Prof. Igor Emri
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professor

E-mail: igor.emri@fs.uni-lj

Qualifications

1981    Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, USA
1977    M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1974    B.sC., Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Publications

1. Emri, I., Knauss, W.G.: Non-linear Viscoelasticity Based on Free Volume Consideration. Computer & Structures, Vol. 13, pp.123-128, 1981. Published also in “Computational Methods in Nonlinear Structural and Solid Mechanics”, Eds. A.K. Noor and H.G McComb, Pergamon Press.
2. Emri, I, Knauss, W.G.: Volume Change and the Nonlinearly Thermo-viscoelastic Constitution of Polymers. Polymer Eng. and Sci, 27, pp. 86-100, 1987
3. Emri I., Tschoegl, N.W.: ‘Generating Line Spectra From Experimental Responses. 1. Relaxation Modulus And Creep Compliance’, Rheol. Acta, 32, 311 –321, (1993).
4. Tschoegl, N.W., Emri I.: ‘Generating Line Spectra From Experimental Responses. 2. Storage And Loss Functions’, Rheol. Acta, 32, 322 – 327, (1993).
5. Tschoegl, N.W., Emri I.: ‘Generating Line Spectra From Experimental Responses. 3. Interconversion Between Relaxation and Retardation Behavior’, Int. J. of Polymeric Mater., 18, 117-127, (1992).
6. Emri I., Tschoegl, N.W.: ‘Generating Line Spectra From Experimental Responses. 4. Application To Experimental-Data’, Rheol. Acta, 33, 60 – 70, (1994).
7. Emri I., Tschoegl, N.W.: ‘Generating Line Spectra From Experimental Responses. 5. Time- Dependent Viscosity’, Rheol. Acta, 36, 303- 306, (1997)
8. Emri, I., V. Pavšek: On the Influence of Moisture on the Mechanical Properties of Polymers. Materials Forum, Vol. 16, p.p. 123-131, 1992.
9. Emri, I., N.W. Tschoegl: Generating Line Spectra from Experimental Responses. IV. Application to the Experimental Data. Rheologica Acta, Vol. 33, pp. 60-70, 1994.
10. Emri, N.W. Tschoegl (1993): The use of line spectra in the estimation of the zero-shear-rate steady-state fluidity and of the steady-state compliance. J. of Rheology, 37(6), pp. 1103-1116.
11. Emri I, Tschoegl NW: Determination of Mechanical Spectra from Experimental Responses. International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 32(6-7), pp. 817-826, (1995).
12. Darinskii AA, Safyannikova MG, Emri I: Brownian Dynamics of a Polymer-Chain in Longitudinal Flow, Vysokomolekulyarnye Soedineniya, Seriya A & Seriya B, Vol 37, No. 9, pp. 1502-1509, (1995).
13. Kralj, A., Prodan T., and Emri, I.,’An apparatus for measuring the effect of pressure on the time-dependent properties of polymers’, J. Rheol., 45, 929-943, (2001)..
14. Tschoegl, N.W., Knauss, W.G., and 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. Mech. time-depend. mater., 6, 53-99, (2002)
15. Balabaev, N.K., Darinskii, A.A., Neelov, I.M., Lukasheva, N.V., Emri, I., 2002, “Molecular dynamics simulation of a two-dimensional polymer melt, “ Polymer Science, Ser. A, 44, pp. 781-790.
16. Cevc, P, D. Arčon, and R. Blinc, and I. Emri, “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Stressed Fiber Nylon 6: Annealing Effects”, J. Phys. D: Appl.Phys. 38 (2005) 1-3.
17. Emri, I., Rheology of Solid Polymers, Rheology Reviews, British Society of Rheology, 2005
18. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., The effect of molecular mass distribution on time-dependent behavior of polyamides, J. of Appl. Mechanics, J. appl. mech., September 2006, letn. 73, št. 5, str. 752-757.
19. EMRI, Igor, KRAMAR, Janez, HRIBAR, Anton, NIKONOV, Anatolij Viktorovič, FLORJANČIČ, Urška. Time-dependent constitutive modeling of drive belts - I. : the effect of geometry and number of loading cycles. Mech. time-depend. mater., Vol. 10, pp 245-262. 2006.

Patents

1. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C., Sept. 30, 2004, “Polymer mixture having improved rheological properties and improved shrinking behavior,” Patent Pub.: US 2004192855, WO 03000796, EP 1401957, DE 10129522, CA 2449895, HU 0401480.
2. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C., Aug. 5, 2004, “Multimodal polyamides, polyesters, and polyester amides,” Patent Pub.: US 2004152847, WO 03000772, EP 1401917, DE 10129525, CA 2449893, BR 0210573.
3. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C., Jan. 9, 2003, “Multi-modal polymer blends,” Patent Appl. Pub.: DE 10129524, WO 03006544
4. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C., Jan. 9, 2003, “Thermoplastic polymer mixtures,” Patent Pub.: DE 10129523, WO 03000786.
5. Emri, I., von Bernstorff, B.S., Rauschenberger, V., Horn, H.C., Kissel, J., Molinar, F., Jan. 9, 2003, “Thermoplastic polymer mixtures,” Patent Pub.: DE10129532, WO 03000767.