Polymer Engineering Faculty Research
A Comparison of Linear with Nonlinear Viscoelastic Solutions for Shear Stress Concentration in Double Lap Joints
Abstract
The correspondence principle based on the Maxwell model and a nonlinear viscoelastic solution involving an iterative scheme are used to describe the time dependent variation of the adhesive maximum shear stress in adhesively bonded double lap joints. The results indicate that if the correspondence principle is applied, the use of Maxwell chain is necessary to approximate the continuous change in the relaxation time and to coincide with the results calculated using the nonlinear viscoelastic theory.
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