The determination of a general time creep compliance relation of linear viscoelastic materials under constant load and its extension to nonlinear viscoelastic behavior for the Burger model

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M�ginger
Author(s):  
Masoud Hemmatian ◽  
Ramin Sedaghati ◽  
Subhash Rakheja

This study aims to investigate the influence of temperature on the linear and nonlinear rheological behavior of a MR fluid, MRF 132DG, using a rotational rheometer. The experiments were designed to obtain properties of the fluid under oscillatory shear strain in the amplitude and frequency sweep modes, while maintaining different constant temperatures (−5, 0, 20 and 50 °C). The data were used to evaluate the storage and loss moduli under different levels of magnetic flux density considering the linear as well as nonlinear viscoelastic regions. The critical strain amplitudes were further obtained. Results showed enhanced linear viscoelastic region with increasing magnetic field density. Moreover, the effects of temperature and magnetic field on the frequency dependency of the fluid properties are illustrated for small and large amplitudes of shear strains.


Author(s):  
Kevin L. Troyer ◽  
Christian M. Puttlitz

Connective soft tissues exhibit time-dependent, or viscoelastic, behavior. In order to characterize this behavior, stress relaxation experiments can be performed to determine the tissue’s relaxation modulus. Theoretically, the relaxation modulus describes the stress relaxation behavior of the tissue in response to an instantaneous (step) application of strain. However, a step increase in strain is experimentally impossible and a pure ramp load is intractable due to the inertial limitations of the testing device. Even small deviations from an instantaneous strain application may cause significant errors in the determination of the tissue’s relaxation modulus.


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