Dr.-Ing. Matthias Merzkirch

Group leader "Condition Monitoring"
Mechanical Engineering
Phone: +49 821 598-69142
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Room: 2010 (W)
Address: Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg

Curriculum Vitae

Since 06/2024    Group leader "Condition Monitoring" - Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Materials Resource Management (MRM), University of Augsburg
2024  

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

2021-2024    Senior researcher at the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Mölndal (Sweden)
2019    

Baden-Wuerttemberg certificate in university didactics

2016-2020    

Guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Automotive Lightweighting (NCAL), Gaithersburg (MD-USA)

2013-2015            

Scientific coordinator (and postdoctoral researcher) at the Department "Hybrid Materials and Lightweight Construction“ of the Institute for Applied Materials – Materials Science and Engineering (IAM-WK) at KIT

2012    

Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at KIT

2011    

Four-month research stay at Arizona State University (USA) as a research fellow of the Karlsruhe House of Young Scientist (KHYS)

2007-2012    Scientific employee at the Institute for Materials Science I (IWK I) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2006-2007   

Diploma thesis (Dipl.-Ing.) at Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM), Freiburg im Breisgau

2001-2006   

Studies of Mechanical Engineering at University of Karlsruhe (TH)

Main research topics

  • Clarification of the relationship between (micro-)structure and mechanical properties of metals and composite materials
  • Development of (in-situ) test methods for the characterization of the damage behavior of structural materials
  • Failure behavior (mechanisms and mechanics) of metals and composite materials
  • Acoustic emission analysis
  • Digital image correlation
  • Non-destructive testing
  • Mechanical testing (quasi-static and fatigue testing)

Publications

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2024

Robin Olsson, Christopher Cameron, Florence Moreau, Erik Marklund, Matthias Merzkirch and Jocke Pettersson. 2024. Design, manufacture, and cryogenic testing of a linerless composite tank for liquid hydrogen. DOI: 10.1007/s10443-024-10219-y
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B. Alcayde, Matthias Merzkirch, A. Cornejo, S. Jiménez, E. Marklund and L. G. Barbu. 2024. Fatigue behaviour of glass-fibre-reinforced polymers: numerical and experimental characterisation. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118057
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2022

Matthias Merzkirch. 2022. Mechanical characterization using digital image correlation: advanced fibrous composite laminates. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84040-2
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2020

Matthias Merzkirch and Tim Foecke. 2020. 10° off-axis tensile testing of carbon fiber reinforced polymers using digital image correlation. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30028-9_8
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Matthias Merzkirch and Tim Foecke. 2020. 10° off-axis testing of CFRP using DIC: a study on strength, strain and modulus. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108062
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2020. Guide des bonnes pratiques de la corrélation d'images numériques. DOI: 10.32720/idics/gpg.ed1
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Matthias Merzkirch and Tim Foecke. 2020. Investigation of the interlaminar shear properties of fiber-reinforced polymers via flexural testing using digital image correlation. DOI: 10.1520/mpc20190206
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2020. Praxisleitfaden für die digitale Bildkorrelation. DOI: 10.32720/idics/gpg.ed1
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Jiaying Gao, Modesar Shakoor, Gino Domel, Matthias Merzkirch, Guowei Zhou, Danielle Zeng, Xuming Su and Wing Kam Liu. 2020. Predictive multiscale modeling for Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107922
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T. J. Foecke, E. Pompa and Matthias Merzkirch. 2020. Shear loader and performing pure mode II or mixed mode I and mode II shear loading [Patent].
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2019

Matthias Merzkirch, Qi An and Aaron M. Forster. 2019. In-plane shear response of GFRP laminates by ±45º and 10º off-axis tensile testing using digital image correlation. DOI: 10.12783/asc34/31313
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2018

Qi An, Matthias Merzkirch and Aaron Forster. 2018. Characterizing fiber reinforced polymer composites shear behavior with digital image correlation. DOI: 10.12783/asc33/25914
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F. Pottmeyer, O. Schlegel, Kay A. Weidenmann and Matthias Merzkirch. 2018. Investigation of the damage evolution of metal inserts embedded in carbon fiber reinforced plastic by means of computed tomography and acoustic emission = Untersuchung der Schädigungsentwicklung von in kohlenstofffaserverstärkten Kunststoffen eingebetteten Inserts mittels Computertomographie und Schallem. DOI: 10.1002/mawe.201800002
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2017

Louise A. Powell, William E. Luecke, Matthias Merzkirch, Katherine Avery and Tim Foecke. 2017. High strain rate mechanical characterization of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites using digital image correlations. DOI: 10.4271/2017-01-0230
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Matthias Merzkirch, Louise Ahure Powell and Tim Foecke. 2017. Measurements of Mode I interlaminar properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymers using digital image correlation. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.742.652
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2016

Andreas Reeb, Matthias Merzkirch, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2016. Heat treatment during composite extruded spring steel wire reinforced EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.08.022
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2015

