ISSN:
1573-2681
Keywords:
biomechanics
;
growth
;
residual stresses
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The constitutive functions of soft biological tissues during growth are studied. A growth, treated as addition (often non-uniform) of material points, results in deformation, residual stresses, and evolution of the constitutive functions. A theory based on the concept of equivalent material points is developed with the current configuration taken as the reference. The residual stresses developed in a spherical shell undergoing spherical growths are studied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011061400438