In this paper a new material model is proposed for the description of stress-softening
observed in cyclic tension tests of collagenous soft tissues such as arterial walls, for applied …

We propose a statistical approach to describe microscopic damage evolution in soft
collagenous tissues such as arterial walls. The damage model extends a framework …

In this paper we present a fully three‐dimensional finite‐strain damage model for fibrous soft
tissue. Continuum damage mechanics is used to describe the softening behaviour of soft …

The aim of this paper is to introduce a fully three‐dimensional finite‐strain damage model for
visco‐hyperelastic fibrous soft tissue. The structural model is formulated using the concept of …

A fully three dimensional finite-strain damage model for fibrous soft tissue is here presented.
The model assumes uncoupled contributions for the matrix and collagen fibers, and …

This paper presents a comparison between deterministic and stochastically based three-
dimensional finite-strain damage models for fibrous biological soft tissues, accounting for …

When a balloon-angioplasty is performed, the arterial wall is overstretched and thereby
damaged, which leads to a stiffness reduction in the arterial layers. An anisotropic damage …

In this paper we present a two-layer structural model suitable for predicting reliably the
passive (unstimulated) time-dependent three-dimensional stress and deformation states of …

A constitutive model is proposed for the description of the inelastic effects of biological
tissues. The model can reproduce the Mullins effect, preconditioning, rupture and residual …

In this paper we develop a new constitutive law for the description of the (passive)
mechanical response of arterial tissue. The artery is modeled as a thick-walled nonlinearly …