A continuum model of elephant trunks

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 79-84

  Wilson, J F ^a   Mahajan, U ^a   Wainwright, S A ^a   Croner, L J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRAIN; STRESSES;

CONTINUUM MODEL; TRUCK MUSCLE-TENDON DISTRIBUTION DATA; TRUNK DENSITY DATA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELEPHANT; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; TRUNK;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; ELEPHANTS; EXERTION; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; NOSE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0026111233     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2894088     Document Type: Article

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