Applied Mechanics of Polymers: Properties, Processing, and Behavior

✍ Scribed by George Youssef

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 314
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Applied Mechanics of Polymers: Properties, Processing, and Behavior provides readers with an overview of the properties, mechanical behaviors and modeling techniques for accurately predicting the behaviors of polymeric materials. The book starts with an introduction to polymers, covering their history, chemistry, physics, and various types and applications. In addition, it covers the general properties of polymers and the common processing and manufacturing processes involved with them. Subsequent chapters delve into specific mechanical behaviors of polymers such as linear elasticity, hyperelasticity, creep, viscoelasticity, failure, and fracture. The book concludes with chapters discussing electroactive polymers, hydrogels, and the mechanical characterization of polymers.

This is a useful reference text that will benefit graduate students, postdocs, researchers, and engineers in the mechanics of materials, polymer science, mechanical engineering and material science.

Additional resources related to the book can be found at polymersmechanics.com.

✦ Table of Contents

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Applied Mechanics of Polymers: Properties, Processing, and Behavior
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Contents
1. Introduction and background
1.1. Introduction
1.2 Historical perspective
1.3 Type of polymers
1.4 Areas of study in polymer science
1.4.1 Polymer chemistry
1.4.2 Polymer physics
1.4.3 Polymer mechanics
1.5 Industrial applications of polymers
1.6 Closing remarks
Practice problems
References
2. General properties of polymers
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Quasi-static mechanical response
2.3 Long-term properties
2.3.1 Creep
2.3.2 Relaxation
2.4 Dynamic properties
2.5 Other properties
Practice problems
References
3. Processing and manufacturing of polymers
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Extrusion
3.3 Sheets, films, and filaments
3.4 Thermoforming
3.5 Injection molding
3.6 Additive manufacturing
Practice problems
References
4. Linear elastic behavior of polymers
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Stress and equilibrium
4.2.1 Plane stress
4.2.2 Simple tension
4.2.3 Simple shear
4.2.4 Hydrostatic stress
4.3 Strain and compatibility
4.3.1 Plane strain
4.4 Linear elastic material behavior
4.4.1 Isotropic materials
4.4.2 Orthotropic materials
4.4.3 Transverse isotropic materials
4.5 Structural component design
4.6 Applied FEA simulation examples
Practice problems
References
5. Hyperelastic behavior of polymers
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Theoretical preliminaries
5.2.1 Displacement field
5.2.2 Deformation gradient
5.2.3 Polar decomposition
5.2.4 Strain tensors
5.2.5 Stress tensors
5.3 Stress–strain relationships
5.4 Hyperelastic models
5.4.1 Neo-Hookean model
5.4.2 Mooney-Rivlin model
5.4.3 Yeoh model
5.4.4 Gent model
5.4.5 Ogden model
5.4.6 Ogden Hyper-foam model
5.5 Applications of hyperelastic models in component design
Practice problems
References
6. Creep behavior of polymers
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Simple creep models
6.2.1 Maxwell model
6.2.2 Kelvin model
6.2.3 Four-parameters model
6.2.4 Zener model
6.3 Additional creep models
6.3.1 Findley power law
6.3.2 Norton–bailey law
6.3.3 Prandtl–Garofalo law
6.4 Applications of creep in component design
6.5 Applied FEA simulation example
Practice problems
References
7. Viscoelastic behavior of polymers
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Theoretical preliminaries
7.2.1 Boltzmann superposition principle
7.2.2 Generalized Maxwell model
7.2.3 Generalized Kelvin model
7.3 Linear viscoelasticity
7.3.1 Small-strain linear viscoelasticity
7.3.2 Large-strain linear viscoelasticity
7.4 Applications of linear viscoelasticity in component design
7.5 Applied FEA simulation example
Practice problem
References
8. Electroactive polymers
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Theoretical preliminaries
8.3 Electrostrictive polymers
8.4 Dielectric elastomers
8.5 Applications of electroactive polymers
8.6 Applied FEA simulation example
Practice problems
References
9. Hydrogels
ρh ρs
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Mechanics of hydrogels
9.2.1 Hydrogel deformation theory
9.2.2 Poroelasticity
9.3 Applications of hydrogels
9.4 Applied FEA simulation example
Practice problems
References
10. Failure and fracture of polymers
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Shear yielding
10.3 Crazing
10.4 Fracture mechanics
10.5 Fatigue
Practice problems
References
11. Characterization of polymers
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Thermal characterizations
11.2.1 Differential scanning calorimetry
11.2.2 Thermogravimetric analyzer
11.3 Microscopy characterizations
11.3.1 Optical microscopy
11.3.2 Scanning electron microscopy
11.3.3 Transmission electron microscopy
11.3.4 Atomic force microscopy
11.4 Spectroscopy characterizations
11.4.1 UV–visible spectroscopy
11.4.2 Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
11.4.3 Raman spectroscopy
11.4.4 Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Practice problems
References
Index
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