The Mechanical Characteristics of Skin and Other Soft Tissue and Their Modelling,
Abstract
A brief survey of attempts at mechanical characterisation of human tissue as components of the body have been presented. It is concluded that human tissue from a mechanical point of view is a multi-component material, nonhomogeneous, anisotropic and clearly non linearly visco-elastic. As regards effective modelling it is suggested that both material simulation and rheologic modelling are likely to prove abortive and that the most promising attempts to date are based on simplified models of actual physical structure. It is patently obvious that much more factual data is needed over the whole spectrum not the least in respect of limit load carrying capacity of the body and its components. It is further suggested that such limit capacity should preferably be related to the onset of physiological impairment than to palpable tissue damage. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0740449
Entities
People
- R. M. Kenedi
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory