@article{Alexopoulos2012,
  author    = {Alexopoulos, Spiros},
  title     = {Biogas systems: basics, biogas multifunction, principle of fermentation and hybrid application with a solar tower for the treatment of waste animal manure},
  series = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review},
  number    = {4},
  issn      = {1791-2377},
  pages     = {48 -- 55},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Two of the main environmental problems of today's society are the continuously increasing production of organic wastes as well as the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the related green house effect. A way to solve these problems is the production of biogas. Biogas is a combustible gas consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and small amounts of other gases and trace elements. Production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of animal manure and slurries as well as of a wide range of digestible organic wastes and agricultural residues, converts these substrates into electricity and heat and offers a natural fertiliser for agriculture. The microbiological process of decomposition of organic matter, in the absence of oxygen takes place in reactors, called digesters. Biogas can be used as a fuel in a gas turbine or burner and can be used in a hybrid solar tower system offering a solution for waste treatment of agricultural and animal residues. A solar tower system consists of a heliostat field, which concentrates direct solar irradiation on an open volumetric central receiver. The receiver heats up ambient air to temperatures of around 700°C. The hot air's heat energy is transferred to a steam Rankine cycle in a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The steam drives a steam turbine, which in turn drives a generator for producing electricity. In order to increase the operational hours of a solar tower power plant, a heat storage system and/ or hybridization may be considered. The advantage of solar-fossil hybrid power plants, compared to solar-only systems, lies in low additional investment costs due to an adaptable solar share and reduced technical and economical risks. On sunny days the hybrid system operates in a solar-only mode with the central receiver and on cloudy days and at night with the gas turbine only. As an alternative to methane gas, environmentally neutral biogas can be used for operating the gas turbine. Hence, the hybrid system is operated to 100\% from renewable energy sources},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{Butenweg2012,
  author    = {Butenweg, Christoph},
  title     = {Eurocode 8 : Erdbebenauslegung von Tragwerken},
  series = {Eurocodes 2012 kompakt - Chancen nutzen : 36. Darmst{\"a}dter Massivbauseminar Zukunftsf{\"a}higes Planen und Bauen, 7. und 8. M{\"a}rz},
  booktitle = {Eurocodes 2012 kompakt - Chancen nutzen : 36. Darmst{\"a}dter Massivbauseminar Zukunftsf{\"a}higes Planen und Bauen, 7. und 8. M{\"a}rz},
  publisher = {Freunde des Inst. f{\"u}r Massivbau der TU},
  address   = {Darmstadt},
  organization    = {Darmst{\"a}dter Massivbauseminar <36, 2012>},
  pages     = {257 -- 272},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{KuhlmannButenwegMeskourisetal.2012,
  author    = {Kuhlmann, Wolfram and Butenweg, Christoph and Meskouris, Konstantin and Kempen, Thomas},
  title     = {Simulation des Tragverhaltens des Aachener Doms im Erdbebenfall},
  series = {Die karolingische Pfalzkapelle in Aachen : Material, Bautechnik, Restaurierung. (Arbeitshefte der rheinischen Denkmalpflege ; 78)},
  booktitle = {Die karolingische Pfalzkapelle in Aachen : Material, Bautechnik, Restaurierung. (Arbeitshefte der rheinischen Denkmalpflege ; 78)},
  publisher = {Wernersche Verlags-Gesellschaft},
  address   = {Worms},
  isbn      = {978-3-88462-325-1},
  pages     = {237 -- 248},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{ButenwegRoeser2012,
  author    = {Butenweg, Christoph and Roeser, W.},
  title     = {Erdbebenbemessung von Stahlbetontragwerken nach DIN EN 1998-1},
  series = {Stahlbetonbau aktuell : Praxishandbuch},
  booktitle = {Stahlbetonbau aktuell : Praxishandbuch},
  publisher = {Beuth},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {978-3-410-21932-3 (Print) ; 978-341-02193-3-0 (E-Book)},
  pages     = {A.1 -- A.43},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{StadlerGarveyBocahutetal.2012,
  author    = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Garvey, G. J. and Bocahut, A. and Sacquin-Mora, S. and Digel, Ilya and Schneider, G. J. and Natali, F. and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, G.},
  title     = {Thermal fluctuations of haemoglobin from different species : adaptation to temperature via conformational dynamics},
  series = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface},
  number    = {76},
  publisher = {The Royal Society},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1742-5689},
  doi       = {10.1098/rsif.2012.0364},
  pages     = {2845 -- 2855},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Thermodynamic stability, configurational motions and internal forces of haemoglobin (Hb) of three endotherms (platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus; domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus and human, Homo sapiens) and an ectotherm (salt water crocodile, Crocodylus porosus) were investigated using circular dichroism, incoherent elastic neutron scattering and coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations. The experimental results from Hb solutions revealed a direct correlation between protein resilience, melting temperature and average body temperature of the different species on the 0.1 ns time scale. Molecular forces appeared to be adapted to permit conformational fluctuations with a root mean square displacement close to 1.2 {\AA} at the corresponding average body temperature of the endotherms. Strong forces within crocodile Hb maintain the amplitudes of motion within a narrow limit over the entire temperature range in which the animal lives. In fully hydrated powder samples of human and chicken, Hb mean square displacements and effective force constants on the 1 ns time scale showed no differences over the whole temperature range from 10 to 300 K, in contrast to the solution case. A complementary result of the study, therefore, is that one hydration layer is not sufficient to activate all conformational fluctuations of Hb in the pico- to nanosecond time scale which might be relevant for biological function. Coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations permitted to explore residue-specific effects. They indicated that temperature sensing of human and chicken Hb occurs mainly at residues lining internal cavities in the β-subunits.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DachwaldMikuckiTulaczyketal.2012,
