| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5191887 | Polymer | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
It is demonstrated that experimental stress-strain data for several types of polymer network under pure shear display an approximately universal behaviour. The Monte-Carlo network-modelling method of Stepto, Taylor and Cail is extended to treat stress-strain behaviour in pure shear and its predictions are in good agreement with the experimental data. The predictions of Gaussian network theory are shown to be seriously in error.
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Authors
J.I. Cail, R.F.T. Stepto,