Abstract

A procedure for determination of complex moduli of viscoelastic (polymeric) materials is described. The complex moduli of specimen's isotropic material are calculated from certain experimentally obtained data and with application of a 3-D finite element model of the experimental specimen. A system of two non-linear complex equations with respect to two complex Lame's moduli is formulated, and then solved by a successive approximation method. The convergence of the iterative procedure is observed for all cases. The complex moduli obtained for a series of polymeric materials are presented for 10–250 Hz frequency range.

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