  author    = {Dachwald, Bernd and Mikucki, Jill A. and Tulaczyk, Slawek and Digel, Ilya and Feldmann, Marco and Espe, Clemens and Plescher, Engelbert and Xu, Changsheng},
  title     = {IceMole - a maneuverable probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems : extended abstract / SCAR Open Science Conference 2012, Session 29: Advancing Clean Technologies for Exploration of Glacial Aquatic Ecosystems},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The "IceMole" is a novel maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial water/brine. It is developed and build at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences' Astronautical Laboratory. A first prototype was successfully tested on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier in 2010. Clean sampling is achieved with a hollow ice screw (as it is used in mountaineering) at the tip of the probe. Maneuverability is achieved with a differentially heated melting head. Funded by the German Space Agency (DLR), a consortium led by FH Aachen currently develops a much more advanced IceMole probe, which includes a sophisticated system for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in the ice. We intend to use this probe for taking clean samples of subglacial brine at the Blood Falls (McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica) for chemical and microbiological analysis. In our conference contribution, we 1) describe the IceMole design, 2) report the results of the field tests of the first prototype on the Morteratsch glacier, 3) discuss the probe's potential for the clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial liquids, and 4) outline the way ahead in the development of this technology.},
  subject      = {Eisschicht},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ButenwegFehling2012,
  author    = {Butenweg, Christoph and Fehling, Ekkehard},
  title     = {Hintergrund f{\"u}r die vereinfachten Regeln bei Mauerwerksgeb{\"a}uden im Erdbebenfall},
  series = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry},
  volume    = {Volume 16},
  journal   = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry},
  number    = {Issue 3},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1437-1022 (E-Journal); 1432-3427 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1002/dama.201200537},
  pages     = {127 -- 137},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Bei der Ausarbeitung des nationalen Anwendungsdokumentes zur DIN EN 1998-1 waren die in der ENV-Fassung enthaltenen vereinfachten Regeln im Lichte aktueller Forschungsergebnisse zu {\"u}berpr{\"u}fen und zu {\"u}berarbeiten. Die gleiche Aufgabe stellte sich auch f{\"u}r die Neufassung der DIN 4149. In beiden F{\"a}llen sind neben konstruktiven Regeln f{\"u}r die Art und Anordnung der zur Geb{\"a}udeaussteifung heranzuziehenden W{\"a}nde im Grundriss Tabellen enthalten, die unter bestimmten Bedingungen den Entfall eines rechnerischen Nachweises der Tragw{\"a}nde im Erdbebenfall erm{\"o}glichen. Dies ist f{\"u}r Schwachbebengebiete, wie sie in Deutschland und anderen L{\"a}ndern Mitteleuropas anzutreffen sind, sinnvoll, um unn{\"o}tigen Rechenaufwand sowie Probleme mit der F{\"u}hrbarkeit von Nachweisen so weit wie m{\"o}glich auszuschalten. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Hintergr{\"u}nde der vereinfachten Regeln diskutiert und die Ergebnisse der Anwendung mit verschiedenen Rechenverfahren verglichen und bewertet.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{ButenwegGellert2012,
  author    = {Butenweg, Christoph and Gellert, Christoph},
  title     = {Integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung am Beispiel eines Geschossbaus in Ziegelmauerwerk},
  series = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry},
  volume    = {Volume 16},
  journal   = {Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1437-1022 (E-Journal); 1432-3427 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1002/dama.201200550},
  pages     = {247 -- 254},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Moderne Mauerwerksbauten m{\"u}ssen nach heutigen Anforderungen architektonisch, statisch, energetisch sowie schall- und brandschutztechnisch optimal ausgelegt sein. Aufgrund der Komplexit{\"a}t und engen Verzahnung der einzelnen Anforderungen ist eine integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung zur Erzielung einer qualitativ hochwertigen Bauwerksl{\"o}sung unbedingt notwendig. Diese erfordert von den Fachplanern vertieftes Spezialwissen in den verschiedenen Bereichen, um insbesondere die Schnittstellen und Bauwerksdetails korrekt zu planen und auszuf{\"u}hren. Der Beitrag stellt die integrale Geb{\"a}udeplanung am Beispiel eines Geschossbaus in Ziegelbauweise mit L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r wesentliche Detailpunkte vor},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{ButenwegHoltschoppen2012,
  author    = {Butenweg, Christoph and Holtschoppen, Britta},
  title     = {Neuer VCI-Leitfaden f{\"u}r die erdbebensichere Auslegung von Industrieanlagen},
  series = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik},
  volume    = {Band 87},
  journal   = {Bauingenieur : die richtungsweisende Zeitschrift im Bauingenieurswesen ; offizielle Zeitschrift der VDI-Gesellschaft Bautechnik},
  publisher = {VDI Fachmedien},
  address   = {D{\"u}sseldorf},
  issn      = {1436-4867 (E-Journal); 0005-6650 (Print)},
  pages     = {S18},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{MeskourisButenwegHolleretal.2012,
  author    = {Meskouris, Konstantin and Butenweg, Christoph and Holler, Stefan and Hake, Erwin},
  title     = {Baustatik in Beispielen},
  edition   = {2., bearb. Aufl.},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Heidelberg ; Dordrecht ; London ; New York},
  isbn      = {978-3-642-23529-0 (Print) ; 978-3-642-23530-6 (E-Book)},
  pages     = {XI, 431 S.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {de}
}