Soft polymeric materials such as elastomers and hydrogels have played a significant role in
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …

The nonlinear anisotropic properties of human skin tissue were investigated using bulge
testing. Full-field displacement data were obtained during testing of human skin tissues …

Three-dimensional digital image correlation has been utilized widely in many fields due to
its advantages of non-contact, full-field measurement and simplicity. Based on 3D-DIC …

This study is concerned with the experimental characterization of anisotropy induced by the
Mullins effect in a particle-reinforced silicone rubber. Experimental data concerning the …

A thin shell method is presented to analyze the results of the bulge test presented in Part I of
this paper. The method accounts for the effects of bending, which can be significant for thick …

Stretching experiments with various geometries are performed using a custom-built tensile
tester to reveal the intriguing features of the mechanical softening phenomena of filled …

It is difficult to detect local damage of a structure based on modal analysis. This paper
presents a novel local damage detection method of membranes under ambient excitation …

This article presents the potentiality of inflatable, functionally-graded auxetic membranes to
produce wrinkles and necks. We obtain elastic instabilities at desired locations in …

A novel hydraulic bulge test device was developed to evaluate high temperature biaxial
stress–strain curves of quenchable boron steel sheets. The work mainly focuses on the …

The present paper describes different types of experimental test setups to determine
material properties of thin structural silicone used as laminated connections in glass …