Polymer Engineering Science and Viscoelasticity An Introduction

This book provides a unified mechanics and materials perspective on polymers: both the mathematics of viscoelasticity theory as well as the physical mechanisms behind polymer deformation processes. Introductory material on fundamental mechanics is included to provide a continuous baseline for reader...

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Main Authors: Brinson, Hal F. (Author), L. Catherine Brinson (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2015
Edition:Document : English : Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Stress and Strain Analysis and Measurement
  • Characteristics, Applications and Properties of Polymers
  • Polymerization and Classification
  • Differential Constitutive Equations
  • Hereditary Integral Representations of Stress and Strain
  • Time and Temperature Behavior of Polymers
  • Elementary Viscoelastic Stress Analysis for Bars and Beams
  • Viscoelastic Stress Analysis in Two and Three Dimensions
  • Nonlinear Viscoelasticity
  • Rate and Time-Dependent Failure: Mechanics and Predictive Models