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Concerning strain-gage measurement of creep of plastics

A means of minimizing the effect of heat dissipated in a resistance-type strain gage is presented, together with an evaluation of the significance of the stiffening effect of such gages on the apparent creep strains when used on plastics

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  1. Findley, W. N., andKhosla, Gautam, “An Equation for Tension Creep of Three Unfilled Thermoplastics,”SPE Jnl.,12 (12), pp.20–25 (1956).

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  1. Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, R. I.

    W. N. Findley (Professor of Engineering and Technical Assistant in Engineering) & R. M. Reed (Professor of Engineering and Technical Assistant in Engineering)

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Findley, W.N., Reed, R.M. Concerning strain-gage measurement of creep of plastics. Experimental Mechanics 3, 29–32 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327223

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