title: Theory of Viscoelasticity: Second Edition (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering)
author:  R. M. Christensen 
description: "Carefully produced and easy to use... a welcome addition to the literature."
zlib_text: © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
  
  Peter R. Hoskins, Patricia V. Lawford and Barry J. Doyle (eds.)Cardiovascular
  Biomechanics10.1007/978-3-319-46407-7_1
  
  # 1\. Introduction to Solid and Fluid Mechanics
  
  Peter R. Hoskins1
  
  (1)
  
  Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK
  
  Peter R. Hoskins
  
  Email: [P.Hoskins@ed.ac.uk](mailto:P.Hoskins@ed.ac.uk)
  
  Learning outcomes
  
  
    1. 1.
  
  Explain the difference between a solid and a fluid.
  
    2. 2.
  
  Describe features of stress–strain behaviour of a solid measured using a
  tensile testing system.
  
    3. 3.
  
  Explain stress–strain behaviour of biological and non-biological materials in
  terms of their composition.
  
    4. 4.
  
  Define Young’s modulus.
  
    5. 5.
  
  Describe the measurement of Young’s modulus using a tensile testing system.
  
    6. 6.
  
  Discuss values of Young’s modulus for non-biological and biological materials.
  
    7. 7.
  
  Define Poisson ratio and discuss values for different materials.
  
    8. 8.
  
  Describe viscoelasticity, its effect on stres