<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the study was the estimation of the ability of hyperelastic material models for the fitting of experimental data obtained in the tensile testing of silicone liners used in lower-limb prosthetics. Three groups of liners were analysed: I – silicone liner, II – part of the liner in which the silicone has a fabric reinforcement, III – silicone liner with an outer covering material. Both longitudinal and circumferential samples were taken. The Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin and Ogden parameters of constitutive models of hyperelastic materials were calculated.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was the estimation of the ability of hyperelastic material models for the fitting of experimental data obtained in the tensile testing of silicone liners used in lower-limb prosthetics. Three groups of liners were analysed: I – silicone liner, II – part of the liner in which the silicone has a fabric reinforcement, III – silicone liner with an outer covering material. Both longitudinal and circumferential samples were taken. The Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin and Ogden parameters of constitutive models of hyperelastic materials were calculated.

The Determination of Mechanical Properties of Prosthetic Liners Through Experimental and Constitutive Modelling Approaches

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The aim of the study was the estimation of the ability of hyperelastic material models for the fitting of experimental data obtained in the tensile testing of...

The Determination of Mechanical Properties of Prosthetic Liners Through Experimental and Constitutive Modelling Approaches

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 197 - 209

Received: Feb 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.048.8343

Keywords
prosthetic liners, constitutive models, hyperelastic material, tensile test

© 2020 Sylwia Łagan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

The Determination of Mechanical Properties of Prosthetic Liners Through Experimental and Constitutive Modelling Approaches

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 197 - 209

Received: Feb 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.048.8343

Keywordsprosthetic liners, constitutive models, hyperelastic material, tensile test

© 2020 Sylwia Łagan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
prosthetic liners, constitutive models, hyperelastic material, tensile test