Introduction to Polymer Viscoelasticity (3rd Edition)

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Fourth edition. Original 1972 edition by John J. Aklonis, William J. MacKnight, and Mitchel Shen. Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; About the Companion Website; 1. Introduction; PROBLEMS; GENERAL REFERENCE TEXTS; REFERENCES; 2. Phenomenological Treatment of Viscoelasticity; A. ELASTIC MODULUS; B. TRANSIENT EXPERIMENTS; C. DYNAMIC EXPERIMENTS; 1. Low-Strain Measurements; 2. Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS); 3. Microrheology; D. BOLTZMANN SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE; E. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CREEP COMPLIANCE AND THE STRESS RELAXATION MODULUS F. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATIC AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIESAPPENDIX 2-1. Connecting Creep Compliance and Stress Relaxation Modulus Using Laplace Transforms; APPENDIX 2-2. Borel's Theorem; APPENDIX 2-3. Geometries for the Measurement of Viscoelastic Functions; 1. Linear Motion Geometries; 2. Rotational Motion Geometries; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 3. Viscoelastic Models; A. MECHANICAL ELEMENTS; 1. Maxwell Model; 2. Voigt Model; 3. Generalized Maxwell Model; 4. Voigt-Kelvin model; B. DISTRIBUTIONS OF RELAXATION AND RETARDATION TIMES; C. MOLECULAR THEORIES-THE ROUSE MODEL D. APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE-CHAIN MODELS TO SOLUTIONSE. THE ZIMM MODIFICATION; F. EXTENSION TO BULK POLYMER; G. REPTATION; APPENDIX 3-1: MANIPULATION OF THE ROUSE MATRIX; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 4. Time-Temperature Correspondence; A. FOUR REGIONS OF VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR; B. TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION; C. MASTER CURVES; D. THE WLF EQUATION; E. MOLECULAR INTERPRETATION OF VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 5. Transitions and Relaxation in Amorphous Polymers; A. PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE GLASS TRANSITION; B. THEORIES OF THE GLASS TRANSITION; 1. Free-Volume Theory; 2. Thermodynamic Theory 3. Kinetic TheoriesC. STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE GLASS TRANSITION; D. RELAXATIONS IN THE GLASSY STATE; E. RELAXATION PROCESSES IN NETWORKS; 1. Physical Relaxation; 2. Chemical Processes; F. BIOPOLYMER VISCOELASTICITY; 1. Biopolymer Sources; 2. Humidity Control; 3. Examples of Biopolymer Viscoelastic Response; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 6. Elasticity of Rubbery Networks; A. THERMODYNAMIC TREATMENT; B. STATISTICAL TREATMENT; 1. Derivation; 2. Energy Contribution; C. PHENOMENOLOGICAL TREATMENT; D. FACTORS AFFECTING RUBBER ELASTICITY; 1. Effect of Degree of Crosslinking; 2. Effect of Swelling 3. Effect of Fillers4. Effect of Strain-Induced Crystallization; APPENDIX 6-1. Statistics of a Polymer Chain; APPENDIX 6-2. Equation of State for a Polymer Chain; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 7. Dielectric and NMR Methods; A. DIELECTRIC METHODS; 1. Phenomenology; 2. Molecular Interpretation of Dielectric Constant; 3. Interfacial Polarization; 4. Application to Polymers; 5. Experimental Methods; 6. Application of Dielectric Relaxation to Poly(methylmethacrylate); 7. Comparisons between Mechanical and Dielectric Relaxation for Polymers; B. NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHODS; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES