Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials - (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering) (Paperback)

This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive understanding of creep and stress relaxation in nonlinear materials, offering a readable and useful approach for designers, research workers, and students alike.

With a focus on the basic theory, experimental methods, and results, this book covers boundary value problems and their solutions, as well as an introduction to Laplace transforms and step functions.

The multiple integral representation of nonlinear creep and relaxation is examined in detail, along with simplifications to single integral forms and incompressibility.

Additionally, the book explores other representations, general relations, and methods of determining material constants.

The experimental methods for creep and stress relaxation under combined stress are also discussed.

Whether you're a student looking to deepen your understanding of this complex topic or a professional seeking to apply these concepts in real-world scenarios, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field of nonlinear materials science.