A stochastic-structurally based three dimensional finite-strain damage model for fibrous soft tissue |
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Authors: | José F Rodríguez Fernando Cacho José A Bea Manuel Doblaré |
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Institution: | Group of Structural Mechanics and Materials Modeling, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Torres Quevedo Building, María de Luna 3, Zaragoza 50018, Spain |
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Abstract: | A fully three dimensional finite-strain damage model for fibrous soft tissue is developed. The model assumes uncoupled contributions for the matrix and collagen fibers, and uncoupled bulk and deviatoric response over any range of deformations. A simple isotropic damage mechanism within the framework of continuum damage mechanics has been used to describe the softening behavior under deformation for the matrix. On the other hand, statistical aspects related to the length distribution of the reinforcing fibers lead to a damage model for the reinforcing material. As a result, a general theoretical framework for constitutive modeling of biological soft tissue with continuum damage is obtained. A theoretical example consisting of a biaxial test of a soft tissue reinforced with two families of collagen fibers has been considered to demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed model and to study the sensitivity to changes in the statistical parameters associated with the reinforcing material. Also, a preliminary numerical example is included to demonstrate the model on a inhomogeneous boundary value problem. Results show that the model is able to capture the typical stress-strain behavior observed in fibrous soft tissue and seems to confirm the soundness of the proposed formulation. |
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Keywords: | Soft tissues Continuous damage Reinforced material Statistical fiber distribution |
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