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A simple creep torsiometer and its use in the thermorheological characterization of a structural adhesive

The mechanical aspects of a creep torsiometer which is relatively easy to construct and use are described in this paper

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This paper has the dual purpose of describing a relatively inexpensive, yet precise creep torsiometer and of examining with it the time-temperature behavior of a thermo-setting structural adhesive below and near its glass transition temperature.

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  1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, The Ohio State University, 43210, Columbus, OH

    V. H. Kenner (Associate Professor)

  2. Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, CA

    W. G. Knauss (Profesor) & H. Chai (Graduate Student)

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  1. V. H. Kenner
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Kenner, V.H., Knauss, W.G. & Chai, H. A simple creep torsiometer and its use in the thermorheological characterization of a structural adhesive. Experimental Mechanics 22, 75–80 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326080

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