Research and Development

In cooperation with the Laboratory for Plastics Technology
(LKT Ges.m.b.H.) and the Technical University Vienna we are engaged in a large number of research projects in the field of plastics technology. These projects are sponsored by companies as well as by the FFF, FWF and the EU.
For enquiries concernig research and development please contact Heinz Dragaun, Heinz Muschik or Thomas Kratochvilla.

Actuall Research projects

• Influences of non-conventional pipe laying (no sandbed/no dig) on the service life of polyethylene (PE) pipelines
  (partners: DVGW, kiwa Gastec, SKZ, HESSEL Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, et. al)
  
• Download: talk "Ansatz, Ziel und Programm des DVGW-Forschungsvorhabens >Nichtkonventionelle Rohrverlegung<",
  Prof. Dr. H. Dragaun, Wiesbadener Kunststoffrohrtage 2005-05 (only german)
  (414 KB) poster (217KB)
  
• RCP fracture surface analysis: Kratochvilla T.R., Gaitzenauer A., Muschik H., Dragaun H.;
  8th Austrian Polymer Meeting, Linz (2006)
  (70KB)poster (222KB)
• Evaluation of comparative measurements of FNCT/2NCT on PE100 (only german)
  (779KB)
• Morphological and structural effects on slow crack growth in PE-pipes: Kratochvilla T.R., Muschik H., Dragaun H.;
  Plastics Pipes XIII, Washington DC (2006)
  (1.030 KB) poster (864 KB)
  
• Determination of slow crack growth with media-tensile creep tests: Influencing parameters and comparability: Kratochvilla T.R., Dragaun H., Muschik H.;
  7th Austrian Polymer Meeting, Graz (2005)
  (679 KB)
  
• Investigation of rapid and slow crack propagation of U-liner pipes
  (partner: Wien-Energie)
• Development of plastic barriers for show jumping
  (partner: Department of Material Engineering at the TGM-Vienna)

Materials

Formulizing of new standards
Deveolpment of polymerblends
FEM-analysis
Computer-aided configuration of construction data
Welding and bonding methods