@phdthesis{Wieteska, author = {Wieteska, Marcin}, title = {Untersuchungen zur Optimierung des Feuerwiderstandsverhaltens von Gipsplatten}, publisher = {Marcin Wieteska}, address = {Warszawa}, isbn = {978-83-936473-0-9}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1782}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121207-17829}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {176}, abstract = {Die Qualit{\"a}t von Beplankungselementen wirkt sich deutlich auf den Feuerwiderstand von Metallst{\"a}nder-Wandkonstruktionen aus. Daher wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit der Einfluss von Zus{\"a}tzen in Gipsplatten bez{\"u}glich einer m{\"o}glichen Verbesserung dieser Eigenschaft untersucht. Zu diesem Zweck wurden spezielle, den jeweiligen Untersuchungsbedingungen angepasste Probek{\"o}rper unter Verwendung verschiedenster Zus{\"a}tze gefertigt. Die Beurteilung deren Auswirkungen erfolgte insbesondere mittels nachfolgender f{\"u}nf Kriterien: 1) dem Zeitpunkt der Temperaturerh{\"o}hung nach der Probek{\"o}rperentw{\"a}sserung, 2) dem Maximalwert der Plattenr{\"u}ckseitentemperatur, 3) der Gr{\"o}ße und der Anzahl der Risse, 4) der Plattenstabilit{\"a}t nach der W{\"a}rmebeanspruchung, 5) der Verk{\"u}rzung von prismatischen Probek{\"o}rpern. Besonders wichtig war hierbei die Charakterisierung der Auswirkungen einer simulierten Brandbeanspruchung von 970 °C {\"u}ber 90 Minuten auf Labor-Gipsplatten. Dabei wurde die Temperatur{\"a}nderung auf der Plattenr{\"u}ckseite {\"u}ber den gesamten Pr{\"u}fzeitraum kontinuierlich erfasst. Die Bewertung des Zusammenhalts der Platten nach der thermischen Beanspruchung erfolgte erstmals quantitativ {\"u}ber Anzahl und Gr{\"o}ße der an den Proben entstandenen Risse. Urs{\"a}chlich f{\"u}r die Rissbildung ist die Verringerung des Probek{\"o}rpervolumens infolge des ausgetriebenen Kristallwassers. Da dieser Parameter im Plattenversuch nicht bestimmt werden kann, wurde erg{\"a}nzend das L{\"a}ngen{\"a}nderungsverhalten von Prismen im Ergebnis einer 90min{\"u}tigen Temperung bei 1000 °C im Muffelofen ermittelt. Besonders vorteilhaft hat sich die Zugabe von 80 g/m2 Glasfasern und 7,75 \% Kalksteinmehl auf das Verhalten von Gipsplatten bei Brandbeanspruchung ausgewirkt. Diese Verbesserung ist insbesondere auf h{\"o}here Stabilit{\"a}t und geringere Schrumpfung der Gipsplatte zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Basierend auf den im Labormaßstab erhaltenen Ergebnissen wurden Rezepturvorschl{\"a}ge zur Verbesserung des Feuerwiderstandsverhaltens von Gipsplatten unter Praxisbedingungen entwickelt. Die Herstellung der erforderlichen großformatigen Platten erfolgte auf der Bandstraße der Knauf Gips KG. Diese Platten wurden als Wandkonstruktion mit zweilagiger Beplankung einer großtechnischen Pr{\"u}fung erfolgreich unterzogen. Eine geringere Durchbiegung der Wandkonstruktion, eine verminderte Volumenreduzierung der Platten sowie eine erh{\"o}hte Plattenstabilit{\"a}t belegen die verbesserten Eigenschaften dieser modifizierten Feuerschutzplatte. Weitere durchgef{\"u}hrte Untersuchungen ergaben, dass es unerheblich ist, ob die Platten auf Basis von Natur- oder REA-Gips bzw. mit hohem oder niedrigem Fl{\"a}chengewicht gefertigt wurden. Das eindeutig beste Ergebnis mit einer Feuerwiderstandsdauer von 118 Minuten hat eine Wandkonstruktion aus Feuerschutzplatten auf Basis eines Stuckgipses aus 100 \% REA-Gips mit einem Anteil von 83,9 g/m2 Glasfasern und 1 \% Vermiculit und einem Fl{\"a}chengewicht von 10,77 kg/m2, bei einer Plattenst{\"a}rke von 12,5 mm. Die als Ziel vorgebende Feuerwiderstandsdauer von 120 Minuten bei zweilagiger Beplankung ohne D{\"a}mmstoff k{\"o}nnte k{\"u}nftig erreicht werden, wenn es gelingt, die Volumenreduzierung noch besser zu kompensieren und die Plattenstabilit{\"a}t zu steigern. Eine M{\"o}glichkeit hierzu ist die Substitution der beidseitigen Kartonlagen durch eine Glasfaser-Vliesummantelung. Die Wandkonstruktion W112 ohne D{\"a}mmstoff erreicht dabei eine Feuerwiderstandsdauer von weit {\"u}ber 120 Minuten, wobei der Gipskern mit Glasfasern armiert ist.}, subject = {0947}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Schneider, author = {Schneider, Jens}, title = {Untersuchungen zum Alterungsverhalten und zur Langzeitstabilit{\"a}t von Y-TZP/Al2O3-Dispersionskeramiken (ATZ) f{\"u}r die Anwendung in der H{\"u}ft-Endoprothetik}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1776}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121130-17761}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {151}, abstract = {6 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick Die hydrothermal induzierte Phasentransformation konnte f{\"u}r ATZ-Keramik mit tiefenge-mittelten und tiefenaufgel{\"o}sten Methoden charkterisiert und quantifiziert werden. Die zeit- und temperaturabh{\"a}ngige Alterungskinetik von ATZ wurde durch neun Tempera-turstufen in einem Temperaturbereich von 50 °C bis 134 °C untersucht und die kinetischen Parameter nummerisch bestimmt. F{\"u}r 3Y-TZP wurde diese Prozedur bei drei Temperaturen im Temperaturbereich von 70 °C bis 134 °C angewendet. Aufgrund des ARRHENIUS-Verhaltens der Umwandlungskinetik konnte der zeitliche Verlauf der isotherm stattfinden-den hydrothermal induzierten Phasentransformation bei K{\"o}rpertemperatur simuliert wer-den. Die Simulation dient zur Bewertung der Langzeitstabilit{\"a}t von medizinischen Implanta-ten aus ATZ bzw. 3Y-TZP. Die Untersuchungen wurden in Wasser und in Wasserdampf bzw. wasserdampfges{\"a}ttigter Luft durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Langzeitsimulation f{\"u}r 3Y-TZP wurde an-hand von Explantat-Untersuchungen verifiziert. ATZ zeigt gegen{\"u}ber 3Y-TZP eine h{\"o}here Alterungsstabilit{\"a}t bezogen auf die zeitliche Ent-wicklung der monoklinen Phase. Im Hinblick auf die Oberfl{\"a}chenh{\"a}rte, die durch die Pha-senumwandlung stark beeinflusst wird, erweist sich ATZ {\"u}ber einen langen Alterungszeit-raum stabiler als 3Y-TZP. Bis zu einem monoklinen Gehalt von 40 \% beweist ATZ einen deutlichen H{\"a}rtevorteil gegen{\"u}ber 3Y TZP, dieser entspricht in der Langzeitsimulation f{\"u}r die Wasserlagerung ca. 35 Jahre. Das wirkt sich insbesondere bei Verschleißpaarungen wie beim k{\"u}nstlichen H{\"u}ftgelenk positiv aus. Verschleißuntersuchungen an einer neu entwickelten Kugel-auf-Scheibe-Geometrie mit li-nearer Kinematik, die dem H{\"u}ftgelenk