Talk:Maxwell material

Please note that the Maxwell model describes a relation between shear stress and shear strain.

You can define a very similar model for bulk stress and bulk strain. However this requires that you have to add an extra term to avoid negative volumes.

Any examples?
Are there any examples of a Maxwell material or should someone just add a few more charts and diagrams? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.144.134 (talk) 23:09, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Strain versus Displacement
I do not believe that the use of strain (and modulus) in the derivation is correct. Spring dashpot models are restricted to displacement and stiffness. This is because the rules for springs in series do not work for strains and modulus. For example, the claim that the total strain is equal to the sum of the strains of the spring and dashpot is incorrect. The total strain for elements in series is equal to the average of the strains of each element, not the sum. However, the total displacement is indeed equal to the sum of the displacements of each element. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spencesz3 (talk • contribs) 13:57, 19 November 2019 (UTC)