Applied Mechanics of Polymers: Properties, Processing, and Behavior provides readers with
an overview of the properties, mechanical behaviors and modeling techniques for accurately …

Materials that absorb shock wave energy from blasts and high-speed impacts are critical for
protection of structures, vehicles, and people. Incorporating dynamic bonds into polymers …

This research investigates the dynamic response of a novel polyurea foam with different
densities by separately submitting samples to single and multiple impacts at different …

Elastomeric polymer foams are widely used in sports and other protective padding
applications due to their unique properties, such as excellent cushioning and relatively high …

In this investigation, the aging behaviors of polyurea coating exposed to marine atmosphere
for 150 days were studied and the mechanism was analyzed. The influences on surface and …

Hyperelastic foams are an ideal class of impact mitigating materials in applications where
more than a single impact loading event may exist. However, methods and protocols used to …

Temporary and permanent macromolecular conformational changes can accompany the
deformation of elastomers under high strain rate loading. Mechanical failure can occur as …

Polyurea is used in military and civilian applications, where exposure to the sun in long
durations is imminent. Extended exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun can …

Polyurea is used in military and civilian applications where exposure to the sun is commonly
of long duration, which can deteriorate its mechanical performance to suboptimal levels …

The core of this research is separated into three domains, the ultrahigh strain rate response
of elastomeric polymers, laser‐induced shock waves, and terahertz time‐domain …