Nonlinear Shear Behavior of Poly(vinyl acetate) Material

Mechanics Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 287-305

  Arenz, R J ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Creep; Nonlinear behavior; Poly(vinyl acetate); Shear compliance; Torsional testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008032474     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009827310712     Document Type: Article

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