Matthias Merzkirch, Yuri Sinchuk, Kay A. Weidenmann and Roman Piat. 2015. Experimental and numerical determination of the elastic moduli of freeze cast MMC with different lamellae orientation. DOI: 10.1002/9781119211747.ch13
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Matthias Merzkirch, Thilo Hammers, Andreas Reeb, Thomas Schwind, Sascha Riedl, Leon Thiel, Alexander Henschel, Eberhard Kerscher, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2015. Fatigue behavior and lifetime prediction of unidirectionally wire reinforced lightweight metal matrix composites. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201400354
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Matthias Merzkirch, Pascal Pinter, Stefan Dietrich and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2015. Interpenetrating freeze cast composites: correlation between structural and mechanical characteristics. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.825-826.109
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Yuriy Sinchuk, Stefan Dietrich, Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann and Romana Piat. 2015. Micro-computed tomography image based numerical elastic homogenization of MMCs. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.627.437
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Matthias Merzkirch, Marius Meissner, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2015. Numerical analysis to study the tensile behaviour of a spring-steel-wire-reinforced aluminium alloy metal matrix composite. DOI: 10.1177/0021998314553044
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Matthias Merzkirch, Marius Meissner, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2015. Tensile behaviour of spring steel wire reinforced EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.1177/0021998313517581
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Matthias Merzkirch, Volker Walter and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2015. Tensile properties of an infiltrated interpenetrating porous SiC MMC.
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2014

Matthias Merzkirch, Andreas Reeb, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2014. Cyclic deformation and damage behaviour of the spring steel wire reinforced aluminium alloy EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7913-5
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Matthias Merzkirch, Ch. Blümel, R. Rössler, K. G. Schell, E. C. Bucharsky and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2014. Manufacturing and characterization of interpenetrating SiC lightweight composites. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2014.06.115
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2013

Matthias Merzkirch, Volker Schulze and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2013. Lifetime behaviour of unidirectionally wire reinforced lightweight metal matrix composites. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2013.08.002
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2012

Matthias Merzkirch. 2012. Verformungs- und Schädigungsverhalten der verbundstranggepressten, federstahldrahtverstärkten Aluminiumlegierung EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.5445/KSP/1000030686
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2011

Matthias Merzkirch, Andreas Reeb, Kay A. Weidenmann, Alexander Wanner and Volker Schulze. 2011. Acoustic emission response of reinforced lightweight metal matrix composites during tensile and cyclic loading.
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Matthias Merzkirch, A. Reeb, Kay A. Weidenmann and V. Schulze. 2011. Charakterisierung des Verformungs- und Schädigungsverhaltens unidirektional drahtverstärkter Aluminium- und Magnesiummatrixverbunde unter Zug- und Druckbeanspruchung.
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Th. Kloppenborg, A. Reeb, Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann, A. Brosius and A. E. Tekkaya. 2011. Effiziente Strangpresssimulation für industrielle Anwendungen.
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Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann and Volker Schulze. 2011. Investigations on the cyclic crack growth behaviour of spring steel wire reinforced EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.1002/9781118495285.ch17
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Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann and V. Schulze. 2011. Werkstoffkundliche Charakterisierung verbundstranggepresster Leichtmetallmatrix-Verbundwerkstoffe.
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2010

Kay A. Weidenmann, Eberhard Kerscher and Matthias Merzkirch. 2010. In situ damage detection with acoustic emission analysis during cyclic loading of wire reinforced EN AW-6082. DOI: 10.1002/adem.200900313
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M. Marré, C. Weddeling, T. Hammers, Matthias Merzkirch, J. Rautenberg, E. Tekkaya, V. Schulze, D. Biermann and A. Zabel. 2010. Innovative joining methods for lightweight designs, part II.
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2009

Sonja Huber, Matthias Merzkirch, Michael F. Zaeh and Volker Schulze. 2009. Applications of high-power diode lasers for aluminum welding. DOI: 10.1117/12.809141
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Kay A. Weidenmann, T. Hammers, Matthias Merzkirch and E. Kerscher. 2009. Charakterisierung des mechanischen Verhaltens verbundstranggepresster Leichtbauprofile unter schlagartiger Beanspruchung. DOI: 10.1002/9783527627110.ch23
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Sonja Huber, Michael Marré, Markus Ruhstorfer, Jens Rautenberg, Christian Weddeling, Thilo Hammers, Michael Robert Kronthaler, Matthias Merzkirch, Micheal Zaeh, A. Erman Tekkaya, Dirk Biermann, V. Schulze and Andreas Zabel. 2009. Innovative joining methods in lightweight designs.
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T. Hammers, Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann and E. Kerscher. 2009. Mechanisches Verhalten ausgewählter Werkstoffsysteme verbundstranggepresster Leichtbauprofile unter quasistatischer Belastung. DOI: 10.1002/9783527627110.ch21
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A. Ohl, Matthias Merzkirch, M. Grigo, B. Butz and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2009. Präparation von Dünnschliffen aus langfaserverstärkten Verbundwerkstoffen mit Polymer- oder Aluminiummatrizes zur Bestimmung der Grenzflächenscherfestigkeit mittels Push-Out-Test.
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Th. Hammers, Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann and V. Schulze. 2009. Struktur-Eigenschaft-Beziehungen von Fügestellen.
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Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann, E. Kerscher and D. Löhe. 2009. Werkstoffsysteme für verstärkte Leichtbauprofile.
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2008

Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann, Eberhard Kerscher and Detlef Löhe. 2008. Documentation of the corrosion of composite-extruded aluminium matrix extrusions using the push-out test. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.43.17
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Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann, Eberhard Kerscher, Detlef Löhe, Daniel Pietzka, M. Schikorra and A. Erman Tekkaya. 2008. Mechanical properties of hybrid composite extrusions of an aluminum-alumina wire reinforced aluminum alloy.
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Matthias Merzkirch, Kay A. Weidenmann, Eberhard Kerscher and Detlef Löhe. 2008. The use of acoustic emission to determine damage evolution during cyclic loading of wire reinforced AlSiMg0.5.
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