A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATIC AND THE DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF CERTAIN MATERIALS

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATIC AND DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS IS DISCUSSED. ANOMALIES IN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO VALUES ARE DISPLAYED AND AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO CORRELATE IT WITH THE CREEP STRAIN OF THE MATERIAL. THE MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE OF A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS IS DEVELOPED AND ILLUSTRATED. /RRL/A/