TY - RPRT A1 - Beneken, Gerd A1 - Dih, Denise A1 - Fried, Adrian A1 - Hauch, Julia A1 - Hummel, Sabine A1 - Junker, Elmar A1 - Karlinger, Peter A1 - Köster, Heinrich A1 - Krause, Harald A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Niedermaier, Peter A1 - Schäfle, Claudia A1 - Schutter, Sabina A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Stanzel, Silke A1 - Strübbe, Nicole A1 - Werndl, Peter A1 - Wirnsberger, Markus A1 - Zentgraf, Peter T1 - Jahresbericht 2018, Forschung - Entwicklung - Innovation N2 - Mit dem jährlich erscheinenden Forschungsbericht möchte die Technische Hochschule Rosenheim einen Einblick in ihre vielfältigen Projekte und Aktivitäten der angewandten Forschung und Entwicklung geben. Im Jahresbericht 2018 wird über Vorhaben im Jahr 2018 berichtet. T3 - Schriftenreihen - Forschungsbericht - 7 KW - Forschung Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:861-opus4-12374 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Co-extruded polymer fibers for concrete reinforcement T2 - Proceedings of the 37th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-37) N2 - Corrosion of steel reinforcements in concrete constructions is a big topic for the building industry. Polymeric materials are a possible alternative due to their ability to withstand corrosion. To replace steel reinforcements, fibers with high mechanical properties and a good bonding ability between fiber and concrete are needed. Today different approaches for concrete reinforcement by polymer fibers have been investigated. The bonding ability of the fibers can be increased by mechanical anchoring, e.g. crimped or embossed fibers, as well as by a chemical bonding between concrete and fiber surface. To realize the requirements of high mechanical properties and a good bonding behavior, a fiber that is drawn from a co-extruded filament shall be produced and tested. The filament owns an innovative core-shell-structure. The core maintains the fiber-stiffness and the tensile strength while the shell allows using another material to affect the bonding behavior of the fiber. This study shows the usage of fibers with differing shell materials to examine their influence on the mechanical properties of the fiber in total and the adhesion abilities to concrete. As core material, an unfilled polypropylene (PP) is used. The shell materials are varied using different polymers e.g. polypropylene or ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, as well as two PP based compounds filled with wood particles and calcium carbonate blended with a maleic anhydride based coupling agent. The mechanical properties of the fibers are tested by fiber tensile tests to compare the younǵs modulus and the tensile strength. The influence of the shell phase on the bonding ability to concrete is evaluated by the interfacial shear strength calculated from single fiber pull-out tests. Microscopy is used to interpret changes before and after pull-out. The results depict incredible positive effects and allow new insights in possible materials for fiber reinforced concrete constructions. KW - polymer fibers KW - concrete reinforcement KW - coextrusion KW - core shell fiber Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0168511 VL - 2884 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - The Influence of Fillers on the Reinforcement Capabilities of Polypropylene Based Mono-Material and Core-Shell Fibers in Concrete, a Comparison JF - Polymers N2 - Noncorrosive concrete reinforcement, such as polymer fibers, is needed to overcome the current issues caused by corroded steel reinforcements. Fibers made of polypropylene show a low bonding behavior in concrete. Fillers can help to overcome this issue but often lead to reduced mechanical properties. Core-shell fibers, which split the mechanical properties and the bonding behavior between the core and the shell component, could be a solution. This study investigates mono-material and core-shell fibers produced with calcium carbonate and bentonite fillers and compares their behavior in tensile tests, density measurements, contact angle measurements, topography measurements, single fiber pull-out tests, reflected light microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The fillers caused an increased drawability, resulting in higher mechanical properties. Further, in the core-shell fibers, the calcium carbonate increased the surface roughness, which led to a better anchoring of the fiber in concrete, which was also visible in the deformation during pull-out observed in reflected light microscopy pictures. The thermogravimetric analysis showed a delay in onset of degradation for fibers containing bentonite. KW - fibers KW - extrusion KW - coextrusion KW - polymer drawing KW - polypropylene KW - calcium carbonate KW - bentonite KW - core-shell KW - mono-material KW - concrete Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17131781 VL - 17 IS - 13 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - GEN A1 - Strübbe, Nicole A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Zenz, Vitus ED - European Patent Office, T1 - DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOPOLYMERS FROM BIOMASS (EP4130532A1) N2 - Pressure lock (10), extruding apparatus (50) for high pressure extrusion, process for producing biopolymers from biomass and use of the extruding apparatus for a process for producing biopolymers from biomass allowing continuous operation of a high pressure process. KW - Pressure KW - Extrusion Y1 - 2023 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Kazmi, Monis A1 - Strübbe, Nicole A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Schuster, Jens A1 - Hunger, Martin A1 - Lanyi, Franz J. T1 - Holz-Kunststoff-Hybrid-Gewebe/Gelege - Grundlagenuntersuchung zur Entwicklung eines innovativen Holz-Kunststoff-Hybrid-Gewebes/Geleges für den Ersatz von Stahlbewehrungen im Bau (Machbarkeitsstudie) : Schlussbericht zum Verbundvorhaben : Laufzeit: 01.06.2020 bis 28.02.2022 Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1860061346 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Influencing the bonding ability of polypropylene fibers to concrete by blend hydrophilization and reactive functionalization T2 - IUPAC MACRO2020+, 48th World Polymer Congress, 16. - 21. May 2021 KW - polypropylene fibers KW - concrete Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rüthing, Justus A1 - Haupert, Frank A1 - Schmitz, Regine A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - A new approach for the friction and wear characterisation of polymer fibres under dry, mixed and hydrodynamic sliding JF - Tribologie und Schmierungstechnik N2 - A new approach for the friction and wear characterisation of polymer fibres under dry, mixed, and hydrodynamic sliding conditions is developed. The production process of the tested polymer fibres is described and an introduction in fibre-reinforced concrete is given. Tribotesting is done on an optimised tribometer capable of measuring the friction and wear behaviour of polymer fibres with diameters of a few 100 µm under lubricated conditions. Three extruded polypropylene macro fibres with varying diameters are characterised under tribological conditions found in an industrial concrete mixing process. It is shown that detailed friction and wear data of polymer fibres can be gathered. KW - polymer-fibres KW - fibre reinforced concrete KW - Pin-on-Disc KW - abrasive wear KW - water lubrication KW - hyrodynamic sliding Y1 - 2022 UR - https://doi.org/10.24053/tus-2022-0034 VL - 69 IS - Sonderausgabe 2 SP - 18 EP - 25 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Hefenbrock, Sophia A1 - Lorenz, Katharina A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole ED - Ediciones Uniandes, T1 - Polyketone-Polypropylene Core-Shell Fibers for Concrete Reinforcement T2 - Proceedings of the 39th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-39) N2 - Corrosion of the commonly used steel reinforcements weakens the structural strength of concrete. To oppose this issue, concrete reinforcements in the form of polymer fibers are investigated. These polymer fibers need a good bonding ability to concrete and good mechanical properties. This study investigates core-shell fibers produced from polyketone and polypropylene mixed with a compatibilizer. The core-shell fibers were produced by coextrusion and drawing. The fibers were analyzed by tensile tests, a single fiber pull-out test, contact angle measurements, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. KW - Concrete Reinforcement KW - Core-Shell Fiber KW - Polyketone KW - Polypropylene Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.51573/Andes.PPS39.GS.FF.1 SP - 167 EP - 177 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmitz, Regine A1 - Haupert, Frank A1 - Rüthing, Justus A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Tribologische Charakterisierung von Polymerfasern unter Trockenreibung, Mischreibung und Hydrodynamik mittels einer optimierten Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethode JF - Tribologie und Schmierungstechnik N2 - Ausgehend von der herkömmlichen Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethodik wurde ein Tribologieprüfstand hinsichtlich seiner Leistungsfähigkeit zur Fasercharakterisierung optimiert und angepasst. Die Methodik wird erläutert und erste Anwendungen