TY - JOUR A1 - Göbel, Luise A1 - Lahmer, Tom A1 - Osburg, Andrea T1 - Uncertainty analysis in multiscale modeling of concrete based on continuum micromechanics JF - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids N2 - Uncertainty analysis in multiscale modeling of concrete based on continuum micromechanics KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Stochastik KW - Strukturmechanik Y1 - 2017 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jentsch, Mark F. A1 - Kulle, Christoph A1 - Bode, Tobias A1 - Pauer, Toni A1 - Osburg, Andrea A1 - Namgyel, Karma A1 - Euthra, Karma A1 - Dukjey, Jamyang A1 - Tenzin, Karma T1 - Field study of the building physics properties of common building types in the Inner Himalayan valleys of Bhutan JF - Energy for Sustainable Development 38 N2 - Traditionally, buildings in the Inner Himalayan valleys of Bhutan were constructed from rammed earth in the western regions and quarry stone in the central and eastern regions. Whilst basic architectural design elements have been retained, the construction methods have however changed over recent decades alongside expectations for indoor thermal comfort. Nevertheless, despite the need for space heating, thermal building performance remains largely unknown. Furthermore, no dedicated climate data is available for building performance assessments. This paper establishes such climatological information for the capital Thimphu and presents an investigation of building physics properties of traditional and contemporary building types. In a one month field study 10 buildings were surveyed, looking at building air tightness, indoor climate, wall U-values and water absorption of typical wall construction materials. The findings highlight comparably high wall U-values of 1.0 to 1.5 W/m²K for both current and historic constructions. Furthermore, air tightness tests show that, due to poorly sealed joints between construction elements, windows and doors, many buildings have high infiltration rates, reaching up to 5 air changes per hour. However, the results also indicate an indoor climate moderating effect of more traditional earth construction techniques. Based on these survey findings basic improvements are being suggested. KW - Luftdichtheit KW - Wärmedurchgangszahl KW - Raumklima KW - Monitoring KW - Himalaja KW - Building monitoring KW - Air tightness KW - U-value KW - Indoor climate KW - Himalaya Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170419-31393 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.03.001 SP - 48 EP - 66 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Göbel, Luise A1 - Osburg, Andrea A1 - Lahmer, Tom ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Lahmer, Tom T1 - STUDY OF ANALYTICAL MODELS OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYMER-MODIFIED CONCRETE T2 - Digital Proceedings, International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar N2 - Polymer modification of mortar and concrete is a widely used technique in order to improve their durability properties. Hitherto, the main application fields of such materials are repair and restoration of buildings. However, due to the constant increment of service life requirements and the cost efficiency, polymer modified concrete (PCC) is also used for construction purposes. Therefore, there is a demand for studying the mechanical properties of PCC and entitative differences compared to conventional concrete (CC). It is significant to investigate whether all the assumed hypotheses and existing analytical formulations about CC are also valid for PCC. In the present study, analytical models available in the literature are evaluated. These models are used for estimating mechanical properties of concrete. The investigated property in this study is the modulus of elasticity, which is estimated with respect to the value of compressive strength. One existing database was extended and adapted for polymer-modified concrete mixtures along with their experimentally measured mechanical properties. Based on the indexed data a comparison between model predictions and experiments was conducted by calculation of forecast errors. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Building Information Modeling KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Data, information and knowledge modeling in civil engineering; Function theoretic methods and PDE in engineering sciences; Mathematical methods for (robotics and) computer vision; Numerical modeling in engineering; Optimization in engineering applications Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-27973 SN - 1611-4086 ER -