PART I POLYMERS |
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Chapter 1 Nano- and Micromechanics of Crystalline Polymers |
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1.2. Tensile deformation of crystalline polymers |
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1.3. Cavitation in tensile deformation |
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1.4. Tensile deformation of polyethylene and polypropylene |
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1.5. Deformation micromechanisms in crystalline polymers |
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1.6. Molecular mechanisms at a nanometer scale |
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1.7. Dislocations in crystal plasticity |
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1.8. Generation of dislocations |
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1.9. Competition between crystal plasticity and cavitation |
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1.10. Micromechanics modeling in semicrystalline polymers |
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1.10.1. Microstructure and mechanical properties |
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1.10.2. The micromechanical models |
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1.10.3. Idealizing the microstructure of semicrystalline polymers |
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1.10.4. Elastic behavior prediction |
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1.11. Large deformations and bottlenecks |
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1.12. Phenomenological models of polymer deformation under tensile and compressive stresses |
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Chapter 2 Modeling Mechanical Properties of Segmented Polyurethanes |
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V.V. Ginzburg , J. Bicerano, C.P. Christenson, A.K. Schrock, A.Z. Patashinski |
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2.2. Predicting Young's modulus of segmented polyurethanes |
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2.2.1. Relationship between Young's modulus and formulation experimental observations |
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2.2.3. Young's modulus: comparing theory with experiments |
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2.3. Modeling tensile stress-strain behavior |
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2.4. Linear viscoelasticity |
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2.5. Non-equilibrium factors and their influence on mechanical properties |
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2.6. Conclusions and Outlook |
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PART II NANOCOMPOSITES: INFLUENCE OF PREPARATION |
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Chapter 3 Nanoparticles/Polymer Composites: Fabrication and Mechanical Properties |
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M.Q. Zhang, M.Z. Rong, W.H. Ruan |
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3.2. Dispersion-oriented manufacturing of nanocomposites |
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3.2.1. Conventional two-step manufacturing |
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3.2.2. Specific two-step manufacturing |
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3.2.3. One-step manufacturing |
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3.3. Dispersion and filler/matrix interaction-oriented manufacturing of nanocomposites |
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3.3.1. Two-step manufacturing in terms of in situ reactive compatibilization |
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3.3.2. One-step manufacturing in terms of in situ graft and crosslinking |
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3.4. Dispersion, filler/filler interaction and filler/matrix interaction-oriented manufacturing of nanocomposites |
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Chapter 4 Rubber Nanocomposites: New Developments, New Opportunities |
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4.2. General considerations on elastomeric composites |
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4.3. Spherical in situ generated reinforcing particles |
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4.4. Carbon nanotube-filled rubber composites |
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Chapter 5 Organoclay, Particulate and Nanofibril Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Modeling and Applications |
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D. Bhattacharyya, S. Fakirov |
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5.2. Polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites: experimental characterisation and modeling |
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5.2.1. Peculiarities of polymer/clay nanocomposites |
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5.2.2. Parametric study and associated properties of PP/organoclay nanocomposites |
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5.2.3. Evaluation of the experimental data by means of Taguchi and Pareto ANOVA methods |
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5.2.4. Materials, manufacturing and characterisation of nanocomposites |
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5.2.5. Analytical models for composites |
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5.2.6. Comparisons of experimental results with the calculated values |
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5.3. The dispersion problem in the case of polymer-polymer nanocomposites |
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5.3.1. Manufacturing of nanofibrillar polymer-polymer composites |
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5.3.2. Nanofibrillar vs. microfibrillar polymer-polymer composites and their peculiarities |
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5.4. Directional, thermal and mechanical characterisation of polymer-polymer nanofibrillar composites |
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5.4.1. Directional state of NFC as revealed by wide-angle X-ray scattering |
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5.4.2. Thermal characterization of NFC |
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5.4.3. Mechanical properties of NFC |
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5.5. Potentials for application of nanofibrillar composites and the materials developed from neat nanofibrils |
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5.6. Conclusions and outlook |
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PART III NANO- AND MICROCOMPOSITES: INTERPHASE |
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Chapter 6 Viscoelasticity of Amorphous Polymer Nanocomposites with Individual Nanoparticles |
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6.2. Brief physics of amorphous polymer matrices |
