Figure 8.16 The extension-time relationship for a dashpot
Force
applied
Figure 8.17 The Maxwell Model
Recovery of
spring extension
Time
Creep 161
loosely fitting piston able to move in a cylinder containing a viscous fluid
(Figure 8.16).
The viscoelastic behaviour of polymeric materials can be simulated by a
combination of springs and dashpots. Figure 8.17 shows the behaviour of a
spring in series with a dashpot, the arrangement being known as the Maxwell
Model. ...
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