An Accurate Thermoviscoelastic Rheological Model for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Based on Fractional Calculus

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Relaxation modulus versus time for EVA at 60°C: experimental data (circles), predictions by the generalized Maxwell model with 3 arms (dashed line), by the generalized Maxwell model with 5 arms (dotted line), and by the springpot model based on fractional calculus (continuous line).