Intro
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Characterization of the Viscoelastic Response of Closed-Cell Foam Materials
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Experimental Methods
1.3 Results and Discussion
1.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Time-Dependent Yielding of Polymer Thin Films Under Creep
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Free Volume Nonlinear Viscoelastic Model
2.3 Creep Tests
2.4 Results and Discussion
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Non-Newtonian Fluid-Like Behavior of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogels Under Transient Dynamic Shear
3.1 Introduction

3.2 Materials and Methods
3.3 Analytical Procedure and Results
3.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: The Interfacial Shear Strength of Carbon Nanotube Sheet Modified Carbon Fiber Composites
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Surface Wetting
4.2 Background
4.2.1 Scalable Nanofabrication of CNT Sheet Wrapped Carbon Fiber Composite
4.3 Analysis
4.3.1 Fiber Push-Out Experiment and FEM Simulations
4.3.2 Fiber Push-in Nanoindentation
4.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Analytical Assessment of Creep Behavior of European Species in Outdoor Conditions

5.1 Context and Problematic
5.2 Analytical Modeling of Notched Beam Deflection in 4-Points Bending Test
5.2.1 Modeling of the Compliance of Notched Beam
5.2.2 Taking into Account of the Moisture Content (w) Effect
5.3 Results and Discussions
5.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: Room Temperature Stress Relaxation of a Quenched and Tempered Steel
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Background
6.3 Analysis
6.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Improved Load Duration in Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar Technique Using a Serpentine Type Striker Bar
7.1 Introduction

7.2 Striker Bar Design
7.3 Dynamic Compression Experiments
7.4 Conclusions and Future Work
References
Chapter 8: Experimental Shear Property Characterization of Agarose Hydrogel and Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Materials and Methods
8.3 Results and Discussion
8.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Viscoelastoplastic Oxidative Multimode Damage Model for Fibrous Composite Materials at Extreme Temperatures
9.1 Kinematic/Kinetic Definitions
9.2 Thermodynamics/Constitutive Development
9.3 Oxidation Model Description
9.4 Conclusion