im Bereich der tribologischen Charakterisierung von Einzelfasern werden vorgestellt. Der Prüfungsablauf zur Untersuchung der Polymerfasern, deren Durchmesser nur einige 100 µm betragen, ist so generiert, dass eine Erfassung der Daten als Funktion der Zeit im Bereich von einigen 10 µm bis zu einigen 100 µm Faserverschleiß kontinuierlich während der Messung bereits in den ersten Minuten erfolgen kann. Der Prüfmodus startet hierbei mit Linienlast und entwickelt sich dynamisch zur Flächenlast durch Änderung der Auflagefläche der Faser während der Messung. Es wird gezeigt, dass Einzelfasern hinsichtlich ihrer Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften in unterschiedlichen tribologischen Systemen charakterisiert werden können. Die Abhängigkeit der Verschleißraten von Fasermaterial, Oberflächenrauheit der Gegenkörper und Schmiermittelraten wird dargestellt. N2 - Based on the conventional pin-on-disc test method, a tribology test rig was adapted and optimized regarding its ability to characterize polymer fibers. The method is explained and first applications in the field of tribological characterization of single fibers are presented. The test sequence to investigate the polymer fibers (diameters of only a few 100 µm) is generated in such a way that data can be recorded continuously as a function of time in the wear range from a few 10 µm to several 100 µm even during the first few minutes. The test mode starts by applying line load and dynamically progresses to area load by changing the contact area during the measurement. It is shown that single fibers can be characterized with respect to their friction and wear properties in different tribological systems. The dependence of the wear rates of fiber material, surface roughness of the counter bodies and lubrication rates is presented. KW - Polymerfasern KW - Pin-on-Disc KW - abrasiver Verschleiß KW - Reibung KW - Wasserschmierung KW - Oberflächenrauheit KW - polymer fibers KW - abrasive wear KW - friction KW - water lubrication KW - surface roughness Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.24053/TuS-2021-0015 VL - 68 IS - 3-4 SP - 13 EP - 21 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Investigation on pull‐out behavior and interface critical parameters of polymer fibers embedded in concrete and their correlation with particular fiber properties JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science N2 - A crucial problem in concrete engineering is the corrosion of steel reinforcements. Polymer fibers as alternative reinforcement material can prevent corrosion; however, high adhesion to concrete and good fiber mechanics are necessary for polymers to be considered as an alternative reinforcement. This study tested different thermoplastic polymer materials to evaluate their level of adhesion to concrete. The adhesion properties of different self‐drawn polymer fibers were analyzed by extracting the fibers from concrete using single fiber pull‐out test (SFPT). To determine the adhesion mechanism, different polymer properties were analyzed and correlated to SFPT. Strong evidence was found that the fibers mechanical properties correlate with SFPT. Roughening the fiber surface increases the SFPT results significantly. While highly polar materials can support the adhesion process, a clear correlation could not be found. This study identifies high stiffness and roughness as the crucial properties of polymer fibers used in concrete engineering. If these factors can be engineered into the fiber, polymer fibers can present an alternative to steel in concrete reinforcement. KW - extrusion KW - fibers KW - mechanical properties KW - surfaces and interfaces KW - thermoplastics Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50745 VL - 138 IS - 28 SP - 50745 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Investigation of the Bonding Behavior of Modified Polypropylene to a Concrete Matrix by Single Fiber Pull Out Tests BT - Amsterdam, Netherlands, 29 September – 1 October 2020 T2 - SAMPE Europe Conference Proceedings 2020 KW - Polypropylene KW - Single fiber pull-out test Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schmitz, Regine A1 - Haupert, Frank A1 - Rüthing, Justus A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Tribologische Charakterisierung von Polymerfasern unter Trockenreibung, Mischreibung und Hydrodynamik mittels einer optimierten Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethode T2 - Tribologie und Schmierungstechnik N2 - Ausgehend von der herkömmlichen Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethodik wurde ein Tribologieprüfstand hinsichtlich seiner Leistungsfähigkeit zur Fasercharakterisierung optimiert