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6.2.1. Equilibrium structure of amorphous chains |
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6.2.2. Microscopic relaxation modes and segmental mobility |
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6.2.3. Entropy vs. energy driven mechanical response |
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6.3. Basic aspects of amorphous polymer nanocomposites |
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6.3.1. Structure of surface adsorbed chains |
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6.3.2. Segmental immobilization of chains in the presence of solid surfaces |
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6.4. Reinforcement of amorphous nanocomposite below and above matrix Tg |
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6.5. Strain induced softening of amorphous polymer nanocomposites |
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6.6. Relaxation of chains in the presence of nanoparticles |
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6.7. Conclusions and outlook |
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Chapter 7 Interphase Phenomena in Polymer Micro- and Nanocomposites |
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7.2. Micro-scale interphase in polymer composites |
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7.3. Nano-scale interphase |
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7.4. Chain immobilization on the nano-scale |
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7.5. Characteristic length-scale in polymer matrix nanocomposites |
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7.6. Conclusions and outlook |
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PART IV NANO- AND MICROCOMPOSITES: CHARACTERIZATION |
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Chapter 8 Deformation Behavior of Nanocomposites Studied by X-Ray Scattering: Instrumentation and Methodology |
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8.2. Scattering theory and materials structure |
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8.2.1. Relation between a CDF and IDFs |
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8.3. Analysis options derived from scattering theory |
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8.3.1. Completeness a preliminary note |
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8.3.3. Parameters, functions and operations |
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8.4.2. Engineering solutions |
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8.4.3. Scattering data and its evaluation |
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8.5. Techniques: Dynamic vs. stretch-hold |
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8.6. Advanced goal: Identification of mechanisms |
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8.7. Observed promising effects from stretch-hold experiments |
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8.7.1. Orientation of nanofibrils in highly oriented polymer blends by means of USAXS |
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8.7.2. USAXS studies on undrawn and highly drawn PP/PET blends |
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8.8. Choosing experiments |
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8.8.1. Experiments with a macrobeam |
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8.8.2. Experiments with a microbeam |
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8.9. Conclusion and outlook |
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Chapter 9 Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites |
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9.2. Generalities on the creep behavior of viscoelastic materials |
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9.3. Generalities on the fatigue resistance of polymeric materials |
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9.4. Creep behavior of polymer nanocomposites |
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9.4.1. Creep response of PNCs containing one-dimensional nanofillers |
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9.4.2. Creep response of PNCs containing two-dimensional nanofillers |
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9.4.3. Creep response of PNCs containing three-dimensional nanoparticles |
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9.5. Fatigue resistance of polymer nanocomposites |
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9.5.1. Fatigue behavior of PNCs containing one-dimensional nanofillers |
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9.5.2. Fatigue behavior of PNCs containing two-dimensional nanofillers |
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9.5.3. Fatigue behavior of PNCs containing three-dimensional nanoparticles |
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9.6. Conclusions and outlook |
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Chapter 10 Deformation Mechanisms of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites |
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10.2. Deformation characteristics |
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10.2.1. CNT/glassy thermoplastic nanocomposites |
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10.2.2. CNT/semicrystalline thermoplastic nanocomposites |
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10.2.3. CNT/epoxy nanocomposites |
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10.2.4. CNT/elastomer nanocomposites |
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Chapter 11 Fracture Properties and Mechanisms of Polyamide/Clay Nanocomposites |
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A. Dasari, S.-H. Lim, Z.-Z. Yu, Y.-W. Mai |
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11.2. Dispersion of clay in polymers |
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11.3. Crystallization behavior |
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11.4. Fracture properties and mechanisms |
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11.4.1. Improved toughness in polymer/clay nanocomposites |
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11.4.2. Brittleness of polymer/clay nanocomposites |
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11.4.3. Approaches to improve fracture toughness of polymer/clay nanocomposites |
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11.5. Conclusions and future work |
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Chapter 12 On the Toughness of "Nanomodified" Polymers and Their Traditional Polymer Composites |
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12.2. Toughness assessment |
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12.3. Nanomodified thermoplastics |
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12.3.1. Amorphous polymers |
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12.3.2. Semicrystalline polymers |
