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Force-extension behaviour of rubber

Read two manual loading and unloading cycles, plot nonlinear force-extension curves and estimate hysteresis energy using trapezoids.

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Practice: Force-extension behaviour of rubber

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2 of 2 available questions match the selected filters. This session contains 2 questions.

Question 1 · 1 mark · Foundation · Practical · Diagnostic

What does the area between the loading and unloading curves of rubber represent?

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Question 2 · 3 marks · Standard · Practical · Practical method

Describe how the unloading curve of rubber differs from the loading curve.