Mechanical properties of polymers
4 points * 2 lectures per week plus tutorials * First semester * Clayton * Corequisites: MTE2530
The structural basis of mechanical behaviour. Elasticity and fracture of rubbers. Elastic yield and fracture properties of polymers. Elastic yield and fracture properties of composites.
Recommended texts
Hull D An introduction to composite materials CUP, 1981
Jones R M Mechanics of composite materials McGraw-Hill, 1975
Mandelkern L An introduction to macromolecules Springer, 1972
Schultz J M Polymeric materials science Prentice-Hall, 1974
Treloar L R G Physics of rubber elasticity Clarendon, 1975
Ward I M Mechanical properties of solid polymers Wiley, 1983