaws in User-generated Content: The Case of Wikipedia},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1977},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20130709-19778},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  abstract  = {Web applications that are based on user-generated content are often criticized for containing low-quality information; a popular example is the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The major points of criticism pertain to the accuracy, neutrality, and reliability of information. The identification of low-quality information is an important task since for a huge number of people around the world it has become a habit to first visit Wikipedia in case of an information need. Existing research on quality assessment in Wikipedia either investigates only small samples of articles, or else deals with the classification of content into high-quality or low-quality. This thesis goes further, it targets the investigation of quality flaws, thus providing specific indications of the respects in which low-quality content needs improvement. The original contributions of this thesis, which relate to the fields of user-generated content analysis, data mining, and machine learning, can be summarized as follows: (1) We propose the investigation of quality flaws in Wikipedia based on user-defined cleanup tags. Cleanup tags are commonly used in the Wikipedia community to tag content that has some shortcomings. Our approach is based on the hypothesis that each cleanup tag defines a particular quality flaw. (2) We provide the first comprehensive breakdown of Wikipedia's quality flaw structure. We present a flaw organization schema, and we conduct an extensive exploratory data analysis which reveals (a) the flaws that actually exist, (b) the distribution of flaws in Wikipedia, and, (c) the extent of flawed content. (3) We present the first breakdown of Wikipedia's quality flaw evolution. We consider the entire history of the English Wikipedia from 2001 to 2012, which comprises more than 508 million page revisions, summing up to 7.9 TB. Our analysis reveals (a) how the incidence and the extent of flaws have evolved, and, (b) how the handling and the perception of flaws have changed over time. (4) We are the first who operationalize an algorithmic prediction of quality flaws in Wikipedia. We cast quality flaw prediction as a one-class classification problem, develop a tailored quality flaw model, and employ a dedicated one-class machine learning approach. A comprehensive evaluation based on human-labeled Wikipedia articles underlines the practical applicability of our approach.},
  subject      = {Data Mining},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Arboleda,
  author    = {Arboleda, Pablo},
  title     = {Reckoning with Incompiuto Siciliano: Unfinished Public Works as Modern Ruins and All which it Entails},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3265},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170715-32656},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {150},
  abstract  = {Since the end of the 1950s, Italy has focused part of its modernization on the erection of public works. Due to corruption, mafia, and further malpractice, this form of development has occasionally failed, producing a high number of constructions that have remained unfinished for decades. In 2007, the group of artists Alterazioni Video constructed an informal survey in the form of an on-line tool open to public contributions, which revealed that there are 395 unfinished public works in Italy from which 156, approximately 39.5\%, are located in Sicily alone. In view of such a statistic, Alterazioni Video opted to coin the term 'Incompiuto Siciliano' - literally 'Sicilian Incompletion' - to refer to unfinished public works as a formal architectural style. This re-interpretation, which aims to convey the recovered dignity of these 'modern ruins', considers unfinished public works a type of heritage with the potential to represent the entirety of Italian society. Furthermore, it goes as far as to say an unfinished public work is 'Incompiuto Siciliano' despite being located in another of the Italian regions. This doctoral dissertation embraces the artists' argument to develop a complete study of Incompiuto Siciliano by embedding this architectural style/artistic project within the main debates on modern ruins at present. This is important because it is expected to contribute to the revalorization and eventual recommissioning of unfinished sites by validating Incompiuto Siciliano in the realm of academia. Furthermore, this work aspires to be a worthwhile source of information for future investigations dealing with cultural interpretations of incompletion in any other context - a not unreasonable goal considering how unfinished works are one of the key urban topics after the 2008 financial crisis. Hence, this doctoral dissertation uses Incompiuto Siciliano to discuss a different perspective in each of the five chapters and, though these can be read as independent contributions, the objective is that all chapters read together, form a clear, concise, continuous unit. And so it must be said this is not a dissertation about unfinished public works in Italy; this is a dissertation about Incompiuto Siciliano as an artistic response to unfinished public works in Italy - which clearly requires an interdisciplinary analysis involving Urban Studies, Cultural Geography, Contemporary Archaeology, Critical Heritage and Visual Arts.},
  subject      = {Kulturerbe},
  language  = {en}
}