Mechanics and Thermomechanics of Rubberlike Solids

Download or read book Mechanics and Thermomechanics of Rubberlike Solids written by Guiseppe Saccomandi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work gives for the first time an interdisciplinary and deep approach to the mathematical modelling of rubber-like materials considering both the molecular and phenomenological point of views. It contains an introduction to the suitable numerical techniques and an overview of experimental techniques and data with a short survey on some industrial applications. Elastic and inelastic effects are discussed in details. The book is suitable for applied mathematicians, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, material scientists and polymer scientists.