Results from series of tests carried out on nine mixture formulas are the main data set. Asbestosfree plates bonded by hydro-silicate matrix and reinforced by organic fibers were produced from these mixture formulas. Within the scope of this project, the following activities were carried out: finding out the dimensional and weight characteristics of the plates, bending strength under normal conditions, the influence of frost on bending strength, the influence of putting the plates into hot water on bending strength, the impermeability of plates and measurement of change of length in the direction along and across the fibers.

Clinch joining technique can be successfully used in many industries for joining of thin-walled profiles. This solution brings multiple benefits to the producers. The most important are: elimination of metal surface preparation, reduction of the energy consumption and negative influence of the heat zone. Furthermore, joining process does not cause bore dust, and does not require gas shroud, generating noise at a low level of intensity.

To assess the applicability of magnetic metallic particle filled soft polymeric materials (i.e. gels and elastomers, termed as magnetoelastomers) for practical industrial applications, comprehensive characterization of the rheological and mechanical behaviour is essential.
For this study Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was selected as matrix-material. Iron particles of various shapes (aspect ratios) and surface treatments were added as fillers in various amounts. Isotropic specimens were prepared and subjected to rheological and dynamic mechanical measurements in presence or absence of homogeneous magnetic fields. In order to achieve the necessary field homogenity in the region of the test specimen, novel set-ups were developed using magnetostatic simulation software and rapid prototyping tools.

Several research focuses on assessing the properties of contact lenses, due to the increasing number of users, whose needs grow because of the conditions in which they work (work at the computer room air-conditioned). The main aspect of providing comfortable wearing contact lenses is their good wettability. Studies on wettability are evolving all the time because of the difficulties to be faced, e.g. incomplete blinking. Hence the search for closest to the natural conditions of the test method,which reflects the reaction of the cornea-contact lens-tear film.
In order to understand the mechanism of interaction between different elements of the system discussed, there need to refer to the fundamental rights of the interactions at the interface between different phases.
Adhesion of a liquid to a solid phase is a physicochemical process, which involves tying up each of these two phases as a result of intermolecular interactions. Wettability of the test body depends on the surface tension of the liquid present in the system, and the hydrophilicity of the surface. However, mostly used to determine the wettability, is contact angle measurement.
The main purpose of this study was to investigate various soft contact lens care solution adhesion to the surface of different types of contact lenses. In addition to standard contact angle measurements using goniometer,a modified method for hydrophilicity measurement of contact lenses, was applied.

Volume computer tomography (VCT) is an established non destructive testing method, which offers the possibility to capture internal structural damage three-dimensionally. Thus, the complex failure mechanism of endless fibre reinforced plastics can be visualized and classified into the basis failure modes: fibre failure (FF) and inter fibre failure (IFF) taking different loading types into account: tension, compression and shear. A new approach analyzes these VCT data in combination with image processing algorithms to identify the anisotropic damage parameters of pre-damaged CFRP tubes in dependence of the real arising failure modes. Thereby the kind, size and orientation of the detected failure will be estimated automatically. The software was developed on basis of the MATLAB environment and provides input data for a subsequently finite element analysis in ANSYS.