nachempfunden wurde, belegen die vorteilhaften Verschleißeigenschaften von ATZ in Form von sehr geringen Abtragsraten und einer intak-ten Oberfl{\"a}che nach 720 000 absolvierten Zyklen. Dabei wurde sogar eine Aufh{\"a}rtung der Oberfl{\"a}che durch die Verschleißbeanspruchung um bis zu 8 \% nachgewiesen. Bei der tiefengemittelten Charakterisierung der hydrothermalen Alterung wurde in beiden Materialtypen festgestellt, dass die Geschwindigkeit der Phasentransformation neben der Temperatur merklich von der {\"A}nderung der H2O-Stoffmengenkonzentrantion an der Ober-fl{\"a}che der Keramik abh{\"a}ngig ist, was sich mit den unterschiedlichen Aktivierungsenergien f{\"u}r Wasser- bzw. Wasserdampflagerung belegen l{\"a}sst. Die Aktivierungsenergie Ea der hyd-rothermalen Phasentransformation wurde mit Hilfe der ARRHENIUS-Beziehung ermittelt und betr{\"a}gt f{\"u}r ATZ bei Wasserdampflagerung 102 kJ/mol und bei Wasserlagerung 92 kJ/mol. F{\"u}r Y-TZP betr{\"a}gt die Aktivierungsenergie 114 kJ/mol bei Wasserdampflagerung und 102 kJ/mol bei Wasserlagerung. Der resultierende pr{\"a}exponentielle Faktor k0 unterscheidet sich f{\"u}r Wasserlagerung und Wasserdampflagerung um eine Gr{\"o}ßenordnung, was auf einen leicht andersartigen thermisch aktivierten Gesamtprozess hinweist. Der Avrami-Exponent n, der einen Hinweis auf den Mechanismus der Keimbildung sowie deren geometrische Ordnung geben kann, zeigte keine signifikante Abh{\"a}ngigkeit von der Temperatur und vom Umgebungsmedium. Er ist dagegen zeitabh{\"a}ngig und f{\"a}llt mit zuneh-mender Alterungszeit, d.h. mit zunehmendem monoklinem Gehalt von ca. 4 auf 0,5 ab, was auf eine abnehmende Keimbildungsrate hindeutet. In Verbindung mit weiteren Untersu-chungen durch unabh{\"a}ngige und zum Teil tiefenaufl{\"o}sende Methoden wie GIXRD, NRA und Knoop-Mikroh{\"a}rte-Messungen l{\"a}sst sich der Alterungsmechanismus, bzw. sein zeitlicher und {\"o}rtlicher Ablauf, durch die drei Stadien A, B und C beschreiben: A 0-5 ma. \% m-ZrO2 Quasi-homogene Keimbildung an bevorzugten Orten wie Kornkan-ten und Kornecken (n≈4), Wassertransport wahrscheinlich via Korngrenzendiffusion, Aufh{\"a}rtung der Oberfl{\"a}che B 5-40 ma. \% m-ZrO2 Keimbildung an den Korngrenzfl{\"a}chen bis zur Keims{\"a}ttigung (n≈2), monokline Randschicht w{\"a}chst zeitlich linear, Wassertransport konvektiv {\"u}ber Mikrorisse, deutlicher H{\"a}rteverlust der Oberfl{\"a}che C ≥ 40 ma. \% m-ZrO2 Wachstum der monoklinen Kristallite von den Korngrenzfl{\"a}chen in die tetragonalen Kristallite unter starker Verzwillingung (n≈0,5), Abnahme der tetragonalen Kristallitgr{\"o}ße, starke Mikrorissbildung, dramatischer R{\"u}ckgang der Oberfl{\"a}chenh{\"a}rte Die Kristallitgr{\"o}ße der monoklinen Phase verbleibt im ATZ {\"u}ber alle drei Abschnitte bei 30 ±5 nm. Ein Anwachsen der Kristallite ist mechanische behindert. Kleinere monokline Kristallite sind im ATZ thermodynamisch instabil. Die Kristallitgr{\"o}ße der tetragonalen Phase f{\"a}llt in den Abschnitten A und B sehr langsam und in C sehr schnell bis auf 25 nm ab. Bei dieser Kristallitgr{\"o}ße ist die tetragonale Phase gegen{\"u}ber der monoklinen Phase thermody-namisch stabil. Diese residualen tetragonalen Kristallite weisen nach vollst{\"a}ndigem Reakti-onsablauf einem Anteil von 7 ma. \% auf. Der S{\"a}ttigungsgehalt der monoklinen Phase betrug in beiden Materialen unabh{\"a}ngig von der Temperatur bzw. dem Umgebungsmedium 75 \% der ZrO2-Phase. In Abschnitt C besitzt die residuale tetragonale Phase eine starke Orientierung. Dadurch wird die geometrische Bedingtheit der hydrothermal induzierten Phasenumwandlung ver-deutlicht. Die monokline Phase ist {\"u}ber den gesamten Alterungsprozess stark nach m(1 1  1) orientiert, was mit einer bevorzugten Umklapprichtung der c-Achse zur freien Oberfl{\"a}che hin verbunden ist. Mit Hilfe der tiefenaufgel{\"o}sten Phasenanalyse konnte die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit der monoklinen Randschicht von der Oberfl{\"a}che in das Volumen untersucht werden. Die Ge-schwindigkeit des Schichtwachstums ist in Abschnitt B nicht zeit- und tiefenabh{\"a}ngig, son-dern konstant mit ausgepr{\"a}gtem ARRHENIUS-Verhalten (Temperaturabh{\"a}ngigkeit). Die Akti-vierungsenergie der Schichtwachstumsgeschwindigkeit km liegt in der gleichen Gr{\"o}ßenord-nung wie die der Transformationskonstante k. Die Umwandlungszone schreitet also mit konstanter Geschwindigkeit in das Volumen fort und hinterl{\"a}sst ein verzweigtes Mikro- und Nanoriss-System. FESEM-Aufnahmen best{\"a}tigen das Vorhandensein einer por{\"o}sen Randschicht, durch die das Wasser nahezu ungehindert eindringen kann. NRA Untersuchungen deuten in Stadium A auf Korngrenzendiffusion hin und best{\"a}tigen in Stadium B einen konvektiven Transport des Wassers an die Transformationszone. Eine Dif-fusion {\"u}ber Sauerstoffleerstellen im Gitter konnte anhand von Proben aus 8YSZ nicht nach-gewiesen werden. Dagegen kommt es in dem verzweigten Riss- und Porensystem in der gealterten Randschicht zum R{\"u}cktransport des Wassers an die Oberfl{\"a}che, sobald die Pro-ben aus der hydrothermalen Atmosph{\"a}re genommen, an Luft gelagert oder in die Hochva-kuumkammer der NRA-Messapparatur eingeschleust werden. Mikrostrukturelle Untersuchungen an eigens entwickelten Verschleißpaarungen zeigten nach 720000 Zyklen {\"a}hnliche Oberfl{\"a}cheneigenschaften wie im Alterungsstadium A. Man kann daher davon ausgehen, dass die Stadien B und C aus Stabilit{\"a}tsgr{\"u}nden in der tribolo-gischen Kontaktzone nicht existieren k{\"o}nnen und es dass sich im Falle einer gleichzeitigen, hydrothermalen und tribologischen Beanspruchung um einen station{\"a}ren Alterungs- und Verschleißprozess handelt. Durch quasiplastische Deformation der monoklinen und tetra-gonalen Kristallite wird die Verschleißrate und die Abriebpartikel bei einer hart /hart Paa-rung aus ATZ deutlich minimiert, so dass ATZ f{\"u}r die H{\"u}ftendoprothetik ein durchaus geeig-neten Werkstoff darstellt, der sich auf der Grundlage der in dieser Arbeit gewonnenen Daten {\"u}ber eine Imlantationsdauer von .mehr als 15 Jahre stabil verhalten kann.