5. A polymer is used for shrink-on banding to keep cardboard boxes from popping open during shipment of merchandise. The tension in the banding is observed to have dropped to 90% of its initial value after three months. Estimate how long it will take for the tension to drop to 60% of its original value. The polymer may be assumed to behave according to an elastic, steady-state creep model (a) E, (b) (c) 2

5. A polymer is used for shrink-on banding to keep cardboard boxes from popping open during shipment of merchandise. The tension in the banding is observed to have dropped to 90% of its initial value after three months. Estimate how long it will take for the tension to drop to 60% of its original value. The polymer may be assumed to behave according to an elastic, steady-state creep model (a) E, (b) (c) 2

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