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Publication list for
Thomas Kiefer (E202)
as author or essentially involved person

24 records (2015 - 2022)


Publications in Scientific Journals


T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, W. Gaggl, L. Zelaya-Lainez, J. Füssl:
"Automated Morphometrical Characterization of Material Phases of Fired Clay Bricks Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy and Powder X-Ray Diffraction";
Construction and Building Materials, 288 (2021), 122909; 1 - 13.

T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, M. Königsberger, A. Jäger, J. Füssl:
"Continuum micromechanics model for fired clay bricks: Upscaling of experimentally identified microstructural features to macroscopic elastic stiffness and thermal conductivity";
Materials & Design, 212 (2021), 110212.

T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, L. Zelaya-Lainez, W. Gaggl, T. Konegger, J. Füssl:
"A Multitechnique, Quantitative Characterization of the Pore Space of Fired Bricks Made of Five Clayey Raw Materials Used in European Brick Industry";
Applied Clay Sciences, 200 (2021), 1 - 16.

H. Kariem, J. Füssl, T. Kiefer, A. Jäger, Ch. Hellmich:
"The Viscoelastic Behavior of Material Phases in Fired Clay Identified by Means of Grid Nanoindentation";
Construction and Building Materials, 231 (2020), 117066; 1 - 23.

H. Kariem, Ch. Hellmich, T. Kiefer, A. Jäger, J. Füssl:
"Micro-CT-Based Identifiation of Double Porosity in Fired Clay Ceramics with Different Poreforming Agents in Various Concentrations";
Journal of Materials Science, 53 (2018), 9411 - 9428.

H. Kariem, T. Kiefer, Ch. Hellmich, W. Gaggl, A. Steiger-Thirsfeld, J. Füssl:
"EDX/XRD-Based Identification of Micrometer-Sized Domains in Scanning Electron Micrographs of Fired Clay";
Materials and Structures, 53 (2020), 109.

T. Kiefer, J. Füssl, H. Kariem, J. Konnerth, W. Gaggl, Ch. Hellmich:
"A Multi-Scale Material Model for the Estimation of the Transversely Isotropic Thermal Conductivity Tensor of Fired Clay Bricks";
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40 (2020), 6200 - 6217.

T. Kiefer, H. Kariem, M. Lukacevic, J. Füssl:
"The Compressive Strength of Vertically Perforated Clay Block Masonry Predicted by Means of a Unit-Cell Type Numerical Simulation Tool Taking Discrete Cracking into Account";
Construction and Building Materials, 150 (2017), 24 - 34.

R. Suda, T. Kiefer, Ch. Schranz, J. Füssl:
"A Finite-Element-Based Approach to Quantify the Impact of Bed Joint Reinforcement on the Compressive Strength of Vertically Perforated Clay Block Masonry";
Engineering Structures, 239 (2021), 112277.


Contributions to Proceedings


T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, M. Königsberger, A. Jäger, J. Füssl:
"A Multiscale Model for Fired Clay Brick Masonry: Upscaling of Experimentally Identified Microstructural Features to Macroscopic Elastic Stiffness and Thermal Conductivity";
in: "Programme & Book of Abstracts of the International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Research in Civil Engineering Sciences (IS-IRCES)", Technische Universität Wien, 2021, 19.

T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, L. Zelaya-Lainez, W. Gaggl, J. Füssl:
"A Multitechnique Characterization and Quantification of the Microstructures of Bricks Made of Different Clayey Raw Materials";
in: "Book of Abstracts of the 37th Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics", Johannes Kepler University, 2021, ISBN: 978-3-9504997-0-4, 45 - 46.

T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, L. Zelaya-Lainez, W. Gaggl, J. Füssl:
"A Multitechnique, Quantitative Characterization of the Microstructure of Fired Clay Bricks";
in: "Abstracts of the 17th International Brick and Block Masonry Online-Conference: From Historical to Sustainable Masonry", Silesian University of Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Wroclaw University of Technology, 2020, Paper ID Paper-ID: 265, 1 pages.