}, subject = {Dispersionskeramik}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Posern, author = {Posern, Konrad}, title = {Untersuchungen von Magnesiumsulfat-Hydraten und Sulfat/Chlorid-Mischungen f{\"u}r die Eignung als Aktivstoff in Kompositmaterialien f{\"u}r die thermochemische W{\"a}rmespeicherung}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1678}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120704-16784}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {105}, abstract = {Die thermochemische W{\"a}rmespeicherung {\"u}ber reversible Salzhydratation stellt einen aussichtsreichen Weg zur Speicherung von Niedertemperaturw{\"a}rme, wie z.B. solarer Energie, dar. Untersuchungen an Magnesiumsulfat-Hydraten zeigen, dass das bei 130°C entw{\"a}sserte Magnesiumsulfat-Heptahydrat seinen thermodynamisch stabilen Endzustand w{\"a}hrend der Reaktion mit gasf{\"o}rmigem Wasser nicht wieder erreicht. Um diese kinetische Hemmung zu {\"u}berwinden und den Einfluss von unterschiedlichen Porenr{\"a}umen auf die Hydratation bzw. Sorption des Magnesiumsulfates zu charakterisieren, wurde das Magnesiumsulfat in Tr{\"a}germaterialien auf Basis offenporiger Gl{\"a}ser mit durchschnittlichen Porendurchmessern von 4 nm bis 1,4 µm eingebracht und diese Kompositmaterialien untersucht. Dabei ist festgestellt worden, dass jede salzbezogene Sorptionsw{\"a}rme im Porenraum h{\"o}her ist, als die des ungetr{\"a}gerten Salzes und mit kleiner werdendem Porenradius weiter zunimmt. Weiterhin wurden Teile des Magnesiumsulfates mit niedrig deliqueszierenden Salzen substituiert, um die Wasseraufnahme und somit die W{\"a}rmespeicherkapazit{\"a}t zu erh{\"o}hen. Dies stellt einen neuen Weg zur Herstellung von Kompositmaterialien dar, {\"u}ber den man Eigenschaften wie Deliqueszenzfeuchte und Desorptionstemperatur einstellen und an die Sorptionsbedingungen eines Speichers anpassen kann. Als niedrig deliqueszierende Salze wurden Magnesiumchlorid und Lithiumchlorid als Zus{\"a}tze untersucht, wobei ein Ansteigen der Sorptionsw{\"a}rme und Wasseraufnahme mit steigendem Chloridanteil festgestellt wurde. Aufgrund der geringeren Deliqueszenzfeuchte des Lithiumchlorides gegen{\"u}ber dem Magnesiumchlorid wurden bei gleichen Massenverh{\"a}ltnissen h{\"o}here Sorptionsw{\"a}rmen erzielt. Untersuchungen zu Zinksulfat in Verbindung mit Chloriden bescheinigen diesem Salz -speziell bei tieferen Entw{\"a}sserungstemperaturen- eine gute Eignung als Aktivstoff zur W{\"a}rmespeicherung. Zusammenfassend konnte festgestellt werden, dass sich die W{\"a}rmespeicherkapazit{\"a}ten {\"u}ber die Porengr{\"o}ße, in die das Salz eingebracht wird, und die gew{\"a}hlte Mischungszusammensetzung steuern lassen. Die gemessenen Sorptionsw{\"a}rmen erm{\"o}glichen insbesondere bei niedrigen Sorptionstemperaturen und hohen Luftfeuchtigkeiten den Schluss, dass die Verwendung von Salzmischungen als Aktivkomponente in Kompositmaterialien einen geeigneten Weg zur thermochemischen Speicherung solarer W{\"a}rme (≤130 °C) darstellt.}, subject = {Thermische Energiespeicherung}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Ifesanya, author = {Ifesanya, Kunle}, title = {The Role of Government Agencies in Urban Housing Delivery in Lagos}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1761}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121115-17619}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {386}, abstract = {There is a continuous exacerbation of environmental problems in big cities of today's world, thereby, diminishing the quality of life in them. Of particular concern is the fact that today's megacities are evolving in the developing world without corresponding growth in the economy, infrastructure and other human development indices. As urban population continues to grow in these cities of the Global South, governing institutions are usually unable to keep pace with their social responsibilities, thus, making the issue of urban governance very critical. This is because effective and efficient urban governance is highly essential for the creation, strengthening and sustenance of governing institutions. Lagos, a mega-city of over 15.45 million people and the most populous metropolitan area on the African continent epitomizes the fundamental grave characteristics of the emerging megacities of the Global South, thereby, constituting an apt choice in understanding the emerging megacities of the next generation. Two out of every three Lagos residents live in slums and de-humanizing physical and social conditions. Many of them sleep, work, eat and cook under highway bridges, at the mercy of weather elements. This research, therefore, evaluated urban governance through housing administration in Africa's largest megacity. It examines the extent of housing problems in the city, the causal factors and the culpability of government agencies statutorily responsible for the provision, control and management of housing development in Lagos - the tenth largest city in the world. A representative geographic part of the city which manifests classic characteristics of slum life, listed by Mike Davis as the largest slum in Africa and the 6th largest in the world - Ajegunle - was adopted for case study. The research design combined rigorous literature search (desk research) with quantitative and, especially, qualitative approaches to data collection. The qualitative approach was more intensely adopted because government officials often respond to enquiries with 'official answers and data' which may not be reliable and the study had to rely on keen observation of physical traces, social interaction and personal investigation. The cross-sectional research method was adopted. Information was solicited from house-owners, building industry professionals, sociologists and officials of relevant government agencies, through research tools like questionnaires, interviews, focused group discussions and personal observations. The analysis and discussion of these field data, in conjunction with the information from the desk research gave a better understanding of the status-quo, which informed the recommendations proposed in the dissertation for mitigating the problems. The research discovered that many of the statutory housing agencies have the capacity to effectively discharge their responsibilities. However, it was also shown that corruption and abdication of responsibilities by the staff of these agencies constitute primary causes of the chasm between the anticipated lofty outcome from the laudable building regulations/bye-laws and the appalling reality. It also discovered that lack of political will and apathy on the part of successive Governments of Lagos State to the improvement of housing conditions of the poor masses are major causes of the housing debacle in Lagos. Several germane and realistic recommendations for redressing the situation were subsequently proffered. These include amongst others, the conduction of an accurate census for Lagos, in conjunction with credible international agencies, as a requisite basis for effective planning of any sort. The process of obtaining legal titles for land should also be made less cumbersome, while the housing administration process should be computerized; in order to reduce inter-personal contacts between applicants and government officials to the barest minimum, as a means of curbing the wide spread corruption in the system.