A piecewise constitutive model for collagen fiber tissues

Abstract

Abstract Inspired by Meyers et al. (Science, 2013), a piecewise model is established so as to individually predict both the heel region and the linear region of stress–strain curve. When the piecewise model satisfactorily predicts the experimental data, the constitutive parameters are precisely identified with definite physical significances. Along with this piecewise guideline, a complete constitutive model can be established for the whole stress–strain curve of collagen fiber tissues with the failure region as well. Graphical abstract