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A new thermo-viscoelastic constitutive theory at finite deformation is proposed. The theory is formulated in a framework of irreversible thermodynamics, and is based on a molecular network model in solid polymers, hence the internal variables introduced in the constitutive relations may be explained from the meso-mechanical point of view. An explicit expression of the thermo-viscoelastic constitutive relation for the viscous neo-Hookean material is derived, in which the viscous dissipation is induced by the shear deformation. The influence of temperature on the relaxation time is discussed.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000084334500007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&D...
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