For statically indeterminate rod structures with excess constraints in the horizontal direction, tension forces arise under transverse loading, significantly affecting stress-strain state of rods compared to similar caused by bending alone (in absence longitudinal constraints). This fact requires computational analysis, and this work, analytical dependencies deflection magnitude due loading wer...

Abstract With the application of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs), damage behaviors and mechanisms are desirable to understand. In this work, Bismaleimide (BMI) matrix composites were employed study mechanism under transverse loading through quasi-static indentation, where optical microscopy, ultrasonic C-scan, scanning electron microscope subjected examine damaged regions. The results ...

Ligament viscoelasticity controls viscous dissipation of energy and thus the potential for injury or catastrophic failure. Viscoelasticity under different loading conditions is likely related to the organization and anisotropy of the tissue. The objective of this study was to quantify the strain- and frequency-dependent viscoelastic behavior of the human medial collateral ligament (MCL) in tens...