Research at the BAW
As waterways engineering consultant and expert, the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute supports the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) in the development and construction and the operation and maintenance of the waterways in Germany.
Excellent research and development services are essential so that the BAW can support the tasks of the BMVBS and the WSV in regard to the waterways reliably and with foresight in view of the complex professional and political tasks and the rapid progress of scientific knowledge. The research by the BAW is carried out with the aim of continually improving and expanding its own advisory performances, thereby making a decisive contribution to the development of the waterways as a safe, sustainable and innovative mode of transport.
The work of the BAW in the field of departmental research and development is accompanied by an independent scientific advisory board. This board accompanies and supports the BAW in the planning and evaluation of its R&D activities. The scientific advisory board is made up of external representatives of the various scientific disciplines covered by the work of the BAW and of representatives from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS), the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) and the research commissioners of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) and the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).
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The long-term goals and focus of the BAW's research are stated in its research programme.
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The following list outlines all current BAW research projects. A comprehensive description of the projects is available in the BAW Research Compendium.
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List of research and development projects
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| Meinhold, Wilfried | Hawser force on inland navigation locks | 25.02.2002 | 30.03.2012 | Safety and Protection |  |
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| Schulze, Roland | Failure and deformation behaviour of slopes susceptible to sliding, taking into account the three-phase system | 07.10.1999 | 28.12.2012 | Safety and Protection |  |
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| Odenwald Dr., B. | Groundwater- and Heat Transport Modeling | 31.12.1999 | 30.12.2012 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Montenegro Dr., H. | Infiltration dynamics in the ground and earthen structures | 04.04.2001 | 30.12.2012 | Sustainability | |
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| Dornecker, Eva | Alternating load acting on small injection piles | 24.08.2010 | 31.12.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Laursen, Charlotte | Hydraulic heave in cohesive soils | 26.01.1999 | 31.12.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Plüß Dr., Andreas | AufMod - Building up integrated model systems for analysis of long-term morphodynamic in the German Bight | 01.10.2009 | 01.05.2013 | Innovative Technologies |  |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Validation of dynamic pile load tests on bored piles | 02.11.2010 | 30.06.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Investigations concerning ship induced impacts on bed and bank | 01.10.2012 | 01.07.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Spitzer, Detlef | Impact of the ship's propeller wash on channel beds | 01.01.2001 | 29.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Binder Dr., Günter | Corrosion protection according to Sheet 87 of the TL/TP-KOR German steel construction standard - Studies of intermediate coating and colour stability problems | 02.07.2007 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Minimum clearance between ship and waterway bed to avoid stone damage | 01.01.2001 | 30.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Dettmann, Thorsten | Optimizing the navigability of rivers | 01.01.1996 | 30.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Müller, Hilmar | Injections into facing formwork | 05.05.2006 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Müller, Hilmar | Masonry in hydraulic constructions | 09.09.2009 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Hentschel, Bernd | Hydraulic effect of river control structures | 01.01.1999 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Fleischer, Petra | Technical biological bank protection: quantification of the load rating and feasibility of application | 01.01.2004 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Revision of the turbulence testing method for geosynthetics | 18.02.2008 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Use of acrylic gels and gel-like products for repair work on solid waterways engineering structures | 04.06.2008 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Kopmann Dr., R. | Investigating the forecasting ability of multi-dimensional bedload transport models for specific issues involved in river engineering | 01.01.2002 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Becker, Holger | Determination of the forces acting on crossing structures during anchor drop | 24.01.2007 | 30.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Schröder Dr., M. | Adapted options for waterways engineering towards varied hydrological conditions due to climate changes | 15.12.2008 | 31.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Eisenmann, J. | Technical-biological Bank Protection - Theory and Model Tests of the Resilience | 01.03.2011 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Pohl Dr., Martin | Consolidation behaviour of dredged material | 20.11.2002 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Parameters of soil models for FE calculations | 01.08.1997 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Lehfeldt Dr., R. | MDI-DE | 16.08.2010 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Heeling, Anne | Assessing corroded steel sheet walls in waterways engineering | 01.01.2001 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Doychev, Svetlana | Integration of multidimensional model in GBBSoft | 01.08.2012 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Gebhardt Dr., M. | Design and Construction of Inflatable Dams | 01.10.2008 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Winkel Dr., N. | KLIWAS-K3 | 09.01.2009 | 31.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Weichert, Dr. | Hydraulic dimensioning of fish pass facilities | 15.11.2010 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Stein Dr., Jürgen | Filtering Capability of Coarse-Grained Armour Stones | 25.01.2011 | 31.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Laursen, Charlotte | Hydraulic heave at structures with seepage underflow and downstream filters | 13.05.2009 | 31.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Fleischer Dr. , H. | Design concept for hydraulic structrues for earthquake resistance | 06.02.2012 | 02.01.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Winkel Dr., N. | KLIMZUG-Nord "Strategic adaptation approach to climate change in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region" | 01.04.2009 | 31.03.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Patzwahl Dr., R. | Improving efficiency of river hydrodynamical modelling with a combined multigrid and subgrid approach | 21.09.2010 | 31.07.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Thorenz Dr., C. | Development of a simplified filling-emptying system for locks with water saving basins | 02.07.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Mobility | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Repair systems for old waterway structures | 01.03.2003 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Wahrheit-Lensing | Research on the preparation or rather improvement of sediment continuity at the Iffezheim barrage | 20.08.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Assessment of the alkali sensitivity of aggregates | 01.12.2010 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Pfletschinger Dr. | Numerical simulation of hydraulic material transport in earth dam structures | 01.10.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Erndwein, Daniel | Energy improvement on WSV buildings | 07.05.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Schröder Dr., M. | Impact of floodplain vegetation on high-water levels and bed stability in federal waterways | 01.01.2000 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Measurement method for hydration heat | 23.05.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Ruppert, Johannes | Corrosion of sheet pile walls | 04.10.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Concretes for the solid structural elements of waterway structures | 01.04.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Ehmann, Rainer | Fatigue design of fully sealed ropes | 24.06.2010 | 30.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Strengthening of the movement joints of solid waterways engineering structures | 13.06.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Paprocki, Michael | Determination of the necessary fairway widths for safe and easy shipping | 05.12.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Mobility | |
