Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2013 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas: Metallic, Polymeric and Composite MaterialsEffects of Extreme Environments including Radiation Resistance, Damage, and AgingChallenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling of Low, Moderate and High Strain RatesEffects of Frequency and Hysteretic HeatingEffects of Inhomogeneities on the Time-Dependent BehaviorComposite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials Challenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling Viscoelastoplasticity and DamageEffects of Interfaces and Interphases on the Time-Dependent BehaviorEnvironmental and Reactive Property Change Effects on Thermomechanical and Multifunctional BehaviorsModeling and Characterization of Fabrication Processes of Conventional and Multifunctional MaterialsTime-dependent and Small-scale Effects in Micro/Nano-scale TestingTime-dependent Processes in Biomaterials

Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2013 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas:

Metallic, Polymeric and Composite Materials

Effects of Extreme Environments including Radiation Resistance, Damage, and Aging

Challenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling of Low, Moderate and High Strain Rates

Effects of Frequency and Hysteretic Heating

Effects of Inhomogeneities on the Time-Dependent Behavior

Composite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials

Challenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling Viscoelastoplasticity and Damage

Effects of Interfaces and Interphases on the Time-Dependent Behavior

Environmental and Reactive Property Change Effects on Thermomechanical and Multifunctional Behaviors

Modeling and Characterization of Fabrication Processes of Conventional and Multifunctional Materials

Time-dependent and Small-scale Effects in Micro/Nano-scale Testing

Time-dependent Processes in Biomaterials

 

Micromechanics of the Deformation and Failure Kinetics of Semicrystalline Polymers.- Stress-relaxation Behavior of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) Across the Glass Transition Temperature.- The Effect of Stoichiometric Ratio on Viscoelastic Properties of Polyurea.- Dynamic Properties for Viscoelastic Materials over Wide Frequency Range.- Spatio-temporal Principal Component Analysis of Full-field Deformation Data.- Time-dependent Crack Initiation and Propagation From Notches in Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene.- Master Creep Compliance Curve for Random Viscoelastic Material Properties.