Viscoelastic Materials

Understanding Viscoelasticity Is Pertinent To Design Applications As Diverse As Earplugs, Gaskets, Computer Disks, Satellite Stability, Medical Diagnosis, Injury Prevention, Vibration Abatement, Tire Performance, Sports, Spacecraft Explosions, And Music. This Book Fits A One-semester Graduate Course On The Properties, Analysis, And Uses Of Viscoelastic Materials. Those Familiar With The Author's Precursor Book, Viscoelastic Solids, Will See That This Book Contains Many Updates And Expanded Coverage Of The Materials Science, Causes Of Viscoelastic Behavior, Properties Of Materials Of Biological Origin, And Applications Of Viscoelastic Materials. The Theoretical Presentation Includes Both Transient And Dynamic Aspects, With Emphasis On Linear Viscoelasticity To Develop Physical Insight. Methods For The Solution Of Stress Analysis Problems Are Developed And Illustrated. Experimental Methods For Characterization Of Viscoelastic Materials Are Explored In Detail. Viscoelastic Phenomena Are Described For A Wide Variety Of Materials, Including Viscoelastic Composite Materials. Applications Of Viscoelasticity And Viscoelastic Materials Are Illustrated With Case Studies. -- Publisher's Description Introduction: Phenomena -- Constitutive Relations -- Dynamic Behavior -- Conceptual Structure Of Linear Viscoelasticity -- Viscoelastic Stress And Deformation Analysis -- Experimental Methods -- Viscoelastic Properties Of Materials -- Casual Mechanisms -- Viscoelastic Composite Materials -- Applications And Case Studies. Roderic Lakes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Understanding viscoelasticity is pertinent to design applications as diverse as earplugs, gaskets, computer disks, satellite stability, medical diagnosis, injury prevention, vibration abatement, tire performance, sports, spacecraft explosions, and music. This book fits a one-semester graduate course on the properties, analysis, and uses of viscoelastic materials. Those familiar with the author's precursor book, Viscoelastic Solids, will see that this book contains many updates and expanded coverage of the materials science, causes of viscoelastic behavior, properties of materials of biological origin, and applications of viscoelastic materials. The theoretical presentation includes both transient and dynamic aspects, with emphasis on linear viscoelasticity to develop physical insight. Methods for the solution of stress analysis problems are developed and illustrated. Experimental methods for characterization of viscoelastic materials are explored in detail. Viscoelastic phenomena are described for a wide variety of materials, including viscoelastic composite materials. Applications of viscoelasticity and viscoelastic materials are illustrated with case studies"--Provided by publisher This graduate text on viscoelastic materials addresses design applications as diverse as earplugs, computer disks and medical diagnostics