Effect of strain rate on the fracture behaviour of collagen

Arumugam, V. ; Naresh, M. D. ; Somanathan, N. ; Sanjeevi, R.
Springer
Published 1992
ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Abstract The strain-rate dependence of collagen fibre, a viscoelastic material, was studied both in the native and dry conditions. The strain rate effect was observed in the stress-strain, plastic set behaviour of both dry and wet collagen fibres. Fractured ends of the broken fibres, observed using scanning electron microscopy, showed that the fracture behaviour was different at high and low strain rates. The results are compared with those for elastoidin.
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