Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Elastomeric Polymers for Shockwave Mitigation and Extreme Loading Conditions....Pages 1-5
Temperature Dependent Ductile Material Failure Constitutive Modeling with Validation Experiments....Pages 7-15
Inverse Measurement of Stiffness by the Normalization Technique for J -Integral Fracture Toughness....Pages 17-21
Energy Dissipation Mechanism in Nanocomposites Studied via Molecular Dynamics Simulation....Pages 23-27
Determination of Stresses in Drying Wood by Means of a Viscoelastic Relaxation Model....Pages 29-36
Multiscale Modeling of Mechanoresponsive Polymers....Pages 37-39
An Identification Method for the Viscoelastic Characterization of Materials....Pages 41-53
Experimental Investigation of Failure in Viscoelastic Elastomers Under Combined Shear and Pressure....Pages 55-62
Hybrid Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Composites for Blast-Induced Shock-Wave Mitigation....Pages 63-65
Large-Strain Time-Temperature Equivalence and Adiabatic Heating of Polyethylene....Pages 67-74
New Thermo-Mechanical Modelling for Visco Elastic, Visco Plastic Polymers....Pages 75-81
Solution Approach for Coupled Diffusion-Reaction-Deformation Problems in Anisotropic Materials....Pages 83-84
Effect of Crushing Method of Wasted Tire on Mechanical Behavior on PLA Composites....Pages 85-91
Characteristic Length Scale Investigation on the Nanoscale Deformation of Copper....Pages 93-99
Rate-Dependent, Large-Displacement Deformation of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays....Pages 101-107
Characterization and Analysis of Time Dependent Behavior of Bio-Based Composites Made Out of Highly Non-Linear Constituents....Pages 109-115
Combined Effects of Moisture and UV Radiation on the Mechanics of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Vinylester Composites....Pages 117-122
Long Term Life Prediction of CFRP Laminates Under Wet Condition....Pages 123-130
Nonlinear Behavior of Natural Fiber/Bio-Based Matrix Composites....Pages 131-137
A Pressure-Dependent Nonlinear Viscoelastic Schapery Model for POM....Pages 139-148
Viscoelastic Creep Compliance Using Prony Series and Spectrum Function Approach....Pages 149-160
Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic Behavior of GF/VE [±45] s Laminates....Pages 161-166