}, subject = {Housing}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Potthast, author = {Potthast, Martin}, title = {Technologies for Reusing Text from the Web}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1566}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120217-15663}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {237}, abstract = {Texts from the web can be reused individually or in large quantities. The former is called text reuse and the latter language reuse. We first present a comprehensive overview of the different ways in which text and language is reused today, and how exactly information retrieval technologies can be applied in this respect. The remainder of the thesis then deals with specific retrieval tasks. In general, our contributions consist of models and algorithms, their evaluation, and for that purpose, large-scale corpus construction. The thesis divides into two parts. The first part introduces technologies for text reuse detection, and our contributions are as follows: (1) A unified view of projecting-based and embedding-based fingerprinting for near-duplicate detection and the first time evaluation of fingerprint algorithms on Wikipedia revision histories as a new, large-scale corpus of near-duplicates. (2) A new retrieval model for the quantification of cross-language text similarity, which gets by without parallel corpora. We have evaluated the model in comparison to other models on many different pairs of languages. (3) An evaluation framework for text reuse and particularly plagiarism detectors, which consists of tailored detection performance measures and a large-scale corpus of automatically generated and manually written plagiarism cases. The latter have been obtained via crowdsourcing. This framework has been successfully applied to evaluate many different state-of-the-art plagiarism detection approaches within three international evaluation competitions. The second part introduces technologies that solve three retrieval tasks based on language reuse, and our contributions are as follows: (4) A new model for the comparison of textual and non-textual web items across media, which exploits web comments as a source of information about the topic of an item. In this connection, we identify web comments as a largely neglected information source and introduce the rationale of comment retrieval. (5) Two new algorithms for query segmentation, which exploit web n-grams and Wikipedia as a means of discerning the user intent of a keyword query. Moreover, we crowdsource a new corpus for the evaluation of query segmentation which surpasses existing corpora by two orders of magnitude. (6) A new writing assistance tool called Netspeak, which is a search engine for commonly used language. Netspeak indexes the web in the form of web n-grams as a source of writing examples and implements a wildcard query processor on top of it.}, subject = {Information Retrieval}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Krishnamurthy, author = {Krishnamurthy, Sukanya}, title = {Reading Architecture - Remembering - Forgetting interplay: Development of a Framework to Study Urban and Object Level Cases}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1802}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121219-18025}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, abstract = {This thesis explores how architecture aids in the performance of open-ended narratives by engaging both actively and passively with memory, i.e. remembering and forgetting. I argue that architecture old and new stems from specific cultural and social forms, and is dictated by processes of remembering and forgetting. It is through interaction (between inhabitant and object) that architecture is given innate meanings within an urban environment that makes its role in the interplay one of investigative interest. To enable the study of this performance, I develop a framework based on various theoretical paradigms to investigate three broad questions: 1) How does one study the performance of memory and forgetting through architecture in dynamic urban landscapes? 2) Is there a way to identify markers and elements within the urban environment that enable such a study? 3) What is the role that urban form plays within this framework and does the transformation of urban form imply the transformation of memory and forgetting? The developed framework is applied to a macro (an urban level study of Bangalore, India) and micro level study (a singular or object level study of Stari Most/ Old Bridge, Mostar, BiH), to analyse the performance of remembering and forgetting in various urban spheres through interaction with architecture and form. By means of observations, archival research, qualitative mapping, drawings and narrative interviews, the study demonstrates that certain sites and characteristics of architecture enable the performance of remembering and the questioning of forgetting by embodying features that support this act. Combining theory and empirical studies this thesis is an attempt to elucidate on the processes through which remembering and forgetting is initiated and experienced through architectural forms. The thesis argues for recognising the potential of architecture as one that embodies and supports the performance of memory and forgetting, by acting as an auratic contact zone.