M.Sc. Ramon Helwing
Phone: +49 231 755 90158
Fax: +49 231 755 8029
Room: 1.015
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9994-9053
Main activities
- Ultrasonic fatigue testing systems (VHCF)
- Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Overview of research projects in group composites
Publications and presentations
7) Mrzljak, S.; Zanghellini, B.; Gerdes, L.; Helwing, R.; Schuller, R.; Sinn, G.; Lichtenegger, H.; Walther, F.; Rennhofer, H.:
Effect of carbon nanofibre orientation on fatigue properties of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers.
Journal of Composite Materials 0 (0), (2023) 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983221150496 - Download
6) Helwing, R.; Hülsbusch, D.; Walther, F.:
Schädigungsmechanismenbasierte Quantifikation des Laminatrandeffektes in faserverstärkten Kunststoffen unter Ermüdungsbeanspruchung.
Werkstoffprüfung 2022 - Werkstoffe und Bauteile auf dem Prüfstand, Hrsg.: M. Zimmermann, ISBN 978-3-88355-430-3 (2022) 209-215.
5) Hülsbusch, D.; Mrzljak, S.; Helwing, R.; Gerdes, L.; Walther, F.:
Schädigungsorientierte Charakterisierung des Ermüdungsverhaltens glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoffe vom LCF- bis VHCF-Bereich.
Werkstoffprüfung 2022 - Werkstoffe und Bauteile auf dem Prüfstand, Hrsg.: M. Zimmermann, ISBN 978-3-88355-430-3 (2022) 13-23.
4) Helwing, R.; Hülsbusch, D.; Walther, F.:
Deep learning method for analysis and segmentation of fatigue damage in X-ray computed tomography data for fiber-reinforced polymers.
Composites Science and Technology 230 (1), 109781 (2022) 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109781
3) Gerdes, L.; Berger, S.; Saelzer, J.; Franck, P.; Helwing, R.; Zabel, A.; Walther, F.:
Application-oriented digital image correlation for the high-speed deformation and fracture analysis of AISI 1045 and Ti6Al4V materials.
Applied Mechanics 3 (4), (2022) 1190-1205. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech3040068 - Download
2) Hülsbusch, D.; Helwing, R.; Mrzljak, S.; Walther, F.:
Damage behavior of glass fiber-reinforced polymers in the VHCF regime investigated by intermittent in situ X-ray computed tomography.
VHCF8, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue, (2021) 1-6.
1) Hülsbusch, D.; Helwing, R.; Mrzljak, S.; Walther, F.:
Comparison of the damage evolution in glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane and epoxy in the HCF and VHCF regimes investigated by intermittent in situ X-ray computed tomography.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 942 (2020) 012036 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/942/1/012036 - Download
6) Hülsbusch, D. (V.); Mrzljak, S.; Helwing, R.; Gerdes, L.; Walther, F.:
Schädigungsorientierte Charakterisierung des Ermüdungsverhaltens glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoffe vom LCF- bis VHCF-Bereich.
Werkstoffprüfung 2022, Dresden, 27.-28. Oct. (2022).
5) Helwing, R. (V.); Hülsbusch, D.; Walther, F.:
Schädigungsmechanismenbasierte Quantifikation des Laminatrandeffektes in faserverstärkten Kunststoffen unter Ermüdungsbeanspruchung.
Werkstoffprüfung 2022, Dresden, 27.-28. Oct. (2022).
4) Helwing, R. (V.), Hülsbusch, D., Walther, F.:
Defect segmentation and quantification of fatigue damage in fiber-reinforced polymers.
ICTMS 2022, 5th International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures, Grenoble, France, 27. June-1. July (2022).
3) Hülsbusch, D. (V.); Helwing, R.; Mrzljak, S.; Walther, F.:
Damage behavior of glass fiber-reinforced polymers in the VHCF regime investigated by intermittent in situ X-ray computed tomography.
VHCF8, The 8th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue, Web Conference, Japan, 05.-09. July (2021).
2) Hülsbusch, D. (V.); Mrzljak, S.; Helwing, R.; Gerdes, L.; Walther, F.:
Ermüdung glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoffe bei sehr großen Lastspielzahlen: Herausforderungen, Strategien und Methoden.
Composites United Arbeitsgruppensitzung, AG Strukturelle Integrität und UAG Composite Fatigue, Web-Konferenz, 20. Nov. (2020).
1) Hülsbusch, D. (V.); Helwing, R.; Mrzljak, S.; Walther, F.:
Comparison of the damage evolution in glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane and epoxy in the HCF and VHCF regimes investigated by intermittent in situ X-ray computed tomography.
41st Risø International Symposium on Materials Science, Web Conference, 07.-10. Sept. (2020).
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