A study of nonlinear viscoelasticity of an unsaturated polyester resin. Part 1. Uniaxial model

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-166

  Zhang, L ^a   Ernst, L J ^b,d   Brouwer, H R ^c  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constitutive law; Creep; Physical ageing; Polymers; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CREEP TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONSTITUTIVE LAW; EXPONENTIAL KERNEL FUNCTIONS; SCHAPERY'S SINGLE INTEGRAL MODEL; STRUIK'S THEORY;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031248221     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(97)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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