Constitutive equations for polymer viscoelasticity derived from hierarchical models in cases of failure of time-temperature superposition

Signal Processing

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2345-2357

  Heymans, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical; Fractional calculus; Multiple transitions; Polymers; Terminal transition; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

FRACTIONAL CALCULUS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0141927239     PISSN: 01651684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1684(03)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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