Visco-Elastic Properties of Duct Tape

Ashley Brown; Ulrich Zurcher

doi:10.1088/0143-0807/34/5/1095

Visco-Elastic Properties of Duct Tape

Ashley Brown, Ulrich Zurcher

Cleveland State University

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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.

Original language	American English
Journal	European Journal of Physics
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/34/5/1095
State	Published - Jun 19 2013

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