}, subject = {Stadtlandschaft}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Nikulla, author = {Nikulla, Susanne}, title = {Quality assessment of kinematical models by means of global and goal-oriented error estimation techniques}, publisher = {Verlag der Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, address = {Weimar}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1616}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120419-16161}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {117}, abstract = {Methods for model quality assessment are aiming to find the most appropriate model with respect to accuracy and computational effort for a structural system under investigation. Model error estimation techniques can be applied for this purpose when kinematical models are investigated. They are counted among the class of white box models, which means that the model hierarchy and therewith the best model is known. This thesis gives an overview of discretisation error estimators. Deduced from these, methods for model error estimation are presented. Their general goal is to make a prediction of the inaccuracies that are introduced using the simpler model without knowing the solution of a more complex model. This information can be used to steer an adaptive process. Techniques for linear and non-linear problems as well as global and goal-oriented errors are introduced. The estimation of the error in local quantities is realised by solving a dual problem, which serves as a weight for the primal error. So far, such techniques have mainly been applied in material modelling and for dimensional adaptivity. Within the scope of this thesis, available model error estimators are adapted for an application to kinematical models. Their applicability is tested regarding the question of whether a geometrical non-linear calculation is necessary or not. The analysis is limited to non-linear estimators due to the structure of the underlying differential equations. These methods often involve simplification, e.g linearisations. It is investigated to which extent such assumptions lead to meaningful results, when applied to kinematical models.}, subject = {Model quality, Model error estimation, Kinematical model, Geometric non-linearity, Finite Element method}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Stein, author = {Stein, Peter}, title = {Procedurally generated models for Isogeometric Analysis}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag}, address = {Weimar}, isbn = {978-3-86068-488-7}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1848}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20130212-18483}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {82}, abstract = {Increasingly powerful hard- and software allows for the numerical simulation of complex physical phenomena with high levels of detail. In light of this development the definition of numerical models for the Finite Element Method (FEM) has become the bottleneck in the simulation process. Characteristic features of the model generation are large manual efforts and a de-coupling of geometric and numerical model. In the highly probable case of design revisions all steps of model preprocessing and mesh generation have to be repeated. This includes the idealization and approximation of a geometric model as well as the definition of boundary conditions and model parameters. Design variants leading to more resource-efficient structures might hence be disregarded due to limited budgets and constrained time frames. A potential solution to above problem is given with the concept of Isogeometric Analysis (IGA). Core idea of this method is to directly employ a geometric model for numerical simulations, which allows to circumvent model transformations and the accompanying data losses. Basis for this method are geometric models described in terms of Non-uniform rational B-Splines (NURBS). This class of piecewise continuous rational polynomial functions is ubiquitous in computer graphics and Computer-Aided Design (CAD). It allows the description of a wide range of geometries using a compact mathematical representation. The shape of an object thereby results from the interpolation of a set of control points by means of the NURBS functions, allowing efficient representations for curves, surfaces and solid bodies alike. Existing software applications, however, only support the modeling and manipulation of the former two. The description of three-dimensional solid bodies consequently requires significant manual effort, thus essentially forbidding the setup of complex models. This thesis proposes a procedural approach for the generation of volumetric NURBS models. That is, a model is not described in terms of its data structures but as a sequence of modeling operations applied to a simple initial shape. In a sense this describes the "evolution" of the geometric model under the sequence of operations. In order to adapt this concept to NURBS geometries, only a compact set of commands is necessary which, in turn, can be adapted from existing algorithms. A model then can be treated in terms of interpretable model parameters. This leads to an abstraction from its data structures and model variants can be set up by variation of the governing parameters. The proposed concept complements existing template modeling approaches: templates can not only be defined in terms of modeling commands but can also serve as input geometry for said operations. Such templates, arranged in a nested hierarchy, provide an elegant model representation. They offer adaptivity on each tier of the model hierarchy and allow to create complex models from only few model parameters. This is demonstrated for volumetric fluid domains used in the simulation of vertical-axis wind turbines. Starting from a template representation of airfoil cross-sections, the complete "negative space" around the rotor blades can be described by a small set of model parameters, and model variants can be set up in a fraction of a second. NURBS models offer a high geometric flexibility, allowing to represent a given shape in different ways. Different model instances can exhibit varying suitability for numerical analyses. For their assessment, Finite Element mesh quality metrics are regarded. The considered metrics are based on purely geometric criteria and allow to identify model degenerations commonly used to achieve certain geometric features. They can be used to decide upon model adaptions and provide a measure for their efficacy. Unfortunately, they do not reveal a relation between mesh distortion and ill-conditioning of the equation systems resulting from the numerical model.