Download or read book Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers written by I. M. Ward and published by . This book was released on 1983-06-27 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise, self-contained introduction to solid polymers, the mechanics of their behavior and molecular and structural interpretations. This updated edition provides extended coverage of recent developments in rubber elasticity, relaxation transitions, non-linear viscoelastic behavior, anisotropic mechanical behavior, yield behavior of polymers, breaking phenomena, and other fields.