On the shear and bending of a degrading polymer beam

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1618-1636

  Rajagopal, K R ^a   Srinivasa, A R ^a   Wineman, A S ^b  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beams and columns; Constitutive behavior; Finite strain; Polymeric material; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; OXYGEN; SHEAR STRAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BEAMS AND COLUMNS; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; FINITE STRAIN; POLYMERIC MATERIAL;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 34248646572     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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