TY - CHAP A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Pham, Phu Tinh T1 - Limit and shakedown reliability analysis by nonlinear programming N2 - 7th International Conference on Reliability of Materials and Structures (RELMAS 2008). June 17 - 20, 2008 ; Saint Petersburg, Russia. pp 354-358. Reprint with corrections in red Introduction Analysis of advanced structures working under extreme heavy loading such as nuclear power plants and piping system should take into account the randomness of loading, geometrical and material parameters. The existing reliability are restricted mostly to the elastic working regime, e.g. allowable local stresses. Development of the limit and shakedown reliability-based analysis and design methods, exploiting potential of the shakedown working regime, is highly needed. In this paper the application of a new algorithm of probabilistic limit and shakedown analysis for shell structures is presented, in which the loading and strength of the material as well as the thickness of the shell are considered as random variables. The reliability analysis problems may be efficiently solved by using a system combining the available FE codes, a deterministic limit and shakedown analysis, and the First and Second Order Reliability Methods (FORM/SORM). Non-linear sensitivity analyses are obtained directly from the solution of the deterministic problem without extra computational costs. KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Limit analysis KW - Shakedown analysis Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Merten, Sabine A1 - Conrad, Thorsten A1 - Kämper, Klaus-Peter A1 - Picard, Antoni A1 - Schütze, Andreas T1 - Virtual Technology Labs - an efficient tool for the preparation of hands-on-MEMS-courses in training foundries N2 - Hands-on-training in high technology areas is usually limited due to the high cost for lab infrastructure and equipment. One specific example is the field of MEMS, where investment and upkeep of clean rooms with microtechnology equipment is either financed by production or R&D projects greatly reducing the availability for education purposes. For efficient hands-on-courses a MEMS training foundry, currently used jointly by six higher education institutions, was established at FH Kaiserslautern. In a typical one week course, students manufacture a micromachined pressure sensor including all lithography, thin film and packaging steps. This compact and yet complete program is only possible because participants learn to use the different complex machines in advance via a Virtual Training Lab (VTL). In this paper we present the concept of the MEMS training foundry and the VTL preparation together with results from a scientific evaluation of the VTL over the last three years. KW - Virtuelles Laboratorium KW - Virtuelles Labor KW - Hand-on-training KW - Virtual Technology Lab KW - MEMS ; education and training foundry Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kämper, Klaus-Peter T1 - Lecture notes Sensors and Actuators N2 - Kennwortgeschützter Zugang nur für Studierende bei Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Kämper. Wintersemester 2007/2008. Version vom 30.08.2007. 472 Seiten (pdf-Format) N2 - Password necessarily. Access only for Students by Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Kämper. Winter semester 2007/2008. Version 2007-08-30. 472 pages (pdf) Contents 1. Introduction 2. Introduction to Sensors 3. Introduction to Microfabrication 4. Pressure Sensors 5. Acceleration Sensors 6. Angular Rate Sensors 7. Position Sensors 8. Flow Sensors 9. Piezoelectric Actuators 10. Magnetostrictive Actuators 11. Actuators based on Shape Memory Alloys 12. Actuators based on Electrorheological Fluids 13. Actuators based on Magnetorheological Fluids KW - Sensor KW - Aktor KW - Sensoren KW - Aktoren KW - Sensores KW - Actuators KW - Microfabrication Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Kreißig, R. T1 - Calculation of load carrying capacity of shell structures with elasto-plastic material by direct methods N2 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Material Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics. MatDyn. Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 24-26, 2007, 8 p. In this paper, a method is introduced to determine the limit load of general shells using the finite element method. The method is based on an upper bound limit and shakedown analysis with elastic-perfectly plastic material model. A non-linear constrained optimisation problem is solved by using Newton’s method in conjunction with a penalty method and the Lagrangean dual method. Numerical investigation of a pipe bend subjected to bending moments proves the effectiveness of the algorithm. KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Kreißig, R. T1 - Finite element shakedown and limit reliability analysis of thin shells N2 - A procedure for the evaluation of the failure probability of elastic-plastic thin shell structures is presented. The procedure involves a