Transactions of the Society of Rheology · 1976 · 10 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsPolymer MaterialsRheologyElastic DeformationElastic PropertiesElasticity TheoryPolymer RheologyStress-strain BehaviorViscoelastic PropertiesCompression MechanicsCompression PropertiesElastic Energy DensityElasticity Of SolidsNatural RubberRubber ElasticityStrain EnergyStrain Energy Density
A strain energy density function has been developed for compressible rubber-like materials. Its usefulness is demonstrated on hand of published data on the volume dilatation of natural rubber in simple tension.