#  2\. Research data

RADICLE’s DMP aims to provide an analysis of certain elements of the data
management policy that will be used by the Consortium with regard to the
project research data.

The DMP covers the complete research data life cycle. It will describe the
selected types of research data that will be collected during the project, the
data standards that will be used, how the research data will be preserved and
what parts of the datasets will be shared for verification or reuse. It also
reflects the current state of the Consortium agreements on data management and
must be consistent with exploitation and IPR requirements.

The DMP deals with how the project participants will manage the research data
generated and/or collected during the project. As agreed by the RADICLE
partners, the type of data that will be generated will relate specifically to:

  * Characterisation of welding joints; 

  

  * Sensor outputs and how they relate to detection of defects; 

  

  * Data collection and manipulation; 

  

  * Specific knowledge relating to the particular end-user samples. 

  

All data will be stored in-line with the requirements of the Data Protection
Directive (95/46/EC) and the European General Data Protection Regulation that
will supersede this. The data will be curated by individual partners overseen
by the Project Coordinator.

Data created during the project development is being held on secure servers
either at local or CLOUD level (or both) depending on partner preference.
Access will be provided to all non-confidential results through the gold open
access procedures. Green archiving procedures will be used for confidential
information that is commercially or technologically sensitive – with eventual
access to material that is protected or otherwise becomes declassified.

All aspects of the data will be covered by the Consortium Agreement The
appropriate structure of the consortium to support exploitation is addressed
in section 2.3.2. The consortium is working work as a part of the Pilot on
Open Research Data in Horizon 2020 on a voluntary basis.

##  2.1. Data Identification

The Data Identification consists in a Data set reference and a Data set name.

2.2. Data Set Description The Data Set Description includes:

Data Description, Type (Collected/Processed/Generated), Origin (if
Collected/Processed), Format, Nature, Scale, Useful to Whom, Does it underpin
a scientific publication, Information on existing similar data, Possibility
for integration and reuse, Storage and Backup.

##  2.3. Data Standards and Metadata

Standards used or, if these do not exist, an outline on how and what metadata
will be created.

##  2.4. Data Sharing

Steps to Protect Privacy, Security, Confidentiality, IPR, How the Data will be
Shared, Access Procedures, Who controls It, Embargo Periods, Outlines of
Technical Dissemination, Software and Tools to Enable Re-Use, Widely Open
Access or Restricted to Specific Groups, Repository Where Data will be Stored,
Type of Repository

(institutional, standard repository for the discipline, etc.

In the case Dataset cannot be shared, the reasons (ethical, rules of personal
data, intellectual property, commercial, privacy-related, security-related)
will be described.

##  2.5. Archiving and Preservation (including storage and backup)

The Archiving and Preservation must describe the Procedures for Log-Term
Preservation, How Long should the Data be Preserved, Approximated End Volume,
Associated Costs and How these are Planned to be Covered.

In addition to the project database, relevant datasets will be also stored in
_ZENODO_ ,  which is the open access repository of the Open Access
Infrastructure for Research in Europe, OpenAIRE.

ZENODO was built and developed by researchers, to ensure that everyone can
join in Open Science.

The OpenAIRE project, in the vanguard of the open access and open data
movements in Europe was commissioned by the EC to support their nascent Open
Data policy by providing a catch-all repository for EC funded research. CERN,
an OpenAIRE partner and pioneer in open source, open access and open data,
provided this capability and Zenodo was launched in May 2013.

#  3\. RADICLE Datasets

Based on the type of data generated during the development of the technical
work of the RADICLE project, the consortium has identified the Datasets that
will be shared with other researchers, with an Open Access policy. Other types
of data that are produced during the project, for instance relating to the
end-user samples, are not subject to release to the public, due to IPR
restrictions.

Table 1 lists the datasets identified for each Work Package within the RADICLE
project.

**Table 1 – RADICLE Datasets**  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**#**

</th>  
<th>

**Dataset**

</th>  
<th>

**Main responsible for data**

</th>  
<th>

**Related WP(s)**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

1

</td>  
<td>

Acoustic monitoring sensor data

</td>  
<td>

TWI, LOE

</td>  
<td>

WP2

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

2

</td>  
<td>

S355 test data

</td>  
<td>

TWI, LOE

</td>  
<td>

WP2, WP3

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

3

</td>  
<td>

Validation trials data for S355

</td>  
<td>

MTC

</td>  
<td>

WP6

</td> </tr> </table>

As the research on this data is still ongoing, the information provided in
this report is subject to be updated until the end of the project, and
presented with further detail on D7.20 - Final Data management plan produced.

#  4\. Dataset #1 Acoustic monitoring sensor data

The initial characterisation of Dataset number 1, the acoustic monitoring
sensor data is presented next, on Table 2:

**Table 2 - Acoustic monitoring sensor data**  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Dataset Characterisation**

</th>  
<th>

**Description**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset reference and name**

</td>  
<td>

RADICLE_Acoustic_Sensor_Data

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset description**

</td>  
<td>

The RADICLE_Acoustic_Sensor_Data consists on the data generated by one of the
methods used to inspect the laser welding process.