}, subject = {NURBS}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{PhungThi, author = {Phung Thi, Thu Ha}, title = {Metakaolin as an Additive in Composite Cement}, publisher = {F. A. Finger-Institut f{\"u}r Baustoffkunde}, address = {Weimar}, isbn = {978-3-00-042655-1}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1976}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20130705-19764}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {119}, abstract = {Metakaolin made from kaolin is used around the world but rarely in Vietnam where abundant deposits of kaolin is found. The first studies of producing metakaolin were conducted with high quality Vietnamese kaolins. The results showed the potential to produce metakaolin, and its effect has on strength development of mortars and concretes. However, utilisation of a low quality kaolin for producing Vietnamese metakaolin has not been studied so far. The objectives of this study were to produce a good quality metakaolin made from low quality Vietnamese kaolin and to facilitate the utilisation of Vietnamese metakaolin in composite cements. In order to reach such goals, the optimal thermal conversion of Vietnamese kaolin into metakaolin was carried out by many investigations, and as such the optimal conversion is found using the analysis results of DSC/TGA, XRD and CSI. During the calcination in a range of 500 - 800 oC lasting for 1 - 5 hours, the characterisation of calcinated kaolin was also monitored for mass loss, BET surface, PSD, density as well as the presence of the residual water. It is found to have a well correlation between residual water and BET surface. The pozzolanic activity of metakaolin was tested by various methods regarding to the saturated lime method, mCh and TGA-CaO method. The results of the study showed which method is the most suitable one to characterise the real activity of metakaolin and can reach the greatest agreement with concrete performance. Furthermore, the pozzolanic activity results tested using methods were also analysed and compared to each other with respect to the BET surface. The properties of Vietnam metakaolin was established using investigations on water demand, setting time, spread-flowability, and strength. It is concluded that depending on the intended use of composite cement and weather conditions of cure, each Vietnamese metakaolin can be used appropriately to produce (1) a composite cement with a low water demand (2) a high strength of composite cement (3) a composite cement that aims to reduce CO2 emissions and to improve economics of cement products (4) a high performance mortar. The durability of metakaolin mortar was tested to find the needed metakaolin content against ASR, sulfat and sulfuric acid attacks successfully.}, subject = {metakaolin}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Nerlich, author = {Nerlich, Luise}, title = {KLANG tektonik _ Entwurfsgrammatik in Architektur und Musik im Werk des Architekten und Komponisten Iannis Xenakis}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1668}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120607-16689}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {392}, abstract = {klang_tektonik Design by grammar in architecture and music Architectural design is a creative process. Its emergence requires a creative component and it cannot be systematized. But while teaching architecture, work with a method to design is an essential aspect. In addition to the intuitive methods of design, however, also exist grammars, which explicit rules postulated for form finding and can be taught as such. In consideration of formative architectural and musical design, parameters will be presented, to design a transformation of music into architecture. Two revolutionary works are created in the 1950s, the composition Metastaseis and the Philips Pavilion for the World Exhibition in Brussels by the architect and composer Iannis Xenakis. Based on these works, there will be presented the method, how to replace musical parameters in to architectural parameters. This process provides the basis for an accurate spatial transformation model, which is designed on the basis of mathematical functions and has a strong similarity in language between the shape of the composition Metastaseis and architecture of the pavilion.}, subject = {Architektur}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Krause2011, author = {Krause, Haie-Jann}, title = {Kallmeyer und Facilides. Eine Architektengemeinschaft im Kontext ihrer Entwicklung von konservativen Gestaltungstendenzen zur Baukunst der Moderne.}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1514}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120114-15140}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Die Vorstellung des Gesamtwerkes der halleschen Architekten Julius Kallmeyer und Wilhelm Facilides, die sich Anfang der 1920er Jahre zu einer Zusammenarbeit entschlossen und eine Vielzahl interessanter Geb{\"a}ude f{\"u}r die Saalestadt schufen, ist in der Fokussierung der Gesamtthematik der Lebens- und Werksdarstellung das Grundanliegen dieser Ausarbeitung. Dieses bisher nicht in Angriff genommene architekturgeschichtliche Anliegen besch{\"a}ftigt sich mit den Ergebnissen der B{\"u}rogeschichte einer- und der Lebensgeschichte der Pers{\"o}nlichkeiten andererseits. Bis heute gelten die klassisch modernen Architekturen Kallmeyers \& Facilides', gerade f{\"u}r den gehobenen Wohnhausbau in Halle an der Saale, als herausragende Leistungen.}, subject = {Kallmeyer}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Schrader, author = {Schrader, Kai}, title = {Hybrid 3D simulation methods for the damage analysis of multiphase composites}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2059}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20131021-20595}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {174}, abstract = {Modern digital material approaches for the visualization and simulation of heterogeneous materials allow to investigate the behavior of complex multiphase materials with their physical nonlinear material response at various scales. However, these computational techniques require extensive hardware resources with respect to computing power and main memory to solve numerically large-scale discretized models in 3D. Due to a very high number of degrees of freedom, which may rapidly be increased to the two-digit million range, the limited hardware ressources are to be utilized in a most efficient way to enable an execution of the numerical