@incollection{SrivastavaKnolleHoyleretal.2015, author = {Srivastava, Alok and Knolle, Friedhart and Hoyler, Friedrich and Scherer, Ulrich W. and Schnug, Ewald}, title = {Uranium Toxicity in the State of Punjab in North-Western India}, series = {Management of Natural Resources in a Changing Environment}, booktitle = {Management of Natural Resources in a Changing Environment}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-12559-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-12559-6_21}, pages = {271 -- 275}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Lately there has been an increasing concern about uranium toxicity in some districts of Punjab State located in the North Western part of India after the publication of a report (Blaurock-Busch et al. 2010) which showed that the concentration of uranium in hair and urine of children suffering from physical deformities, neurological and mental disorder from Malwa region (Fig. 1) of Punjab State was manifold higher than the reference ranges. A train which connects the affected region with the nearby city of Bikaner which has a Cancer Hospital has been nicknamed as Cancer Express due to the frenzy generated on account of uranium related toxicity.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AltayTaddeiButenwegetal.2014, author = {Altay, Okyay and Taddei, Francesca and Butenweg, Christoph and Klinkel, Sven}, title = {Vibration mitigation of wind turbine towers with tuned mass dampers}, series = {Wind turbine control and monitoring. (Advances in industrial control)}, booktitle = {Wind turbine control and monitoring. (Advances in industrial control)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London}, isbn = {978-3-319-08412-1 (Print) ; 978-3-319-08413-8 (E-Book)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-08413-8_12}, pages = {337 -- 373}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Because of its minor environmental impact, electricity generation using wind power is getting remarkable. The further growth of the wind industry depends on technological solutions to the challenges in production and construction of the turbines. Wind turbine tower vibrations, which limit power generation efficiency and cause fatigue problems with high maintenance costs, count as one of the main structural difficulties in the wind energy sector. To mitigate tower vibrations auxiliary measures are necessary. The effectiveness of tuned mass damper is verified by means of a numeric study on a 5 MW onshore reference wind turbine. Hereby, also seismic-induced vibrations and soil-structure interaction are considered. Acquired results show that tuned mass damper can effectively reduce resonant tower vibrations and improve the fatigue life of wind turbines. This chapter is also concerned with tuned liquid column damper and a semiactive application of it. Due to its geometric versatility and low prime costs, tuned liquid column dampers are a good alternative to other damping measures, in particular for slender structures like wind turbines.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Goldbach2012, author = {Goldbach, Daniel}, title = {Zuverl{\"a}ssigkeitsanalyse zur Verifikation der Einhaltung von quantitativen Sicherheitsanforderungen.}, series = {Diagnose in mechatronischen Fahrzeugsystemen V : neue Verfahren f{\"u}r Test, Pr{\"u}fung und Diagnose von E/E-Systemen im Kfz ; [anl{\"a}sslich der 6. Tagung "Diagnose in Mechatronischen Fahrzeugsystemen" in Dresden]. Bernard B{\"a}ker ... (Hrsg.)}, booktitle = {Diagnose in mechatronischen Fahrzeugsystemen V : neue Verfahren f{\"u}r Test, Pr{\"u}fung und Diagnose von E/E-Systemen im Kfz ; [anl{\"a}sslich der 6. Tagung "Diagnose in Mechatronischen Fahrzeugsystemen" in Dresden]. Bernard B{\"a}ker ... (Hrsg.)}, publisher = {Expert Verlag}, address = {Renningen}, isbn = {978-3-8169-3149-2}, pages = {116 -- 132}, year = {2012}, language = {de} }