Soft tissue material properties are vital to human body models that evaluate interactions
between the human body and its environment. Such models evaluate internal stress/strain …

The anisotropic failure characteristics of human skin are relatively unknown at strain rates
typical in impact biomechanics. This study reports the results of an experimental protocol to …

The human head can be subjected to numerous impact loadings such as those produced by
a fall or during sport activities. These accidents can result in skull fracture and in some …

Skin is a complex material covering the entire surface of the human body. Studying the
mechanical properties of skin to calibrate a constitutive model is of great importance to many …

Perforation of the skin by fragment impact is a key determinant of the severity of an injury
and incapacitation during modern asymmetric warfare. Computational models validated …

An improved analytical design to investigate the static stiffness of a convoluted air spring is
developed and presented in this article. An air spring provides improved ride comfort by …

The characterization of soft tissue raises several difficulties. Indeed, soft biological tissues
usually shrink when dissected from their in vivo location. This shrinkage is characteristic of …

In this paper, the dynamic response of gelatin-based soft material under impact loading is
investigated. The dynamic tests are principally performed by the classical SHPB (Split …

In this paper, a method for analyzing the high-frequency attenuation property of polyurea-
matrix composites is developed by combining experimental, computational and theoretical …

The tensile testing of a needle-punched nonwoven fabric is presented. A high-sensitivity
Split-Hopkinson Tensile Bar device was specifically designed for this purpose. The strain …