algorithms in minimal computation time. Hence, in the field of computational mechanics, various methods and algorithms can lead to an optimized runtime behavior of nonlinear simulation models, where several approaches are proposed and investigated in this thesis. Today, the numerical simulation of damage effects in heterogeneous materials is performed by the adaption of multiscale methods. A consistent modeling in the three-dimensional space with an appropriate discretization resolution on each scale (based on a hierarchical or concurrent multiscale model), however, still contains computational challenges in respect to the convergence behavior, the scale transition or the solver performance of the weak coupled problems. The computational efficiency and the distribution among available hardware resources (often based on a parallel hardware architecture) can significantly be improved. In the past years, high-performance computing (HPC) and graphics processing unit (GPU) based computation techniques were established for the investigationof scientific objectives. Their application results in the modification of existing and the development of new computational methods for the numerical implementation, which enables to take advantage of massively clustered computer hardware resources. In the field of numerical simulation in material science, e.g. within the investigation of damage effects in multiphase composites, the suitability of such models is often restricted by the number of degrees of freedom (d.o.f.s) in the three-dimensional spatial discretization. This proves to be difficult for the type of implementation method used for the nonlinear simulation procedure and, simultaneously has a great influence on memory demand and computational time. In this thesis, a hybrid discretization technique has been developed for the three-dimensional discretization of a three-phase material, which is respecting the numerical efficiency of nonlinear (damage) simulations of these materials. The increase of the computational efficiency is enabled by the improved scalability of the numerical algorithms. Consequently, substructuring methods for partitioning the hybrid mesh were implemented, tested and adapted to the HPC computing framework using several hundred CPU (central processing units) nodes for building the finite element assembly. A memory-efficient iterative and parallelized equation solver combined with a special preconditioning technique for solving the underlying equation system was modified and adapted to enable combined CPU and GPU based computations. Hence, it is recommended by the author to apply the substructuring method for hybrid meshes, which respects different material phases and their mechanical behavior and which enables to split the structure in elastic and inelastic parts. However, the consideration of the nonlinear material behavior, specified for the corresponding phase, is limited to the inelastic domains only, and by that causes a decreased computing time for the nonlinear procedure. Due to the high numerical effort for such simulations, an alternative approach for the nonlinear finite element analysis, based on the sequential linear analysis, was implemented in respect to scalable HPC. The incremental-iterative procedure in finite element analysis (FEA) during the nonlinear step was then replaced by a sequence of linear FE analysis when damage in critical regions occured, known in literature as saw-tooth approach. As a result, qualitative (smeared) crack initiation in 3D multiphase specimens has efficiently been simulated.}, subject = {high-performance computing}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{UrbinaCazenave, author = {Urbina Cazenave, Mario Humberto}, title = {Gaze Controlled Applications and Optical-See-Through Displays - General Conditions for Gaze Driven Companion Technologies}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1749}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121107-17492}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {106}, abstract = {Gaze based human-computer-interaction has been a research topic for over a quarter century. Since then, the main scenario for gaze interaction has been helping handicapped people to communicate an interact with their environment. With the rapid development of mobile and wearable display technologies, a new application field for gaze interaction has appeared, opening new research questions. This thesis investigates the feasibility of mobile gaze based interaction, studying deeply the use of pie menus as a generic and robust widget for gaze interaction as well as visual and perceptual issues on head mounted (wearable) optical see-through displays. It reviews conventional gaze-based selection methods and investigates in detail the use of pie menus for gaze control. It studies and discusses layout issues, selection methods and applications. Results show that pie menus can allocate up to six items in width and multiple depth layers, allowing a fast and accurate navigation through hierarchical levels by using or combining multiple selection methods. Based on these results, several text entry methods based on pie menus are proposed. Character-by-character text entry, text entry with bigrams and with text entry with bigrams derived by word prediction, as well as possible selection methods, are examined in a longitudinal study. Data showed large advantages of the bigram entry methods over single character text entry in speed and accuracy. Participants preferred the novel selection method based on saccades (selecting by borders) over the conventional and well established dwell time method. On the one hand, pie menus showed to be a feasible and robust widget, which may enable the efficient use of mobile eye tracking systems that may not be accurate enough for controlling elements on conventional interface. On the other hand, visual perception on mobile displays technologies need to be examined in order to deduce if the mentioned results can be transported to mobile devices. Optical see-through devices enable observers to see additional information embedded in real environments. There is already some evidence of increasing visual load on the respective systems. We investigated visual performance on participants with a visual search tasks and dual tasks presenting visual stimuli on the optical see-through device, only on a computer screen, and simultaneously on both devices. Results showed that switching between the presentation devices (i.e. perceiving information simultaneously from both devices) produced costs in visual performance. The implications of these costs and of further perceptual and technical factors for mobile gaze-based interaction are discussed and solutions are proposed.