On the constitutive modeling of biological soft connective tissues. A general theoretical framework and explicit forms of the tensors of elasticity for strongly anisotropic continuum fiber-reinforced composites at finite strain

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2343-2358

  Limbert, Georges ^a,b   Taylor, Mark ^b  

^a Biomechanics Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Biological soft tissue; Elasticity tensor; Fiber reinforced composite; Hyperelasticity; Ligament; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; STRAIN; TENSORS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELING;

TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037066648     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(02)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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