About Me
EDUCATION
1993-2000 Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Ph.D. program Composite materials
1987-1993 Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
since 1993employee of Department of Composites and Carbon Materials, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences
since 2000 Researcher, research and development of special composite materials and study of their mechanical and thermomechanical properties.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- development of fibre reinforced composite materials with inproved temperature and fire resistance
- mechanical properties of materials at elevated temperatures
- measurement of elastic anisotropy of fiber composites
- properties of carbon, ceramic, silicate and basalt fibers
- pyrolysis technology
Title: In-situ measurement of mechanical properties and dimensional changes of preceramic thermosets during their pyrolysis conversion to ceramics using thermomechanical analysis
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Brus, J (Brus, Jiri); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Ryglova, S (Ryglova, Sarka); Bicakova, O (Bicakova, Olga)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 47 Issue:16 Pages:23285-23294 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.041 Published:AUG 15 2021
Title: Fracture resistance of partially pyrolysed polysiloxane preceramic polymer matrix composites reinforced by unidirectional basalt fibres
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Kacha, P (Kacha, Petr); Hadraba, H (Hadraba, Hynek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam) Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 40 Issue:14 Pages:4879-4885 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.01.047 Published:NOV 2020
Title: POTENTIAL OF GLASS, BASALT OR CARBON FIBRES FOR REINFORCEMENT OF PARTIALLY PYROLYSED COMPOSITES WITH IMPROVED TEMPERATURE AND FIRE RESISTANCE
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Kacha, P (Kacha, Petr); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava)
Source: CERAMICS-SILIKATY Volume:64 Issue: 2 Pages:115-124 DOI:10.13168/cs.2019.0056 Published:2020
Title: Iron precipitation in basalt fibres embedded in partially pyrolysed methylsiloxane matrix
Author(s): Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Kubena, I (Kubena, Ivo); Roupcova, P (Roupcova, Pavla); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek)
Source: COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING Volume: 123 Pages:286-292 DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.05.026 Published:
AUG 2019
Title: Effect of the exposition temperature on the behaviour of partially pyrolysed hybrid basalt fibre composites
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Hadraba, H (Hadraba, Hynek); Kacha, P (Kacha, Petr); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina)
Source: COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING Volume:147 Pages:122-127 DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.021 Published:AUG 15 2018
Title: Rheological behaviour and thermal dilation effects of alumino-silicate adhesives intended for joining of high-temperature resistant sandwich structures
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 37 Issue:5 Pages:2209-2218 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.12.046 Published:MAY 2017
Title: Fracture response of SiOC-based composites on dynamic loading
Author(s): Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo)
Source: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Volume: 50 Issue:11 Pages:1547-1554 DOI:10.1177/0021998315594682 Published:MAY 2016
Title: Effect of the dimethylsilyloxy co-monomer "D" on the chemistry of polysiloxane pyrolysis to SiOC
Author(s): Havelcova, M (Havelcova, Martina); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Slouf, M (Slouf, Miroslav)
Source: JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS Volume:117 Pages:30-45 DOI:10.1016/j.jaap.2015.12.018 Published: JAN 2016
Title: Foaming of polysiloxane resins with ethanol: A new route to pyrolytic macrocellular SiOC foams
Author(s): Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Depa, K (Depa, Katarzyna); Slouf, M (Slouf, Miroslav); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 41 Issue:10 Pages:13561-13571 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.07.151 Part: A Published:DEC 2015
Title: Si-O-C ceramic foams derived from polymethylphenylsiloxane precursor with starch as foaming agent
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Ryglova, S (Ryglova, Sarka)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 35 Issue:13 Pages:3427-3436 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.04.032 Published:NOV 2015
Title: Preparation of silicon oxynitrocarbide (SiONC) and of its ceramic-fibre-composites via hydrosilylation/radical polymerization/pyrolysis
Author(s): Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Slouf, M (Slouf, Miroslav); Brus, J (Brus, Jiri); Plestil, J (Plestil, Josef); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Havelcova, M (Havelcova, Martina); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina)
Source: JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS Volume: 423 Pages:9-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2015.05.019 Published: SEP 1 2015
Title: Preparation of finely macroporous SiOC foams with high mechanical properties and with hierarchical porosity via pyrolysis of a siloxane/epoxide composite
Author(s): Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Rodzen, K (Rodzen, Krzysztof); Depa, K (Depa, Katarzyna); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Slouf, M (Slouf, Miroslav); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 41 Issue:7 Pages:8402-8410 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.03.037 Published:AUG 2015