}, subject = {Eye tracking movement}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Keitel, author = {Keitel, Holger}, title = {Bewertungsmethoden f{\"u}r die Prognosequalit{\"a}t von Kriechmodellen des Betons}, publisher = {Verlag der Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, address = {Weimar}, isbn = {978-3-86068-466-5}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1556}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120207-15569}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {390}, abstract = {Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Entwicklung von Methoden, mit denen die Prognosequalit{\"a}t von Kriechmodellen des Betons bestimmt werden kann. Die Methoden werden in zwei Ausgangsszenarien unterschieden: die Bewertung ohne und die Bewertung mit Verwendung von spezifischen Versuchsdaten zum Kriechverhalten des Betons. Die Modellqualit{\"a}t wird anhand der Gesamtunsicherheit der prognostizierten Kriechnachgiebigkeit quantifiziert. Die Unsicherheit wird f{\"u}r die Kriechprognose ohne Versuchsdaten {\"u}ber eine Unsicherheitsanalyse unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung korrelierter Eingangsparameter ermittelt. Bei der Verwendung experimenteller Daten werden die stochastischen Eigenschaften der Modellparameter mittels Bayesian Updating bestimmt. Die Bewertung erfolgt erneut basierend auf einer Unsicherheitsanalyse sowie alternativ mittels Modellselektion nach Bayes. Weiterhin wird eine auf Graphentheorie und Sensitivit{\"a}tsanalysen basierende Methode zur Bewertung von gekoppelten Partialmodellen entwickelt. Damit wird der Einfluss eines Partialmodells auf das Verhalten einer globalen Tragstruktur quantifiziert, Interaktionen von Partialmodellen festgestellt und ein Maß f{\"u}r die Qualit{\"a}t eines Gesamtmodells ermittelt.}, subject = {Kriechen}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Karaki, author = {Karaki, Ghada}, title = {Assessment of coupled models of bridges considering time-dependent vehicular loading}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1589}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120402-15894}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {184}, abstract = {Bridge vibration due to traffic loading has been a subject of extensive research in the last decades. The focus of such research has been to develop solution algorithms and investigate responses or behaviors of interest. However, proving the quality and reliability of the model output in structural engineering has become a topic of increasing importance. Therefore, this study is an attempt to extend concepts of uncertainty and sensitivity analyses to assess the dynamic response of a coupled model in bridge engineering considering time-dependent vehicular loading. A setting for the sensitivity analysis is proposed, which enables performing the sensitivity analysis considering random stochastic processes. The classical and proposed sensitivity settings are used to identify the relevant input parameters and models that have the most influence on the variance of the dynamic response. The sensitivity analysis exercises the model itself and extracts results without the need for measurements or reference solutions; however, it does not offer a means of ranking the coupled models studied. Therefore, concepts of total uncertainty are employed to rank the coupled models studied according to their fitness in describing the dynamic problem. The proposed procedures are applied in two examples to assess the output of coupled subsystems and coupled partial models in bridge engineering considering the passage of a heavy vehicle at various speeds.}, subject = {Ingenieurbau}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Wendler, author = {Wendler, Andr{\´e}}, title = {Anachronismen: Historiografie und Kino}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1799}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121219-17991}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {284+81}, abstract = {Die Arbeit »Anachronismen: Historiografie und Kino« geht von einer zun{\"a}chst einfachen Beobachtung aus: beinahe immer, wenn Historiker_innen sich mit Geschichtsfilmen auseinander setzen, findet sich die lautstark gef{\"u}hrte Beschwerde {\"u}ber die zahlreichen und vermeidbaren Anachronismen der Filme, die sie als ernst zu nehmende historiografische Beitr{\"a}ge desavouieren. Von hier ausgehend verfolgt die Arbeit ein dreifaches Projekt: zun{\"a}chst in einer kritischen Analyse geschichtstheoretischer Texte einige Hinweise f{\"u}r den Status von Anachronismen f{\"u}r die moderne westliche Historiografie zu gewinnen. Zweitens zu untersuchen, welche Rolle Anachronismen f{\"u}r den Geschichtsfilm spielen. Und drittens von dort aus das epistemische Potential anachronistischen Geschichtskinos zu untersuchen. Eine der Hauptthesen, welche den Blick sowohl auf die Filme wie auf die theoretischen Texte leitet, besagt, dass Anachronismen genau jene Punkte sind, an denen die Medien einer jeden Geschichtsschreibung beobachtbar werden. Die Beobachtung und Beschreibung dieser Medien der kinematografischen Geschichtsschreibung unternimmt die Arbeit unter Zuhilfenahme einiger theoretischer {\"U}berlegungen der Actor Network Theory (ANT). Die Arbeit ist in vier Kapitel gegliedert, in deren Zentrum jeweils die Diskussion eines ANT-Begriffs sowie die Analyse eines Geschichtsfilmes steht. Zu den untersuchten Filmen geh{\"o}ren Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010), Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach (Jean-Marie Straub/Dani{\`e}le Huillet, 1968), Cleopatra (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963) und Caravaggio (Derek Jarman, 1986). Die Arbeit kommentiert außerdem theoretische Texte zur Historiografie und zu Anachronismen von Walter Benjamin, Leo Bersani, Georges Didi-Huberman, Siegfried Kracauer, Friedrich Meinecke, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jacques Ranci{\`e}re, Leopold Ranke, Paul Ricœur, Georg Simmel, Hayden White u. a.}, subject = {Geschichtsschreibung}, language = {de} }