Product Description: Viscoelastic Structures covers the four basic problems in the mechanics of viscoelastic solids and structural members: construction of constitutive models for the description of thermoviscoelastic behavior of polymers; mathematical modeling of manufacturing advanced composite materials; optimal-design of structural members and technological processes of their fabrication; and stability analysis for thin-walled structural members driven by time-varying loads...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This revised and updated Second Edition of Polymer Synthesis II continues in the tradition of Volume I in presenting detailed laboratory instructions for the preparation of various polymers. Each chapter is organized by functional groups, and each chapter not only presents preparative methods, but also includes a brief introductory summary, reviews of the very latest journal articles and patents, and safety hazards and precautions. Procedures have been chosen on the basis of safety considerations and ease of being carried out with standard laboratory equipment. This comprehensive treatment of each polymer group makes Polymer Synthesis II an indispensable guide for industrial and academic chemists as well as for students in the field. Key Features* This revised edition:* Covers each polymer class, heavily referencing these with patent literature to illustrate commercial applications* Provides new and updated information for each functional group, including:* Curing agents for epoxy resins* Polymerization of vinyl ethers and copolymers* Polyvinyl silfides* Polymerization of vinyl pyrrolidone and copolymers* Features expanded data tables and updated references* Presents numerous citations to new catalysts for each polymer preparation involving ureas* Includes a new section--Complex Formulation--involving the preparation of polyacrylic acid and its copolymers* Contains many new preparations, including:* Preparation of t-butyl acrylate copolymers using the Teyssie Method* Template polymerization of vinylimidazole on polymethacrylic acid* Polymerization of aqueous acrylic acid using AIBN* Preparation of polyketals by transketalization* Copolymerization of maleic anhydride with ethyl vinyl ether* Complex and template polymerizations

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Product Description: A revised molecular approach to a classic on viscoelastic behavior Because viscoelasticity affects the properties, appearance, processing, and performance of polymers such as rubber, plastic, and adhesives, a proper utilization of such polymers requires a clear understanding of viscoelastic behavior...read more

Product Description: Definitions of what is meant by a heat-resistant polymer vary considerably. We have taken the term to mean a polymer which can be used, at least for short time periods, at temperatures from 150°C. The greatest problem which arises in writing a monograph on such materials is the tremendous amount of data that is available...read more

A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations. This updated edition provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers, breaking phenomena, and other fields.

Product Description: Plastics and rubber materials, or polymers, are increasingly the first choice of engineers when reliable, cost-effective performance and safety are essential. The volume of polymers used in the Western economy now exceeds that of metals, which requires today's engineering students to have a thorough grounding in the properties and applications of polymeric materials...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: From the reviews of the bestselling First Edition: "A very useful contribution to the plastics industry. Mr. Shah has successfully filled a void between the identification of a test method, implementation of the test, and some understanding of the meaning of the results...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The development of polymers as an important class of material was inhibited at the first by the premature failure of these versatile compounds in many applications. The deterioration of important properties of both natural and synthetic polymers is the result of irreversible changes in composition and structure of polymers molecules...read more