Title: Effect of ageing at 1200 degrees C in oxidative environment on the mechanical response of SiOC foams
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 41 Issue:7 Pages:9030-9034 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.03.273 Published:AUG 2015
Title: Changes in structure and in mechanical properties during the pyrolysis conversion of crosslinked polymethylsiloxane and polymethylphenylsiloxane resins to silicon oxycarbide glass
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Ryglova, S (Ryglova, Sarka); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Havelcova, M (Havelcova, Martina)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 41 Issue:5 Pages:6237-6247 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.01.034 Part: A Published:JUN 2015
Title: Temperature dependence of Young's modulus of silica refractories
Author(s): Gregorova, E (Gregorova, Eva); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Pabst, W (Pabst, Willi); Esposito, L (Esposito, Laura); Zanelli, C (Zanelli, Chiara); Hamacek, J (Hamacek, Jiri); Kutzendorfer, J (Kutzendoerfer, Jaroslav)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 41 Issue:1 Pages:1129-1138 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.09.039 Part:B Published: JAN 2015
Title: Influence of pyrolysis temperature on fracture response in SiOC based composites reinforced by basalt woven fabric
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 34 Issue:14 Special Issue:SI Pages:3389-3398 DOI:
10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.03.003 Published:NOV 2014
Title: Mechanical properties of partially pyrolysed composites with plain weave basalt fibre reinforcement
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Ryglova, S (Ryglova, Sarka)
Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 40 Issue:5 Pages:7507-7521 DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.12.102 Published: JUN 2014
Title: Fibre-matrix interface development during high temperature exposition of long fibre reinforced SiOC matrix
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo)
Edited by: Sandera P
Source: MATERIALS STRUCTURE & MICROMECHANICS OF FRACTURE VII Book Series:Key Engineering Materials Volume:592-593 Pages: 401-404 DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.592-593.401 Published:2014
Title: Isothermal and adiabatic Young's moduli of alumina and zirconia ceramics at elevated temperatures
Author(s): Pabst, W (Pabst, Willi); Gregorova, E (Gregorova, Eva); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 33 Issue:15-16 Pages:3085-3093 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.06.012 Published:
DEC 2013
Title: Mechanical response of novel SiOC glasses to high temperature exposition (Vol 32, Pg 4489, 2012)
Author(s): Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo) Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 33 Issue:5 Pages:905-905 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.11.004 Published:MAY 2013
Title: Strength, elasticity and failure of composites with pyrolyzed matrices based on polymethylsiloxane resins with optimized ratio of D and T components Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Zaloudkova, M (Zaloudkova, Margit); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Kubena, I (Kubena, Ivo)
Source: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Volume: 47 Issue:8 Pages:1055-1066 DOI:10.1177/0021998312445591 Published: APR 2013
Title: Mechanical response of novel SiOC glasses to high temperature exposition
Author(s): Halasova, M (Halasova, Martina); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo) Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 32 Issue:16 Pages:4489-4495 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.07.023 Published:DEC 2012
Title: Optimization of sol-gel/pyrolysis routes to silicon oxycarbide glasses
Author(s): Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Slouf, M (Slouf, Miroslav); Hromadkova, J (Hromadkova, Jirina); Plestil, J (Plestil, Josef); Sandova, H (Sandova, Hana); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Havelcova, M (Havelcova, Martina);
Schweigstillova, J (Schweigstillova, Jana); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, Ivo); Kozak, V (Kozak, Vladislav)
Source: JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS Volume: 358 Issue:20 Pages:2771-2782 DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2012.06.027 Published:OCT 1 2012
Title: RELATION BETWEEN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE OF PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE RESIN FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES
Author(s): Supova, M (Supova, Monika); Svitilova, J (Svitilova, Jaroslava); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Weishauptova, Z (Weishauptova, Zuzana); Suchy, T (Suchy, Tomas); Machovic, V (Machovic, Vladimir); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Zaloudkova, M (Zaloudkova, Margit)
Source: CERAMICS-SILIKATY Volume:56 Issue:1 Pages:40-49 Published:2012
Title: Preparation and characterization of porous alumina-zirconia composite ceramics
Author(s): Pabst, W (Pabst, W.); Gregorova, E (Gregorova, E.); Sedlarova, I (Sedlarova, I.); Cerny, M (Cerny, M.)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume: 31 Issue:14 Special Issue:SI Pages:2721-2731 DOI:
10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.01.011 Published:NOV 2011
Title: Properties of modified polysiloxane based ceramic matrix for long fibre reinforced composite materials
Author(s): Chlup, Z (Chlup, Z.); Cerny, M (Cerny, M.); Strachota, A (Strachota, A.); Kozak, V (Kozak, V.)
