Projects
Aging-resistant zirconia ceramic for dental restorations. KU Leuven
Influence of microstructural parameters on friction an wear mechanisms of electro discharge machined electrically conductive ceramic composites Ghent University
Correlations between microstructure of electrically conductive ceramics and electro discharge machining properties as well as tribological behavior: - Influence of ceramic phase on electrical and thermal properties and electromachining performance - Influence of ceramic phase on tribological properties - Influence of electromachining process of friction and wear behaviour - Influence of microstructure on thermal residual stress and ...
Influence of high surface contact temperature on the friction and wear of ultra hard electrically conductive ceramic composites Ghent University
The project aims at developing new geometric wear models to establish wear curves of spehrical-plane contacts of ultrahard ceramic materials such as WC, ZrO2, ZrB2, SiC, TiB2, and B4. Oxidation and chemical processes and their influence on friction and wear of those materials in high temperature environment (>600°) will be investigated by means of high temperature pin-on-disk tribotesting and surface analysis.
Development of high-selective ceramic membranes by template-assisted sol-gel methods. University of Antwerp
Development of functionalized ceramic NF membranes by post-modification. University of Antwerp
Reheating of dalle de verre glass building blocks: against any deontological code or an innovative method for 20th century glass applications? University of Antwerp
Deep surface A Study of Glass Weathering as an artistic technique and how it can broaden the concept of Ornamentation Hasselt University
Experimental and numerical study of the mechanical response of large glass facades subject to blast loading Ghent University
Nowadays, many new buildings are designed with a large glass facade, also in Belgium, but are at the same time prone to terrorist attacks (embassies, Nato building, etc.). The blast design of these glass facades is therefore mandatory. However, blast design of glass facades is still mainly a matter of rules of thumb, and of experimental large-scale certification tests.
The aim of this project is to improve the fundamental ...