STP 1357 describes worldwide recent developments on this topicand examines their practical applications. It also identifiesimportant unsolved fundamental problems. 18 peer-reviewed papersare grouped under the subheadings of Polymers and Composites.
Polymers covers:
Chemical and Physical Aging
Nonlinear Viscoelasticity and Iscoplasticty.
Composites addresses:
Effect of Physical Aging on Time-Dependent Behavior
Multiaxial Nonlinear Effect
Compressive Behavior
Nonlinear Viscoelasticity and Viscoplasticty
Failure and Failure Mechanisms
Hygrothermal Effects
Durability Accelerated Strength Testing
Audience: Engineers and researchers who are interested indurability of composite materials; specific issues of timedependent and non-linear behavior; and the mechanics ofcomposites.