T. Kiefer, H. Kariem, J. Füssl:
"A Multi-Scale Material Model for the Determination of the Orthotropic Conductivity Tensor of Brick Ceramic Bodies";
in: "Book of Abstracts of the XXIst. Inter-Institute Seminar for Young Researchers", Department of Structural Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2017, 12.

R. Reismüller, M. Lukacevic, T. Kiefer, J. Füssl:
"A Finite-Element-Based Unit Cell Approach for Simulating Vertically Perforated Clay Block Masonry";
in: "Proceedings of the 8th European Concress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS Congress 2022)", International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2022, Paper ID 846, 1 pages.

R. Suda, T. Kiefer, Ch. Schranz, J. Füssl:
"Do Fibre Reinforced Bed Joints Affect the Compressive Strength of Brick Masonry? A Stochastic, Finite Element Based Approach to Quantify the Increase of the Load Carrying Capacity";
in: "Programme & Proceedings of the China-Austria Forum for Postgraduates of Civil Engineering", J. Zhang, B. Pichler (ed.); Vienna University of Technology, 2019, 91 - 93.


Talks and Poster Presentations (without Proceedings-Entry)


T. Buchner, T. Kiefer, L. Zelaya-Lainez, W. Gaggl, J. Füssl:
"A Multitechnique Characterization and Quantification of the Microstructures of Bricks Made of Different Clayey Raw Materials";
Poster: 37th Danubia-Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Linz, Austria; 09-21-2021 - 09-24-2021.

T. Kiefer:
"A Multi-Scale Approach for the Determination of the Orthotropic Conductivity Tensor of Ceramic Materials";
Talk: 10th International Masonry Conference (10thIMC), Milan, Italy; 07-09-2018 - 07-11-2018.

T. Kiefer:
"A Multi-Scale Material Model for the Determination of the Orthotropic Conductivity Tensor of Brick Ceramic Bodies";
Talk: XXIst. Inter-Institute Seminar for Young Researchers, Budapest, Hungary; 10-06-2017 - 10-08-2017.

T. Kiefer:
"Relating Microstructural Characteristics of Fired Clay to Macroscopic Material Properties: a Multiscale Approach";
Talk: VIII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (Coupled 2019), Stiges (Barcelona), Spain; 06-03-2019 - 06-05-2019.

R. Suda, T. Kiefer, T. Buchner, C. Schranz, J. Füssl:
"A Multiscale Model for Brick Masonry with Special Focus on Bed Joint Reinforcement";
Talk: 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCM) & ECCOMAS Congress 2020, Virtual Congress; 01-11-2021 - 01-15-2021.


Doctor's Theses (authored and supervised)


T. Kiefer:
"A Multiscale Concept Based on Computational Mechanical Methods to Link Thermal as well as Mechanical Properties from the Microstructure of Fired Clay to the Structural Scale of Masonry";
Supervisor, Reviewer: J. Füssl, Ch. Hellmich, A. Giraud, G. Meschke; Institut für Mechanik der Werkstoffe und Strukturen, 2019; oral examination: 05-29-2019.


Diploma and Master Theses (authored and supervised)


T. Kiefer:
"Numerische Modellierung von Ziegelstrukturen zur Prognose der einaxialen Druckfestigkeit und effektiven Wärmeleitfähigkeit";
Supervisor: J. Füssl, J. Eberhardsteiner; Institut für Mechanik der Werkstoffe und Strukturen, 2015; final examination: 03-20-2015.

V. Senk:
"Experimentelle Untersuchungen an Dachziegeln als Basis numerischer Simulationen zur Vorhersage der Tragfähigkeit";
Supervisor: T. Kiefer, J. Füssl; Institut für Mechanik der Werkstoffe un Strukturen, 2020; final examination: 09-25-2020.

R. Suda:
"Finite Element Based Determination of the Vertical Load Carrying Capacity Increase of Brick Masonry Due to Fibre Reinforced Bed Joints";
Supervisor: J. Füssl, T. Kiefer, Ch. Schranz; Institut für Mechanik der Werkstoffe und Strukturen, 2019; final examination: 01-18-2019.