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BT 641 - Lec 5
BT 641 - Lec 5
F-L curve
Assumption:
All active muscle fibres
(regardless of diameter)
have similar strengths
F-V curve
Makes sense! But is that all?
Response Curve of a Physiological Tissue
A : When a constant force is applied
When a soft tissue is suddenly loaded by
a constant tensile force F, it immediately
stretches by some amount, then
continues stretching an additional
amount slowly over time (creep). After
the initial stretch, the rate of stretching
is finite and slows down as time
proceeds until the stretch rate becomes
effectively zero.
Motive:
Which model best
approximates the
response??
Maxwell Model: Predicted Response
Case A Case B
Voight Model: Predicted Response
Case A Case B
Kelvin Model: Predicted Response
Case A Case B
X F
t t