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Objective: To assess response-to-loading in a human cadaveric knee joint model under different loading conditions before and after meniscectomy Design: In this prospective study, stress magnetic resonance imaging was performed using an…
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The development of accurate constitutive models for materials that undergo path-dependent processes continues to be a complex challenge in computational solid mechanics. Challenges arise both in considering the appropriate model assumptions…
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Understanding stress-strain behavior of asphalt pavement under repetitive traffic loading is of critical importance to predict pavement performance and service life. For viscoelastic materials, the stress-strain relationship can be…
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Understanding the structural dynamics of many-particle glassy systems remains a key challenge in statistical physics. Over the last decade, glassy dynamics has also been reported in biological tissues, but is far from being understood. It…