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Rheology Nomenclature


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The official nomenclature of The Society of Rheology for various rheological properties is listed here (PDF, 27 kB).  This is further described in the article:
Dealy, J. M., Official nomenclature for material functions describing the response of a viscoelastic fluid to various shearing and extensional deformations, J. Rheol., 39:1, 253-265 (1995). [PDF] (71 kB)

 To follow the development of the nomenclature, see these earlier articles:

Sieglaff, C. L., Proposed nomenclature for steady shear flow and linear viscoelastic behavior, Transactions of The Society of Rheology, 20:2, 311-317 (1976). [PDF] (222 kB)
Leaderman, H.,Proposed nomenclature for linear viscoelastic behavior, Transactions of The Society of Rheology, 1, 213-222 (1957). [PDF] (525 kB)

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Updated 13 September 2008