| contributor author | J. F. Wilson | |
| contributor author | U. Mahajan | |
| contributor author | S. A. Wainwright | |
| contributor author | L. J. Croner | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T23:34:56Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T23:34:56Z | |
| date copyright | February, 1991 | |
| date issued | 1991 | |
| identifier issn | 0148-0731 | |
| identifier other | JBENDY-25868#79_1.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/108204 | |
| description abstract | A continuum model is presented that relates the trunk parameters of loading, geometry, and muscle structure to the necessary conditions of static equilibrium. Linear theory for stress-strain behavior is used to describe an elephant trunk for an incremental displacement as the animal slowly lifts a weight at the trunk tip. With this analysis and experimental values for the trunk parameters, the apparent trunk stiffness Ea is estimated for the living animal. For an Asian elephant with a maximum compression strain of 33 percent, Ea is of the order of 106 N/m2 . The continuum model is quite general and may be applied to similar nonskeletal appendages and bodies of other animals. | |
| publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| title | A Continuum Model of Elephant Trunks | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 113 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Biomechanical Engineering | |
| identifier doi | 10.1115/1.2894088 | |
| journal fristpage | 79 | |
| journal lastpage | 84 | |
| identifier eissn | 1528-8951 | |
| keywords | Weight (Mass) | |
| keywords | Stress | |
| keywords | Equilibrium (Physics) | |
| keywords | Compression | |
| keywords | Displacement | |
| keywords | Geometry | |
| keywords | Muscle AND Stiffness | |
| tree | Journal of Biomechanical Engineering:;1991:;volume( 113 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
