The relevance of equivalent strain rate at reference temperature derived from
time/temperature superposition principle is validated as a constitutive parameter at large …

Durability is a major limitation of current proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Mechanical
stress due to hygro-thermal cycling is one failure mechanism of the polymer electrolyte …

Over the last decade, there has been a significant volume of research focussed on the
utilization of biodegradable polymers such as poly-l-lactide-acid (PLLA) for applications …

The 1D limit of a 3D visco‐hyperelastic model is discussed and validated using a rich and
rigorous database obtained on PMMA above Tg. Inelastic phenomena are accounted for as …

The potential and the interest of the development of mechanical approach based on
concepts issued from the physics of polymers, as well as of the use of the time temperature …

Thermoforming is widely employed in industry for the manufacture of lightweight, thin-walled
products from pre-extruded plastic sheet and its largest application is in packaging. Over …

The presence of crystalline and amorphous phases in semicrystalline polymers presents
interesting constitutive modelling challenges. In this study, a physically based, three …

An improved version of dual-mechanism constitutive model was proposed to describe
thermo-mechanical response of amorphous polymers below and above glass transition …

The biaxial response of extruded PEEK films at conditions relevant to thermoforming has
been investigated extensively using a combination of load‐controlled (bulge test) and …

A series of multiaxial tests on an industrial acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS) tube were
conducted at room temperature. The ratcheting strain accumulation was found to be closely …