Source: PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES Volume: 40 Issue:6-7 Pages:380-385 DOI:10.1179/174328911X12948334590321 Published:SEP 2011
Title: Preparation of Silicon Oxycarbide Composites Toughened by Inorganic Fibers via Pyrolysis of Precursor Siloxane Composites
Author(s): Strachota, A (Strachota, A.); Cerny, M (Cerny, M.); Glogar, P (Glogar, P.); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Z.); Havelcova, M (Havelcova, M.); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Z.); Dlouhy, I (Dlouhy, I.); Kozak, V (Kozak, V.)
Source: ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A Volume: 120 Issue:2 Pages:326-330 DOI:10.12693/APhysPolA.120.326 Published: AUG 2011
Title: INFLUENCE OF THE ORGANIC/INORGANIC PYROLYSIS CONVERSION LEVEL ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES WITH E-GLASS OR BASALT FIBRE REINFORCEMENT
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Strachota, A (Strachota, Adam); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr)
Source: CERAMICS-SILIKATY Volume:54 Issue: 4 Pages:345-351 Published:2010
Title: Partially pyrolyzed composites with basalt fibres - Mechanical properties at laboratory and elevated temperatures
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Kotek, J (Kotek, Jiri)
Source: COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING Volume: 40 Issue:10 Pages:1650-1659 DOI:
10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.08.002 Published:OCT 2009
Title: Elastic properties of porous oxide ceramics prepared using starch as a pore-forming agent
Author(s): Zivcova, Z (Zivcova, Zuzana); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Pabst, W (Pabst, Willi); Gregorova, E (Gregorova, Eva)
Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Volume:29 Issue:13 Pages:2765-2771 DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.03.033 Published:OCT 2009
Title: Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Composites Prepared by Partial Pyrolysis of a Polymer Precursor
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, M.); Glogar, P (Glogar, P.); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Z.)
Source: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Volume: 43 Issue:9 Pages:1109-1120 DOI:10.1177/0021998308097732 Published:MAY 2009
Title: Fracture properties of basalt fibre composites with cured or pyrolysed matrix
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Chlup, Z (Chlup, Zdenek); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr)
Edited by: Dusza J; Danzer R; Morrell R; Quinn GD
Source: FRACTOGRAPHY OF ADVANCED CERAMICS III Book Series:Key Engineering Materials Volume: 409 Pages:326-+ Published: 2009
Title: MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYSILOXANE MATRIX - BASED COMPOSITE REINFORCED WITH BASALT FIBRES AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr)
Source: ACTA GEODYNAMICA ET GEOMATERIALIA Volume: 5 Issue:4 Pages:399-406 Published:2008
Title: On a discrepancy in modulus of elasticity as determined from separate resonance frequencies of a bar sintered from copper-coated iron powder
Author(s): Kupkova, M (Kupkova, M.); Kupka, M (Kupka, M.); Strobl, S (Strobl, S.); Cerny, M (Cerny, M.); Khatibi, G (Khatibi, G.); Gierl, C (Gierl, C.)
Source: SCRIPTA MATERIALIA Volume:57 Issue:7 Pages:639-642 DOI:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2007.06.001 Published:OCT 2007
Title: Fracture behaviour of the basalt fibre reinforced composites with polysiloxane-derived matrix
Author(s): Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Tolde, Z (Tolde, Zdenek)
Source: ACTA GEODYNAMICA ET GEOMATERIALIA Volume: 4 Issue:2 Pages:27-37 Published:2007
Title: Comparison of mechanical properties and structural changes of continuous basalt and glass fibres at elevated temperatures
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, Martin); Glogar, P (Glogar, Petr); Golias, V (Golias, Viktor); Hruska, J (Hruska, Jakub); Jakes, P (Jakes, Petr); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Zbynek); Vavrova, I (Vavrova, Ivana)
Source: CERAMICS-SILIKATY Volume:51 Issue: 2 Pages:82-88 Published:2007
Title: Properties and performance of polysiloxane-derived ceramic matrix in heat resistant composites reinforced with R-glass or fine ceramic fibres
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, M); Glogar, P (Glogar, P); Sucharda, Z (Sucharda, Z); Machovic, V (Machovic, V)
Source: CERAMICS-SILIKATY Volume:49 Issue: 3 Pages:145-152 Published:2005
Title: Mechanical and fracture properties of R-glass reinforced composites with pyrolysed polysiloxane resin as a matrix
Author(s): Cerny, M (Cerny, M); Bednarova, D (Bednarova, D); Glogar, P (Glogar, P); Dusza, J (Dusza, J); Rudnayova, E (Rudnayova, E)
Edited by: Dusza J; Danzer R; Morrell R
Source: FRACTOGRAPHY OF ADVANCED CERAMICS II Book Series:KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS Volume: 290 Pages: 344-347 Published:2005