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A New Constitutive Relation for Rubber
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1996
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EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoft MatterMolding (Process)Elasticity (Physics)MechanicsRubber NetworksConstitutive RelationRheologyMaterials ScienceNonlinear ElasticityMechanical BehaviorMechanical ModelingSimple ExtensionMaterial MechanicsNew Constitutive RelationRheological Constitutive EquationPolymer ScienceMechanical SystemsConstitutive ModelingStructural MechanicsMechanics Of Materials
Abstract A simple, two-constant, constitutive relation, applicable over the entire range of strains, is proposed for rubber networks. Behavior in simple extension is derived as an example.