Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-19-2013
Publication Title
European Journal of Physics
Abstract
A simple experiment for determining the nonlinear stress–strain relation of duct tape is described. After weights are added and subsequently removed, the tape does not return to its original state and is no longer taut. The tape exhibits hysteresis, which implies the loss of work during the cyclical process. The exponent describing the nonlinearity is related to the fractional work loss.
Repository Citation
Brown, Ashley and Zurcher, Ulrich, "Visco-Elastic Properties of Duct Tape" (2013). Physics Faculty Publications. 282.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/282
DOI
10.1088/0143-0807/34/5/1095
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in European Journal of Physics. The publisher is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/34/5/1095
Volume
34
Issue
5