Data is created by acoustic monitoring sensors, that allow for the recording
of high-frequency tones derived frond the interactions of the laser beam with
the molten metal. Non-contact acoustic monitoring is something which is
relatively cheap to implement (thus may be interesting for further research
applications) and so is continuing to be monitored during the project.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Standards and metadata**

</td>  
<td>

To be decided when data is moved to ZENODO.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Data storing**

</td>  
<td>

Currently the dataset

RADICLE_Acoustic_Sensor_Data is being stored on a secure hard drive, under the
responsibility of WP3 leader, LOE.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Archiving, preservation and sharing**

</td>  
<td>

Open access RADICLE data will be designed to remain operational for 5 years
after project end. By the end of the project, the final dataset will be
transferred to the ZENODO repository, which ensures sustainable archiving of
the final research data.

Items deposited in ZENODO will be retained for the lifetime of the repository,
which is currently the lifetime of the host laboratory CERN and has an
experimental programme defined for the at least next 20 years. Data files and
metadata are backed up on a nightly basis, as well as replicated in multiple
copies in the online system.

</td> </tr> </table>

#  5\. Dataset #2 S355 test data

The initial characterisation of Dataset number 2, the S355 test data is
presented next, on Table 2:

**Table 3 - S355 test data**  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Dataset Characterisation**

</th>  
<th>

**Description**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset reference and name**

</td>  
<td>

RADICLE_S355_Test

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset description**

</td>  
<td>

The RADICLE_S355_Test dataset consists on the raw data related to testing the
laser welding process on S355 steel (a high-strength low-alloy structural
grade), in a butt-weld configuration.

S355 is a material commonly applied throughout the ‘heavy industry’ sectors,
including transport (road, rail and marine), yellow goods (earth-moving and
construction machinery), civil engineering and energy sectors. Hence, the
RADICLE consortium will provide open access to the data collected during the
test trials, to allow for further use of this information.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Standards and metadata**

</td>  
<td>

To be decided when data is moved to ZENODO.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Data storing**

</td>  
<td>

Currently the dataset RADICLE_S355_Test is being stored on both a secure hard
drive and a web repository, under the responsibility of TWI and VTT.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Archiving, preservation and sharing**

</td>  
<td>

As it has been described before, open access RADICLE data will be designed to
remain operational for 5 years after project end.

By the end of the project, the final RADICLE_S355_Test dataset will be
transferred to the ZENODO repository, which ensures sustainable archiving of
the final research data.

</td> </tr> </table>

#  6\. Dataset #3 Validation trials data for S355

The initial characterisation of Dataset number 3, the validation trials data
for S355 is presented next, on Table 2:

**Table 4 - Validation trials data for S355**  
  
<table>  
<tr>  
<th>

**Dataset Characterisation**

</th>  
<th>

**Description**

</th> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset reference and name**

</td>  
<td>

RADICLE_S355_Validation

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Dataset description**

</td>  
<td>

The RADICLE_S355_Validation dataset consists on the raw data related to
validations trials for the laser welding process on S355 steel (a high-
strength low-alloy structural grade), in a butt-weld configuration.

S355 is a material commonly applied throughout the ‘heavy industry’ sectors,
including transport (road, rail and marine), yellow goods (earth-moving and
construction machinery), civil engineering and energy sectors. Hence, the
RADICLE consortium will provide open access to the data collected during the
validation trials, to allow for further use of this information.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Standards and metadata**

</td>  
<td>

To be decided when data is moved to ZENODO.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Data storing**

</td>  
<td>

The dataset RADICLE_S355_Validation not yet available. Storing procedures will
be agreed with MTC, WP6 leader.

</td> </tr>  
<tr>  
<td>

**Archiving, preservation and sharing**

</td>  
<td>

As it has been described before, open access RADICLE data will be designed to
remain operational for 5 years after project end.

By the end of the project, the final

RADICLE_S355_Validation dataset will be transferred to the ZENODO repository,
which ensures sustainable archiving of the final research data.

</td> </tr> </table>

#  7\. Conclusions

This documents is the second iteration of RADICLE’s Data Management Plan
(DMP). The purpose of the DMP is to provide an analysis of the main elements
of the data management policy that will be used by the Consortium with regards
to the project research data.

The DMP is not a fixed document: on the contrary, it has and will evolve
during the lifespan of the project. This second version of the DMP includes an
overview of the datasets to be produced by the project, and the specific
conditions that are attached to them.

The final version of the DMP will get into more detail and describe the
practical data management procedures implemented by the RADICLE project, with
the goal of complying with the requirements set out by RADICLE’s participation
in the Pilot on Open Research Data launched by the European Commission along
with the H2020 programme.