Tendon Strain

Available identifiers

MaRDI QIDQ6674102

stretching or partially tearing a tendon

Description

Definition of the tendon strain by length of tendon under stress and stress-free length of tendon.

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Defining Formula: ${ϵ}_{\text{T}}(t)\equiv \frac{{{𝓁}}_{\text{T}}(t)-{{𝓁}}_{\text{T}}^{\text{slack}}}{{{𝓁}}_{\text{T}}^{\text{slack}}}$

$l_{\text{T}}$ symbol represents Tendon Length

$t$ symbol represents Time

${ϵ}_{\text{T}}$ symbol represents Tendon Strain

${{𝓁}}_{\text{T}}^{\text{slack}}$ symbol represents Stress Free Tendon Length

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