Modeling the Full Time-Dependent Phenomenology of Filled Rubber for Use in Anti-Vibration Design

Francesca Carleo1, Jan Plagge2, Roly Whear3

  • 1School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, UK.

Polymers
|April 10, 2020
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