Introduction and Overview of Polymers

• Introduction (PDF)

Chemical Composition

• Addition polymerization (PDF)
• Addition kinetics (PDF)
• Copolymerization (PDF)
• Stereochemical control (PDF)
• Condensation polymerization (PDF)
• Condensation kinetics (PDF)

Structure

• Molecular weight and GPC (PDF)
• WAXS, PE crystal
• DSC of PE and PP
• Fringed micelles, Lamellae (PDF)
• Spherulites, Maltese cross
• Orientation processing (PDF)
• High modulus fibers (PDF)

Elastic Response

• Stress and strain (PDF)
• Pressure vessels (PDF)
• Torsion of circular shafts (PDF)

Strain

• Infinitesimal strain (PDF)
• Extension ratio (PDF)
• Finite strain (PDF)
• A constitutive law (PDF)

Stress, Transformations of Stress and Strain, and Hookean Elasticity

• Stress tensor (PDF)
• Equilibrium equations for stresses (PDF)
• Stress transformation (Mohr's circle) (PDF)
• Matrix form of 2D transformations (PDF)
• Tensor transformation (PDF)
• Principal stresses (PDF)
• Hookean constitutive equations (PDF)
• Matrix form of constitutive equations (PDF)
• Dissociation of stress and strain tensors (PDF)
• Summary of governing equations of elasticity (PDF)

Gaussian Chain Statistics and Rubber Elasticity

• The freely-jointed chain (PDF)
• 1-D random walk (PDF)
• The Gaussian chain (PDF)
• Uniaxial and biaxial extension (PDF)
• Temperature rise - 1-D stretching (PDF)
• Spherical balloon (PDF) 

Elastomer Mechanics

• Compression of a silicone rubber tube (PDF)

Introduction to Linear Viscoelasticity

• Introduction to viscoelasticity (PDF)

Creep and Stress Relaxation

• Viscoelastic tensile tests (PDF)

Dynamic Response

• Dynamic loading (PDF)

The Maxwell Spring-Dashpot Model

• Approaches to modeling (PDF)
• The Maxwell model (PDF)

Standard Linear Solid

• The Maxwell Standard Linear Solid (SLS) (PDF)
• Three important applications of the Maxwell SLS (PDF)

Wiechert Solid and Boltzman Superposition

• The Wiechert model (PDF)
• Shapery collocation (PDF)
• Relation to ordinary differential equations (PDF)
• The Boltzman integral (PDF)

Effect of Temperature

• Time-temperature superposition (PDF)
• The Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) equation (PDF)
• "Effective" time (PDF)
• Physical aging (PDF)

Multiaxial Stresses

• An example of viscoelastic modeling - Ultrasonic consolidation (PDF)
• Consititutive equations - 3D (PDF)
• Hydrostatic and shear response (PDF)

Stress Analysis: Superposition

• Example: Torsion of a circular shaft (PDF)
• Three cases for time dependency (PDF)
• Maple calculation (PDF)

Stress Analysis: Correspondence Principle

• Superposition in the Laplace plane (PDF)
• The correspondence principle (PDF)
• Closed-end pressure vessel (Ex. 9.14) (PDF)
• Viscoelastic finite elements (PDF)
• Viscoelastic fiber impact

Composite Materials and Rule of Mixtures

• Properties (PDF)
• Processing
• Netting analysis (PDF)
• Micromechanics - Stiffness (PDF)
• Micromechanics - Strength (PDF)

Strength of Composites

• Thermoset matrices (PDF)
• Thermoplastic matrices (PDF)
• Short-fiber composites (PDF)
• Shear lag theory (PDF)