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An interpretation of photoviscoelastic/plastic data

The birefringence of viscoelastic and viscoplastic polymeric materials is analyzed in terms of a phenomenological theory of birefringence

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The birefringent effect of viscoelastic and viscoplastic polymeric materials is considered and shown to have separate contributions from the stress, recoverable strain and the permanent deformations. Experimental data for a number of materials are discussed and the procedure for analyzing these data described.

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  1. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, 49707, West Lafayette, IN

    James F. Doyle (Assistant Professor)

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Doyle, J.F. An interpretation of photoviscoelastic/plastic data. Experimental Mechanics 20, 65–67 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02321036

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