Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubbery Materials - Hardcover

Roland, C. Michael

 
9780199571574: Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubbery Materials
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0199571570 ISBN 13: 9780199571574
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The enormous size of polymer molecules causes their molecular motions to span a broad range of length scales and give rise to viscoelastic behavior. This rate-dependence of the properties is a predominant characteristic of soft materials (rubbers, biopolymers, lubricants, adhesives, etc.). Improving the performance and developing new applications for soft materials require an understanding of the basic principles of how molecular motions underlie physical properties.

This text is intended to provide grounding in fundamental aspects of the dynamic behavior of rubbery materials, adopting a molecular perspective in its treatment to emphasize how microscopic processes are connected to the observed macroscopic behavior. The latest discoveries and advances in the science and technology of rubbery materials are described and critically analyzed.

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About the Author

C.M. Roland is head of the Polymer Physics Section of the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC. After a PhD at Pennsylvania State Unversity, he worked as a researcher at The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co before joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 1986. He has won numerous for his research, including and has served in Editorial and Advisory capacities on several journals. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (UK).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199571570
ISBN 13 
9780199571574
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
344