Participation in International Projects:

• Experimental and Modelling Aspects of the Thermo mechanical Behaviour of Structural Polymers  USA, 2000-2002

• Characterization And Behaviour of viscoelastic hybrid materials USA, 2000-2003

• Mechanical Characterization and Strength Evaluation of Viscoelastic Hybrid Materials  Japan, 2000-2002

• Use of optical Methods in Characterization of Time-dependent Hybrid Materials  Germany, 2001-2002

• Physical Aging of Polymers  Czech Republic, 2001-2002

• Influence of Temperature and Pressure Variation on time-dependent Structural Materials  Flanders, 2001-2003

• Characterization of Hybrid Materials  Brazil, 2001-2003

• Experimental and theoretical investigation of complex polymer structures  European Science Foundation, 1999-2003

• Influence of Temperature and Pressure Variations on Time-Dependent Structural Materials Czech Republic, 2004-2005

• Mechanical spectroscopy of structure formation upon twin-screw extrusion of semi-crystalline polymers Portugal, 2004-2006

   

Other Forms of International Cooperation:

• CEM hosts the European Office of the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) , USA, which is the leading scientific society in that field, and SEM's center for Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials (MTDM), which is also the organizer of International Conference on Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, held every second year.                          

• Professor I. Emri is elected Editor-in-Chief (for Europe, Asia and Africa) of the international journal Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht-Boston-London, published since 1996.

• CEM annually organizes an International Workshop on Advances in Experimental Mechanics (IWAEM) in cooperation with the Laboratory for Experimental Mechanics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan (Professor M. Takashi), and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA (Professor A. Voloshin).

• CEM is a member of WAK - Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis Kunststofftechnik, Germany, a scientific associations of German Institutes and departments, which bring together broad knowledge on polymer technology.

• Since 1995 CEM is also an official representative of  International Academy of Engineering (IAE), Russia  in Slovenia.

Relevant publications

Papers

• Emri, I., Knauss, W.G., Non-linear Viscoelasticity Based on Free Volume Consideration, Computer & Structures 13, 1981, 123-128.

• Emri, I, Knauss, W.G., Volume Change and the Nonlinearly Thermo-Viscoelastic Constitution of Polymers, Polymer Engineering and Science 27, 86-100.

• Emri, I., Pavšek, V., On the influence of moisture on the mechanical properties of polymers, Materials Forum 16(2), 1992, 123-131.

• Emri, I, Tschoegl, N.W., The Use of Line Spectra in the Estimation of the Zero-Shear-Rate Steady-State Fluidity and of the Steady-State Compliance, Journal of. rheology 37(6), 1993, 1103-1116.

• Emri, I, Tschoegl, N.W., Generating line spectra from experimental responses. Part I. Relaxation modulus and creep compliance, Rheologica Acta 32, 1993, 311-321.

• Emri, I, Tschoegl, N.W., Generating line spectra from experimental responses. Part II. Storage and loss functions, Rheologica Acta 32, 1993, 322-327.

• Tschoegl, N.W., Emri, I., Generating line spectra from experimental responses. Part III. Interconversion between relaxation and retardation behavior, International Journal of Polymeric Materials 18, 1992, 117-127.

• Emri, I, Tschoegl, N.W., Generating line spectra from experimental responses. Part IV. Application to experimental data, Rheologica Acta 33(1), 1994, 60-70.

• Emri I., Tschoegl, N.W., Generating line spectra from experimental responses .Part V. Time-dependent viscosity, Rheologica Acta 36(3), 1997, 303-306.

• Emri, I, Tschoegl, N.W., Determination of mechanical spectra from experimental responses, International Journal of Solids and Structures 32(6/7), 1995, 817-826.

• Kralj, A., Prodan, T., Emri, I., An apparatus for measuring the effect of pressure on the time-dependent properties of polymers, Journal of. rheology 45(4), 2001, 929-943.

• Tschoegl, N.W., Knauss, W.G., Emri, I., Poisson's ratio in linear viscoelasticity - a critical review, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 6(1), 2002, 3-51.

• Tschoegl, N.W., Knauss, W.G., Emri, I., The effect of temperature and pressure on the mechanical properties of thermo- and/or piezorheologically simple polymeric materials in thermodynamic equilibrium - a critical review, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 6(1), 2002, 53-99.

• Emri, I., Kovačič, D., Expert system for testing mechanical properties of aluminium and aluminium alloys, Expert Systems with Applications 12(4), 1997, 473-482.

Patents

• Rauschenberger, V., Kissel, J., Molnar, F., Bernstorff, B.-S. von, Horn, H.C., Emri, I. Hochstabilisiertes Polymer. NAE-Nr. 443/01. Ludwigshafen: ZDX-C6, 09.05.2001.

• Bernstorff, B.-S. von, Emri, I., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C. Multimodale Polyamide, Polyester und Polyesteramide. NAE-Nr. 440/01. Ludwigshafen: ZDX-C6, 09.05.2001.

• Bernstorff, B.-S. von, Emri, I., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C. Multimodale Polymermischungen. NAE-Nr. 445/01. Ludwigshafen: ZDX-C6, 09.05.2001.

• Bernstorff, B.-S. von, Emri, I., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C. Thermoplastische Polymermischungen enhaltend Polyamide, Polyester oder Polyesteramide. NAE-Nr. 444/01. Ludwigshafen: ZDX-C6, 09.05.2001.

• Bernstorff, B.-S. von, Emri, I. Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C. Thermoplastische Polymermischungen. NAE-Nr. 446/01. Ludwigshafen: ZDX-C6, 09.05.2001.