TY - JOUR A1 - Bartsch, Alexander A1 - Beham, Daniela A1 - Gebhardt, Jakob A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Schratzenstaller, Thomas A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. T1 - Mechanical Properties of NdPrFeB Based Magnetoactive Bisphenol-Free Boron-Silicate Polymers JF - Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology N2 - Following a ban on many materials containing bisphenol-A, new bisphenol-free Boron silicates have been found as substitutes. The purpose of this study is to describe the mechanical properties of these bisphenol-free magnetoactive borosilicate polymers containing hard magnetic particles. Samples of 0%, 33% and 66% by wt. were loaded for compression using a universal testing machine. The maximum forces occurring for different travel speeds were compared before and after post-magnetization treatments. The post-magnetization included 2 stages. In addition, the change in mechanical properties within 24 hours after the post-magnetization process was investigated. Furthermore, the influence of speed and particle content were investigated. In general, there is a correlation between the required compressive force and, the level of post-magnetization stress, the increase in travel speed and particle content in the boron silicate. Comparison of the non-post-magnetized and post-magnetized samples using two-tailed t-tests shows that the p-values for all weight fraction changes in NdPrFeB particles and travel speeds are less than 0.001. Also, a comparison between tests in which the traverse speed was varied also showed significant changes in the resulting compression forces. The same is valid for changes in the weight ratio of the NdPrFeB particles in the samples. For post-magnetized samples, no significant difference can be observed in the first 24 hours following magnetization. In summary, the material presents viscoelastic, plastic force-displacement behavior, which can be well recognized by its bi-linear curve shape. The investigation shows that borosilicate polymers based on NdPrFeB can have their mechanical behavior modified and controlled by post-magnetization processes. This opens new possibilities for many future applications. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-67425 UR - https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/mechanical-properties-of-ndprfeb-based-magnetoactive-bisphenolfree-boronsilicate-polymers-124385.html SN - 2157-7439 N1 - Corresponding author: Alexander Bartsch VL - 14 IS - 6 PB - Walsh Medical Media ER - TY - INPR A1 - Malz, Sebastian A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Steffens, Oliver A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang T1 - Determination of the Water Content within Tunnel Linings to Assess Fire Safety T2 - SSRN Electronic Journal N2 - Fires in tunnels are known to lead to explosive spalling of the tunnel linings, mainly due to rapid expansion of water as a result of vaporization in the concrete. In order to determine water content and assess fire safety within tunnel linings a novel measurement system has been developed. The development process includes the calibration of the sensor system via both direct and indirect approaches. This work compares both calibration methods and shows the differences that can occur due to measurement uncertainty. This work presents the measured water content within the Inntal tunnel, Austria as a representative tunnel from a total of four investigated tunnels. The obtained water content is compared to that found in the literature, and recommendations for practical work in terms of fire safety is given. KW - tunnel inner lining KW - water content KW - moisture sensor KW - moisture measurement KW - Fire safety KW - concrete spalling Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4390700 ER -