und angepasst. Die Methodik wird erläutert und erste Anwendungen im Bereich der tribologischen Charakterisierung von Einzelfasern werden vorgestellt. Der Prüfungsablauf zur Untersuchung der Polymerfasern, deren Durchmesser nur einige 100 µm betragen, ist so generiert, dass eine Erfassung der Daten als Funktion der Zeit im Bereich von einigen 10 µm bis zu einigen 100 µm Faserverschleiß kontinuierlich während der Messung bereits in den ersten Minuten erfolgen kann. Der Prüfmodus startet hierbei mit Linienlast und entwickelt sich dynamisch zur Flächenlast durch Änderung der Auflagefläche der Faser während der Messung. Es wird gezeigt, dass Einzelfasern hinsichtlich ihrer Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften in unterschiedlichen tribologischen Systemen charakterisiert werden können. Die Abhängigkeit der Verschleißraten von Fasermaterial, Oberflächenrauheit der Gegenkörper und Schmiermittelraten wird dargestellt. N2 - Based on the conventional pin-on-disc test method, a tribology test rig was adapted and optimized regarding its ability to characterize polymer fibers. The method is explained and first applications in the field of tribological characterization of single fibers are presented. The test sequence to investigate the polymer fibers (diameters of only a few 100 µm) is generated in such a way that data can be recorded continuously as a function of time in the wear range from a few 10 µm to several 100 µm even during the first few minutes. The test mode starts by applying line load and dynamically progresses to area load by changing the contact area during the measurement. It is shown that single fibers can be characterized with respect to their friction and wear properties in different tribological systems. The dependence of the wear rates of fiber material, surface roughness of the counter bodies and lubrication rates is presented. KW - Oberflächenrauheit KW - Polymerfasern KW - Pin-on-Disc KW - abrasiver Verschleiß KW - Reibung KW - Wasserschmierung Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.24053/tus-2021-0015 VL - 68 IS - 3-4 SP - 13 EP - 21 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Zenz, Vitus A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Development of a new granulate feeding system for gas pressurized extrusion processes T2 - ANTEC 2023 N2 - One major problem of a continuous process like plastic extrusion is their incapability to deal with non-local gas pressure. This is an inherent problem because a continuous process has an open end in the feeding port where pressure can escape. In this study a novel feeding system was developed to enable granulate feeding into gas pressurized processes inside a single- or twin-screw extruder. With this apparatus gas pressure can be applied inside the extrusion process. The apparatus separates the pressurized extruder from the dosing equipment that feeds the extruder. It keeps the pressure inside the system while continuously feeding new material into the process. A small-scale prototype was designed for proof-of concept. The small size of the prototype was able to handle small amounts of granulates of around 100 - 200 g/h. An applied gas pressure of 8 bar was achieved. In future optimizations, throughput can be increased and maximum applied gas pressure towards 15-20 bar. KW - Plastic feeding KW - Granulate KW - Extrusion KW - Compounding KW - Reactive Extrusion Y1 - 2023 PB - SPE ANTEC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zenz, Vitus A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - So wird Bernsteinsäure aus Holzreststoffen gewonnen JF - Plastverarbeiter N2 - Die effiziente Umwandlung von lignocellulosehaltiger Biomasse wie Restholz ist eine wissenschaftliche sowie technologische Herausforderung weltweit. Die Technische Hochschule Rosenheim entwickelt gemeinsam mit Partnern ein neues Verfahren zur Herstellung von Bernsteinsäure aus Holzreststoffen. KW - Bernsteinsäure KW - Reaktive Extrusion Y1 - 2023 VL - 2023 IS - 04 SP - 22 EP - 25 PB - Hüthig GmbH CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Krekemeyer, Markus A1 - Kazmi, Monis A1 - Schuster, Jens A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - INVESTIGATION OF AN INNOVATIVE WOOD-PLASTIC HYBRID LAID FABRIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF STEEL REINFORCEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTIONS T2 - SAMPE Europe 2021 Conference, Baden/Zürich, 29. - 30. Sept. 2021 KW - wood-plastic hybrid fabric Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Walter, David A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Coextruded Polymeric Bicomponent Fibers for Concrete Reinforcements T2 - SAMPE Europe