Method of approximations for solving problems of the linear theory of thermoviscoelasticity

A general approximate method of solving problems of the linear theory of thermoviscoelasticity is proposed. Use is made of the Laplace transformation and certain properties of the dependence of solutions to problems of the theory of elasticity on Poisson's ratio that make possible a simple approximation. As a result, the inverse transforms become elementary and the general solution of the problem is expressed by creep and relaxation functions.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 210–221, 1968