deterministic limit and shakedown analysis for each probabilistic iteration which is based on the kinematical approach and the use the exact Ilyushin yield surface. Based on a direct definition of the limit state function, the non-linear problems may be efficiently solved by using the First and Second Order Reliabiblity Methods (Form/SORM). This direct approach reduces considerably the necessary knowledge of uncertain technological input data, computing costs and the numerical error. In: Computational plasticity / ed. by Eugenio Onate. Dordrecht: Springer 2007. VII, 265 S. (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences ; 7) (COMPLAS IX. Part 1 . International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)). ISBN 978-1-402-06576-7 S. 186-189 KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Limit analysis KW - shakedown analysis KW - Exact Ilyushin yield surface KW - Random variable KW - First Order Reliabiblity Method Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Heitzer, M. A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Direct FEM approach to design-by-analysis of pressurized components N2 - Abstracts of the ACHEMA 2000 - International Meeting on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology, May 22 - 27, 2000. Frankfurt am Main. Achema 2000 : special edition / Linde. [Ed.: Linde AG. Red.: Volker R. Leski]. - Wiesbaden : Linde AG, 2000. - 56 p. : Ill., . - pp: 79 - 81 N2 - Abstracts der ACHEMA 2000 - International Meeting on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology, May 22 - 27, 2000. Frankfurt am Main. KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - limit analysis KW - shakedown analysis Y1 - 2000 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Brüssermann, Klaus A1 - Deuster, M. T1 - Temperature measurement to optimise the burning process N2 - One of the most important parameters in a burning chamber - in power stations, in waste to energy plants - is the temperature. This temperature is in the range of 700-1500 °C - one of the most advanced measuring methods being the acoustic pyrometry with the possibility of producing temperature mapping in one level of the burning chamber - comparable to computer tomography. The results of these measurements discussed in the presentation can be used - to fulfil the legal requirements in the FRG or in the EU - to equalise the temperature in one level of the burning chamber to optimise the steam production (better efficiency of the plant) and to minimise the production of temperature controlled flue gas components (NO, CO a. o.) - to control the SNCR-process if used. KW - Pyrometrie KW - Temperaturmessung KW - temperature measurement KW - acoustic pyrometry KW - steam production KW - flue gas components Y1 - 2005 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Engineering Mechanics. Lecture Notes. 2nd edition, translation of the 3rd corrected and extended German edition of "Technische Mechanik" N2 - English translation of the corrected lectures notes of Sebastian Krämer. Contents 0 Introduction to Mechanics 1 Statics of Rigid Bodies 2 Elastostatics (Strength of Materials) 3 Kinematics 4 Kinetics Literature KW - Technische Mechanik KW - Mechanics KW - Statics KW - Elastostatics KW - Kinematics KW - Kinetics Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Barry, Steve T1 - Continuum Mechanics with an Introduction to the Finite Element Method / Steve Barry; Manfred Staat. With extensions by Manfred Staat. N2 - Contents: 1 Introduction 2 One Dimensional Continuum Mechanics 3 Tensors 4 Three Dimensional Stress and Strain 5 Conservation Laws 6 Contiunuum Modelling 7 Plain Problems 8 Questions 9 Reference Information KW - Technische Mechanik KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Problems and chances for probabilistic fracture mechanics in the analysis of steel pressure boundary reliability. - Überarb. Ausg. N2 - In: Technical feasibility and reliability of passive safety systems for nuclear power plants. Proceedings of an Advisory Group Meeting held in Jülich, 21-24 November 1994. - Vienna , 1996. - Seite: 43 - 55 IAEA-TECDOC-920 Abstract: It is shown that the difficulty for probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) is the general problem of the high reliability of a small population. There is no way around the problem as yet. Therefore what PFM can contribute to the reliability of steel pressure boundaries is demon­strated with the example of a typical reactor pressure vessel and critically discussed. Although no method is distinguishable that could give exact failure probabilities, PFM has several addi­tional chances. Upper limits for failure probability may be obtained together with trends for design and operating conditions. Further, PFM can identify the most sensitive parameters, improved control of which would increase reliability. Thus PFM should play a vital role in the analysis of steel pressure boundaries despite all shortcomings. KW - Bruchmechanik KW - probabilistic fracture mechanics KW - PFM Y1 - 2006 ER -