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+// stress relaxation in a thermoplastic members under tension
+
+clc
+sigma1 = 6 // stress in MPa
+sigma2 = 3 // stress factor after 25 days
+sigma3 = 1 // stress factor at one tenth of initial value
+t1 = 25 // number of days
+printf("\n Example 10.3")
+lambda = -t1/log(sigma2/sigma1)
+t = -lambda*log(sigma3/sigma1)
+printf("\n It will take time of %.1f days \n for stress level to reach one tenth of its original value.",t)
+
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+ Example 10.3
+ It will take time of 64.6 days 
+ for stress level to reach one tenth of its original value. 
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