Response of beams of non-linear viscoelastic materials exhibiting strain-dependent stress relaxation

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 863-883

  Wineman, Alan ^a   Kolberg, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GE PLASTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Non linear viscoelastic beam; Reduced time; Yield

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

BENDING MOMENTUM CONTROL; CURVATURE CONTROL; NONLINEAR VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031235176     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7462(96)00100-x     Document Type: Article

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