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| Westendarp, A. | Frost resistance of cement-bound materials | 12.10.1999 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Binder Dr., Günter | Corrosion protection of steel in concrete - research on cathodic corrosion protection of the road bridge B 500 over the river Rhine near Iffezheim | 03.01.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Kunz, Claus | Safety concept for existing hydraulic structures (SiBeWa) | 08.08.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Bödefeld Dr., Jörg | restraint in thick, cracked concrete sections | 01.09.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Lang Dr., Günther | Advancement of methods for analysis of simulation results | 28.10.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Eisenmann, J. | Design of geotechnical filters under transient load | 01.07.2002 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Modelling the deformation of non-cohesive soils under the cyclic load impact of lock structures | 27.06.2002 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Schneider, Achim | Erosion of mineral sealings and cohesive soils under current load | 02.05.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Jankowski Dr., J. | Adaptation and enhancement of Casulli algorithms for parallel computers with hardware acceleration as well as for capturing flow regime transitions by means of appropriate advection schemes | 06.05.2010 | 31.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Stodieck, Xenia | Modeling Pullout Tests of Grouted Anchors in Sand | 01.10.2012 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Fleischer, Petra | Review of existing rip-rap structures | 26.10.1999 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Kayser Dr., Jan | Status development of revetments related to lowering of technical standards | 30.08.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Kauther, Regina | Soils under impact load | 09.05.2000 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Wenka Dr., Thomas | Consideration of three-dimensional flow and transport phenomena in morphological models of inland waterways | 17.10.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Goll, Annalena | Numerical modelling of bed forms (dunes) in inland waterways | 06.11.2012 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Straßer, Daniel | Clogging - key-parameter of surface water - groundwater interactions | 24.05.2012 | 30.04.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Böttner Dr., C.-U. | Shiphandling Simulation of Cruise in Confined Waters | 01.07.2010 | 01.05.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Böttner Dr., C.-U. | Hydrodynamics of Ships in Shallow Waters | 10.06.2010 | 01.05.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Westendarp, A. | Textile reinforced mortar for the repair of waterway structures | 25.02.2013 | 01.06.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Jankowski Dr., J. | Evaluation and adaptation of the SPH method for hydro-engineering problems concerning waterways | 31.08.2015 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Schmitt-Heiderich | Coordinated Management for cascaded river - Modeling and operation | 15.10.2012 | 30.12.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Gabrys, Ulrike | Material combinations for the system wheel/rail | 01.02.2013 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Kayser Dr., Jan | Formation of seal connections along waterways | 31.10.2006 | 30.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Concrete for hydraulic strucutres under hydroabrasive exposure | 04.01.2010 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Bödefeld Dr., Jörg | Development of a maintenance management system for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (EMS-WSV) | 01.06.2005 | 30.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Durability measurement of waterway structures | 01.08.2006 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Becker, Holger | Development of a traffic load model for bridges which are typical for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) | 24.04.2013 | 30.12.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Maushake, Christ. | Sediment Transport in Estuaries | 12.03.2012 | 31.12.2015 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Nuber, Dr.-Ing. | Determination of dike-resistance | 06.04.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Pohl Dr., Martin | Rip-rap analysis with the distinct element method (DEM) | 30.01.2008 | 31.12.2015 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Interaction sea-going ship / tidal fairway - dynamic of large ships | 22.11.2002 | 31.12.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Montenegro Dr., H. | Hydraulic interactions between surface water and groundwater | 04.03.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Weilbeer Dr., H. | Improvement of validity and prognostic ability of the morphodynamich module SediMorph | 06.01.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Ship-induced sedimenttransport in tidal fairways | 19.08.2011 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Kastens, Marko | Consideration of movable or fixed structures (ships) at the free water surface in the hydrodynamic numerical model UnTRIM | 02.03.2012 | 29.02.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Rahlf, Holger | Modular System for Shelf- and Coastal Seas (MOSSCO) | 14.01.2013 | 01.06.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Dettmann, Thorsten | Extension of the ship handling simulator by the calculation of ship induced waves and improvement of the dynamic model. | 06.12.2010 | 01.12.2016 | Mobility | |
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| Lutz, Matthias | Development of a shear-bearing capacity analysis of non-shear-reinforced solid structural elements | 11.04.2013 | 30.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Waiting times at bottlenecks | 01.01.2001 | 30.12.2016 | Mobility | |
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| Heeling, Anne | Subsoil disturbance due to explosive ordnance site investigation | 26.11.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Weilbeer Dr., H. | Interaction of sediment transport and water quality in three-dimensional estuarine models | 01.12.2010 | 31.12.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Zierach, Rahula | Statistical evaluation of vibration emissions | 02.01.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Design of training walls and groins on ship-induced unsteady loadings at tidal fairways | 17.08.2011 | 31.12.2016 | Sustainability | |
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| Kampke, Wolfgang | Locatability of Fishways | 21.08.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Sustainability | |
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| Hesse, Thomas | Effect of corrosion damage on fatigue strength at hydro steel components | 22.04.2013 | 31.01.2017 | Safety and Protection | |