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Poisson’s Ratio

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Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers

Part of the book series: Polymer Science and Technology Series ((POLS,volume 3))

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The Poisson’s ratio of a material, V xy , is normally defined as

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Evans, K.E. (1999). Poisson’s Ratio. In: Swallowe, G.M. (eds) Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers. Polymer Science and Technology Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9231-4_39

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