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12.4. Nanomodified thermosets |
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12.4.2. Toughened and hybrid resins |
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12.5. Nanomodified traditional composites |
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12.5.1. Thermoplastic matrices |
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12.5.2. Thermoset matrices |
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12.6. Outlook and future trends |
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Chapter 13 Micromechanics of Polymer Blends: Microhardness of Polymer Systems Containing a Soft Component and/or Phase |
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13.2. The peculiarity of polymer systems containing a soft component and/or phase |
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13.3. Comparison between measured and computed microhardness values for various systems |
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13.3.1. Two-component multiphase systems comprising soft phase(s) (blends of semicrystalline homopolymers) |
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13.3.2. One-component multiphase systems containing soft phase(s) (polyblock copolymers) |
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13.3.3. Two-component one-phase systems (miscible blends of amorphous polymers) |
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13.3.4. Two-component two-phase amorphous systems containing a soft phase |
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13.3.5. One-component two-phase systems (semicrystalline polymers with Tg below room temperature) |
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13.4. Main factors determining the microhardness of polymer systems containing a soft component and/or phase |
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13.4.1. Importance of the ratio hard/soft components (or phases) |
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13.4.2. Crystalline or amorphous solids |
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13.4.3. Copolymers vs. polymer blends |
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13.4.4. New data on the relationship between H and T9 of amorphous polymers |
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13.4.5. Modified additivity law for systems containing soft component and/or phase |
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13.5. Microhardness on the interphase boundaries in polymer blends and composites and doubly injection molding processing |
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13.5.1. Microhardness on the interphase boundaries in polymer blends |
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13.5.2. Microhardness on the interphase boundaries in polymers after double injection molding processing |
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13.6. Conclusions and outlook |
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PART V NANOCOMPOSITES: MODELING |
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Chapter 14 Some Monte Carlo Simulations on Nanoparticle Reinforcement of Elastomers |
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J.E. Mark, T.Z. Sen, A. Kloczkowski |
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14.2. Description of simulations |
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14.2.1. Rotational isomeric state theory for conformation-dependent properties |
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14.2.2. Distribution functions |
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14.2.3. Applications to unfilled elastomers |
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14.2.4. Applications to filled elastomers |
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14.3. Spherical particles |
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14.3.1. Particle sizes, shapes, concentrations, and arrangements |
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14.3.2. Distributions of chain end-to-end distances |
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14.3.3. Stress-strain isotherms |
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14.3.4. Effects of arbitrary changes in the distributions |
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14.3.5. Some preliminary results on physisorption |
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14.3.6. Relevance of cross linking in solution |
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14.3.7. Detailed descriptions of conformational changes during chain extension |
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14.4. Ellipsoidal particles |
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14.4.2. Oblate ellipsoids |
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14.5. Aggregated particles |
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14.5.2. Types of aggregates for modeling |
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14.5.3. Deformabilities of aggregates |
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14.6. Potential refinements |
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Chapter 15 Modeling of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites for a Multiscale Approach |
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15.2. Sequential multiscale modeling |
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15.3. Representative volume element |
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15.3.1. Effective elastic material properties |
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15.3.2. StAtistical ensemble |
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15.3.3. Periodic boundary conditions |
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15.4. Generating RVE geometry |
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15.4.1. Number of platelets |
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15.4.2. Generation of platelet configurations |
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15.5. Periodic finite element mesh |
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15.6. Numerical solution process |
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15.6.1. Finite element analysis of boundary value problem |
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15.6.2. Ensemble averaged elastic properties |
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15.7. Elastic RVE numerical results |
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15.7.1. Fully exfoliated straight platelets |
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15.7.2. Effect of platelet orientation |
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15.7.4. Multi-layer stacks of intercalated platelets |
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Acknowledgements to previous publishers |
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Author Index |
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Subject Index |
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