A model for the non-linear viscoelastic behavior of amorphous polymers

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Zhang, Yun ^a   Huang, Zhu Ping ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite deformation; Internal variable theory; Non Gaussian network model; Viscoelastic material

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

FINITE DEFORMATION; INTERNAL-VARIABLE THEORY; NON-GAUSSIAN NETWORK MODEL; VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0942266847     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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