Abstract: Constitutive models facilitate investigation into load bearing mechanisms of biological tissues and may aid attempts to engineer tissue replacements. In soft tissue models, a commonly made assumption ...

Abstract: The reaction of articular cartilage and other soft tissues to mechanical loads has been characterized by coupled hydraulic (H) and mechanical (M) processes. An enhanced biphasic material model ...

Abstract: A change in temperature induces thermo-osmosis (T-O) and thermofiltration (T-F) effects in soils, which can influence consolidation under certain conditions. Whether such conditions are met is not always known a priori. ...