
Contents1 Introduction 91.1 Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.2 Compositions of RheologicalModels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.2.1 Serial Arrangement of ERMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.2.2 Parallel Arrangement of ERMs . . . ...

This book gives a comprehensive account of the formulation and computational treatment of basic geometrically linear models in 1D. To set the stage, it assembles some preliminaries regarding necessary modelling, computational and mathematical tools. Thereafter, the remaining...