Random field modeling approach for uncertainty quantification of reused concrete elements

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Luigi Schiano, Institute for Structural Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; Marc Fina, Institute for Structural Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany; Razhan S. Ahmed, Institute for Structural Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; Oleksandr Al-Shboul, Chair of Construction Materials, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; David Ringeloth, Division 8.2 NDT Methods for Civil Engineering, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, 12205 Berlin, Germany; Vladislav Gudžulić, Institute for Structural Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; Stefanie Schoen, Institute for Structural Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; Jelena Bijeljić, Division 8.2 NDT Methods for Civil Engineering, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, 12205 Berlin, Germany; University of Niš, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Ernst Niederleithinger, Division 8.2 NDT Methods for Civil Engineering, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, 12205 Berlin, Germany; Iurie Curoşu, Chair of Construction Materials, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; Gerrit E. Neu, Institute for Structural Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany; Steffen Freitag, Institute for Structural Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany

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Global sustainability goals require the reduction of waste and CO₂ emissions, motivating the reuse of reinforced concrete elements on a structural level. Assessing the structural reliability of such reused elements is particularly challenging, as their performance varies due to aging processes and exposure to environmental influences. In order to take these variabilities into account when performing structural analyses, the appropriate representation of uncertainty is crucial, see e.g. (Schoen, 2025). This contribution focuses on the generation of random fields for uncertainty quantification of spatially variable material properties of reused concrete elements, see (Botte et al., 2025). Correlation properties, such as correlation functions and lengths, are determined from measurement data (see e.g. (Fina et al., 2020)) of removed concrete elements obtained through destructive and non-destructive testing. The generated random fields are integrated into a nonlinear computational model of a reinforced concrete structure. Comprehensive probabilistic analyses are performed to show the influence of different random field approaches on the stochastic load-bearing capacity.

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21.08.2026

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Random field modeling approach for uncertainty quantification of reused concrete elements. (2026). In REC 2026 - 11th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing: Reliability Computations in a Data and Model-Driven World (pp. 287-299). TUDObooks. https://doi.org/10.17877/tudobooks-11.165