March 18, 1994 | by DatapointLabs | views 3905
This book presents a valuable resource for engineers and designers seeking to apply structural analysis and other advanced methods to the design of plastic parts. The reader learns what to expect for the mechanical properties of polymers and develops a grasp of how plastics respond to various applied stress conditions. The book introduces mechanical tests and polymer transitions, moving onward into chapters on elastic behavior, creep and stress relaxation, dynamic mechanical properties, stress- strain behavior and strength, It also covers abrasion, fatigue, friction and stress cracking. Additionally, the effects of fillers and fibers on these properties are considered.
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Mechanical
Plastics
Structural Analysis
Composites
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January 17, 1994 | by DatapointLabs | views 3863
This book, edited by the Wisconsin based team of Osswald, Turng and Gramman, represents a compilation of work by several well known authors and brings together a body of knowledge that will be appreciated by injection molding professionals and students of plastics processing.
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Plastics
Injection Molding
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July 14, 1993 | by DatapointLabs | views 4402
The primary purpose of this book is to describe the application of modern engineering analysis techniques to the design of components fabricated from thermoplastic materials. The book, the first of its kind to address the unique behavioral characteristics of thermoplastics and their impact on finite element analysis (FEA), points out the need for plastics designers to move on to nonlinear analysis in order to truly simulate the behavior of plastic parts. According to the authors, the easy availability of high speed computing and efficient analysis codes means that it is no longer necessary nor cost-effective to restrict oneself to simple linear analyses.
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Plastics
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
Thermoforming
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