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Mechanical properties of solid polymers
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A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations can be found in this article, which provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers and other fields.Abstract:
A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations. This updated edition provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers, breaking phenomena, and other fields.read more
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On the strain-induced fibrillar microstructure of polyethylene: Influence of chemical structure, initial morphology and draw temperature
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The rheological behaviour of keratin during the aging process
TL;DR: In this article, generalized linear superposition principles for strain and stress have been proposed in place of the Boltzmann principle and these have been shown to be consistent with the experimental results obtained.
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Structural relaxation of the constrained amorphous phase in the glass transition zone
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of specific arrangement of chains on a glass transition, semi-crystalline polymer with various supermolecular structures was studied and the correlation between the glass transition and the a-relaxation and the free volume of polymeric system was discussed.
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High density polyethylene foams. III. Tensile properties
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of molecular weight and foam density on mechanical properties during tension and at the break point of polyethylene foams has been investigated, and it was found that increasing the molecular weight changes the tensile behavior of closed-cell polyethylen foams from brittle to ductile fractures.
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Mechanical properties of oriented polymers
TL;DR: In this article, the anisotropic mechanical behavior of oriented polymers at low strains is discussed, and it appears that the latter can be understood in terms of a composite solid model, combining the early notions of Takayanagi with more recent ideas of interlamellar shear.
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The Determination of the Elastic Field of an Ellipsoidal Inclusion, and Related Problems
TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that to answer several questions of physical or engineering interest, it is necessary to know only the relatively simple elastic field inside the ellipsoid.
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The Phenomena of Rupture and Flow in Solids
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of surface scratches on the mechanical strength of solids, and some general conclusions were reached which appear to have a direct bearing on the problem of rupture, from an engineering standpoint, and also on the larger question of the nature of intermolecular cohesion.
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Yielding of steel sheets containing slits
TL;DR: In this article, a relation between extent of plastic yielding and external load applied was investigated, and panels containing internal and edge slits were loaded in tension and lengths of plastic zones were measured.
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