Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Foreword 4
3. Contents 9
4. 1. Introduction 15
5. 2. Flow behavior and viscosity 19
6. 3. Rotational tests 33
7. 4. Elastic behavior and shear modulus 97
8. 5. Viscoelastic behavior 108
9. 6. Creep tests 122
10. 7. Relaxation tests 139
11. 8. Oscillatory tests 153
12. 9. Complex behavior, surfactant systems 248
13. 10. Measuring systems 272
14. 11. Instruments 343
15. 12. Guideline for rheological tests 418
16. 13. Shear tests with powders and bulk solids 426
17. 14. Rheologists and the historical development of rheology 444
18. 15. Appendix 482
19. 16. Standards 496
20. Author 511
21. Acknowledgements 511
22. Index 512