Mechanics of Solid Polymers: Theory and Computational Modeling

Introducing and demonstrating the utility of computational tools and simulations, Mechanics of Solid Polymers provides a modern view of solid polymer experimental characterization and behavior, detailing how to predict behavior in different load environments. This book shows how to make use of commercially available finite element software to solve polymer mechanics problems, describing how to predict failure using a combination of experiment and computational techniques.

Case studies and example MATLAB code are used throughout the book.