Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.
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| author | Watson, Sterling (Sterling Marina) |
| author2 | Lallit Anand. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/987532019-04-11T00:11:51Z Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials Watson, Sterling (Sterling Marina) Lallit Anand. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 45). Certain cross-liked polymer networks can absorb solvents and swell far beyond their initial volume, a useful property which may be exploited in a variety of applications. In this thesis, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) samples were swollen in pentane in order to experimentally characterize the transient and steady-state swelling behavior of this system, and to extract material properties in order to fully characterize a coupled deformation-diffusion theory. Free swelling experiments, transient swelling force measurements, and an analysis of the swollen geometry of a PDMS bilayer strip were performed, and compared to numerical simulations. The experimental results and numerical simulations were shown to be in good agreement. by Sterling Watson. S.B. 2015-09-17T19:09:46Z 2015-09-17T19:09:46Z 2015 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98753 920898509 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 45 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Watson, Sterling (Sterling Marina) Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title | Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title_full | Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title_fullStr | Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title_short | Experimental characterization of a coupled deformation-diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| title_sort | experimental characterization of a coupled deformation diffusion theory for elastomeric materials |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98753 |
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