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This book covers all aspects of the thermo- mechanical response of viscoelastic substances that a practitioner would need to design experiments, interpret test data, develop stress-strain models, perform stress analyses, and carry out research work.

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Engineering Viscoelasticity covers all aspects of the thermo- mechanical response of viscoelastic substances that a practitioner in the field of viscoelasticity would need to design experiments, interpret test data, develop stress-strain models, perform stress analyses, design structural components, and carry out research work. The material in each chapter is developed from the elementary to the esoteric, providing the background in mathematics and mechanics that are central to understanding the subject matter being presented. This book also examines how viscoelastic materials respond to the application of loads, and provides practical guidelines to use them in the design of commercial, military and industrial applications.

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Fundamental Aspect of Viscoelastic Response.- Constitutive Equations in Hereditary Integral Form.- Constitutive Equations in Differential Operator Form.- Constitutive Equations for Steady-State Oscillations.- Structural Mechanics.- Temperature Effects.- Material Property Functions and Their Characterization.- Three Dimensional Constitutive Equations.- Isothermal Boundary-Value Problems.- Wave Propagation.- Variational Principles and Energy Theorems.- Appendix A-Mathematical Background.- Appendix B-Elements of Solid Mechanics.

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From the book reviews:
"This book is written to serve as a textbook on viscoelasticity for senior undergraduate and graduate students. ... There are several interesting features of the book that enhance its utility not only as a textbook, but also as a preliminary research treatise on the subject. ... The reviewer enjoyed reading the book, and he believes that it will serve the students/researchers interested in the area of viscoelasticity well." (Vinod K. Arya, zbMATH, Vol. 1294, 2014)

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Dr. Danton Gutierrez-Lemini is Director of Engineering, Special Products Division, Oil States Industries, Arlington, TX. He holds a PhD from the University of Utah.

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