A structural multi-mechanism constitutiv
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Dalong Li; Anne M. Robertson
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A structural multi-mechanism constitutive equation is developed to describe the nonlinear, anisotropic, inelastic mechanical behavior of cerebral arterial tissue. Elastin and collagen fibers are treated as separate components (mechanisms) of the artery. Elastin is responsible for load bearing at low