Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
5.1 Test piece holder
5.2 Inertial member
5.3 Torsion pendulum
5.4 Thermostatted test chamber
5.5 Devices for measurement of test piece dimensions
6 Test pieces
6.1 Dimensions
6.2 Preparation
6.3 Number
6.4 Conditioning
7 Strain, frequency and temperature of test
7.1 Strain
7.2 Frequency
7.3 Temperature
8 Procedure
8.1 Measurement of dimensions of test piece
8.2 Mechanical conditioning of test piece
8.3 Mounting of test piece
8.4 Measurement of test piece free length
8.5 Temperature conditioning of test piece
8.6 Testing
9 Expression of results
9.1 Symbols
9.2 Calculation of the elastic shear modulus (in-phase
modulus)
9.3 Calculation of mechanical damping
10 Test report
Bibliography