A constitutive law for large deformations of polymers at high temperatures

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1033-1049

  Sweeney, J ^a   Ward, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. finite strain; B. polymeric material; C. finite elements; Polymer network

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRAIN; STRAIN HARDENING; STRETCHING;

CHAIN INTERACTIONS; CROSSLINKS; ENTANGLED NETWORKS; FINITE STRAIN; NECKING; SLIPLINKS;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 0030190129     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-5096(96)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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