Conference Proceedings 2022, Hamburg, 15. - 17. Nov. 2022 KW - Coextrusion KW - Bicomponent Fibers KW - Concrete Reinforcement KW - Polypropylene Y1 - 2022 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Schusser, Verena A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Cold-Drawn Wood-Filled Polybutylene Succinate Macro-Fibers as a Reinforcing Material for Concrete JF - Polymers N2 - The corrosive behavior of steel reinforcements causes issues in the concrete industry. To overcome this issue, alternative noncorrosive reinforcements such as polymer fibers could be used. However, as environmental protection becomes more important, sustainability must also be considered in the solution. An alternative to polymers based on raw oil is bio-based polymers. This study investigates the suitability of polymer fibers produced from polybutylene succinate together with cellulose and wood fillers as concrete reinforcements. Different mixtures of polybutylene succinate, cellulose, and wood fillers were created, and fibers were produced using a multiple drawing process. The fibers were tested using tensile tests, a single-fiber pull-out test, contact angle measurements, reflected light microscopy, density measurements, and thermogravimetric analysis. The fillers were shown to decrease the mechanical properties as the particle size and filler amount increased, resulting in a reduction in Young’s modulus and tensile strength of 55% and 70%, respectively, while adhesion to concrete increased with particle size from 0.31 ± 0.02 N/mm2 without filler to 0.90 ± 0.10 N/mm2 for the best-performing material combination. Reflected light microscopy images show changes in the fiber surface before and after pull-out. The fiber density decreased from 1.26 ± 0.05 g/cm3 to 0.91 ± 0.04 g/cm3 with an increasing filler amount and particle size for a compound with 10 weight percent of wood filler 1. The fiber thermal stability decreased slightly with the addition of filler. The greatest effect was a reduction in the temperature to ≈58 °C at 1% weight loss when 10 weight percent of wood was added. This study proves the possibility of using bio-based materials as concrete reinforcements. KW - fibers KW - compounding KW - extrusion KW - multiple drawing KW - polybutylene succinate KW - microcrystalline cellulose KW - wood particles KW - concrete Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17030403 VL - 17 IS - 3 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krey, Adrian A1 - Zenz, Vitus A1 - Widera, Karolin A1 - List, Manuela A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole ED - Ediciones Uniandes, T1 - Reactive Extrusion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Produce Biopolymer Monomers using High-Energy Radiation and Catalytic Acids T2 - Proceedings of the 39th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-39) N2 - The increasing prevalence of bio-based and biodegradable plastics as an alternative to traditional plastics derived from crude oil is a noteworthy trend. Polybutylene succinate (PBS), a plastic produced from succinic acid, is among the promising materials for the future. However, the production of bio-based succinic acid through biotechnical processes in controlled environments presents challenges. This process leads to increased costs and is currently not economically competitive compared to crude oil-based succinic acid production. In addition to succinic acid, levulinic acid is another monomer produced in the same process. A novel approach to the digestion of biomass has been developed to address the issue of biotechnological production of bio-based platform chemicals. This innovative process employs microwave radiation, pressure, and temperature to convert wood residues into succinic acid and levulinic acid. Various catalyst concentrations and biomass ratios were tested in a batch process, with high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analyses revealing the formation of succinic acid, levulinic acid, formic acid, and 2 oxoglutaric acid. The results demonstrate that microwaves combined with a metal salt catalyst can be used to produce platform chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. To further advance the continuous production of PBS, a twin-screw extruder was modified and adapted after the successful results obtained from the batch processes. This setup enables additional experiments to evaluate the transferability of batch process results to continuous reactions, facilitating the scale-up and economic viability of the overall PBS production process in the future. KW - Succinic Acid KW - Levulinic Acid KW - Biopolymer KW - Microwave KW - Wood Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.51573/Andes.PPS39.SS.BBB.6 SP - 329 EP - 337 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Lorenz, Katharina A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Polymeric core-shell and mono-material fibers for concrete reinforcement T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings N2 - A reinforcement of concrete structures is needed because of the low tensile strength of concrete. Corrosion of the usually used steel reinforcments cause issues during time. Therfore, alternative reinforcements produced from non-corosive materials - like polymer fibers - become more interesting. A polymer fiber has to reach high mechanical properties and a good bonding ability to concrete. Both properties can be influenced by the selection of polymer and the used production process. Two polymers, polypropylene and aliphatic polyketone are tested within this study. First mono-material fibers of each material are produced and tested, later the materials are combined in a core-shell fiber. All fibers are produced by standard extrusion or coextrusion and a later drawing process. The mechanical properties are determined by tensile tests. The calculation of interfacial shear strength from single fiber pull-out tests allows an evaluation of the bonding ability. Additionally, fiber surface before and after pull-out is examined using reflected light microscopy. Contact angle measurements are done to evaluate possible influences of the surface energy and polarity. Density measurements are used to compare weight potential of the different mono-material and core-shell fibers. The results show good mechanical properties for all fiber materials. The interfacial shear strength is ≈ 2-3 times higher for fibers with polyketone compared to the ones with polypropylene at the fibers surface, which can be explained by higher surface energy and polarity of the polyketone compared to polypropylene and different surface deformation during pull-out. Lower densities are reached by fibers containing polypropylene. KW - polymer fibers KW - concrete reinforcement KW - core-shell fiber KW - coextrusion KW - polypropylene KW - polyketone Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0204946 VL - 3158 IS - 1 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Strübbe, Nicole A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Sigrüner, Michael T1 - FHprofUnt 2016: Entwicklung maßgeschneiderter Polymerfasern zur Verbesserung der Lebensdauer und der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Beton (Conplasite) : Erfolgskontrollbericht FHprofUnt 2016: Projekt Conplasite : Berichtszeitraum: 01.08.2018-31.07.2021 Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:185433476X ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Herz, Jonas A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Pull-out behavior of polymer fibers in concrete JF - Journal of Polymer Science N2 - The bond between polymer fibers and the surrounding cementitious matrix is essential for the development of concrete reinforcement. The single fiber pull-out test (SFPT) is the standard characterization technique for testing the bond strength. However, the different phases of debonding cannot be distinguished by the SFPT. This study investigates the debonding of different polymer fibers from the surrounding cementitious matrix with a modified SFPT and proposes methods to change the SFPT setup to generate more valuable information on the debonding mechanism. The SFPT was equipped with linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission (AE) analysis. The results demonstrate that the modified SFPT allows a better understanding of the different phases of debonding during fiber pull-out. Furthermore, bond strength values calculated by different methods reveal that the chemical bond of the investigated polymers is not different as reported by previous studies. Deformation measurements performed using LVDTs and DIC are suitable measuring techniques to characterize the debonding mechanism in SFPT. A correlation between recorded AE and debonding phases was not found. KW - acoustic emission KW - bond behavior KW - polymer fibers KW - pull-out Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230264 VL - 61 IS - 21 SP - 2708 EP - 2720 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schusser, Verena A1 - Sigrüner, Michael A1 - Bogner, Stefan A1 - Muscat, Dirk A1 - Strübbe, Nicole T1 - Effect of Fillers on the Mechanical Properties of Drawn Polypropylene Fibers T2 - International Conference on Composite Materials Belfast 2023 (ICCM 23), 30 July - 4 August 2023 KW - Filler Reinforcement KW - Filament KW - Fiber Draw Down Y1 - 2023 ER -