scope:

This guideline is intended to provide harmonised and binding instructions for the execution of the different tasks in order to guarantee highest possible planning security, binding character and quality for the least possible effort. In addition, standardization is to ensure easy and safe assessment of the benchmark results. In particular, based on this guideline, the introduction of new software and new software releases (versions) is to be made easier.

The most important part of the guideline is the description of the planning, realization, evaluation, interpretation and documentation of benchmarks, i. e. of the practical tests/pressings, measurements and FE simulations as well as the comparison and assessment of these.

The described procedures are based on the structuring of the information and data (Figure 1). Check lists have been attached in the Annex to this guideline as working media to support the collection and evaluation of data.