The mechanical behaviour of polyvinyl butyral at intermediate strain rates and different temperatures

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 182; pp. 66 - 79
• Main Authors: Chen, Suwen, Chen, Xing, Wu, Xiqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.09.2018
• Subjects: Constitutive equation; Mechanical behavior; Polyvinyl butyral (PVB); Strain rate effect; Temperature effect; Tensile test; Constitutive equation; Temperature effect; Mechanical behavior; Tensile test; Strain rate effect; Polyvinyl butyral (PVB)
• ISSN: 0950-0618; 1879-0526
• DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.080

•Dynamic tensile tests are conducted on PVB specimens at different temperatures.•True stress-strain curves are obtained for different strain rates and temperatures.•Strain rate effect and temperature effect on the mechanical property are discussed.•Empirical formulae are derived for key mechanical p...