Questions on Lecture 11 from 12 January 2016
1. Which measurement geometries are used in order to
determine the mechanical properties experimentally?
2. Which three types of experiments are usually carried out
to characterize polymer melts/networks?
3. How are the moduli split up in oscillatory measurements?
What is the physical meaning of these components?
4. How are the viscoelastic properties of polymeric materials modelled?
Which two kinds of viscoelastic materials are distinguished?
5. Which regions are distinguished in the frequency-dependent shear moduli?