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Poisson's ratio

(Physics / General Physics) a measure of the elastic properties of a material expressed as the ratio of the fractional contraction in breadth to the fractional increase in length when the material is stretched. Symbol μ, ν

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No references found			At the strains employed in the indentation test, this corresponds to Poisson's ratios of the value of [upsilon] = -0. A novel fabrication route for Auxetic polyethylene, part 2: ... by Webber, R.S; Alderson, K.L; Evans, K.E. / Polymer Engineering and Science 13 is concise and capable of deriving closed form expressions for Young's moduli and Poisson's ratios as a function of the atomic structure of the nanotube. Nanomechanics of single-walled carbon nanotubes as composite ... by Xiao, Jia-Run; Gillespie, John W., Jr. / Polymer Engineering and Science Data points are shown for the Poisson's ratios calculated from the least squares best-fit straight lines to the strain-strain data for loading strains in the range (0 < [[epsilon]. Auxetic polypropylene films by Ravirala, N.; Alderson, A.; Alderson, K.L.; Davies, P.J. / Polymer Engineering and Science			Poison parsnip poison pea poison pill Poison sac poison sumac poison sumach poison-arrow frog poison-berry poison-pen letter Poisonable poisonberry poisoned poisoner poisoning poisonous poisonous nightshade poisonous parasol poisonous plant poisonous substance poisonously Poisonsome poisonwood Poisson Poisson distribution Poisson's ratio Poisson's ratios Poisure Poitier Poitiers poitín Poitou Poitou-Charentes Poitrel poitrine poitrine d'agneau Poivrade Poize Pokal poke poke about or around poke at poke bonnet poke check poke fun poke in poke into poke milkweed poke out poke sallit poke up Pokebag			Poisson process Poisson Quasi-Maximum-Likelihood Poisson random process Poisson random variable Poisson random variable Poisson random variable Poisson random variable Poisson ratio Poisson ratio Poisson Regression Model Poisson relation Poisson resummation Poisson statistics Poisson statistics Poisson statistics Poisson statistics Poisson summation formula Poisson summation formula Poisson Summation Formula for Finite Sums Poisson transform Poisson Truncated At Zero Model Poisson Weighted Infinite Tree Poisson's equation Poisson's Law of Large Numbers Poisson's Law of Large Numbers Poisson's Law of Large Numbers Poisson's Law of Large Numbers Poisson's ratio Poisson's ratio Poisson's ratio Poisson's ratios Poisson's Theorem Poisson, Simeon Denis Poisson, Siméon Denis Poisson-Boltzmann equation Poisson/Superfish Poissonian Poissonian Poissonian Poissonian Poissonian distribution Poissonian distribution Poissonian distribution Poissonian distribution Poissons Poissons ratio Poissons ratio Poissy, Colloquy of Poistumiskielto Poisure POIT Poiteen Poitevins Poitevins Poitier Poitier Poitier, Sidney Poitier, Sidney Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers, Battle

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Poisson's ratio (redirected from Poisson's ratios)

Poisson's ratio
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