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Load Deformation Curve

The document explains the load-deformation curve, which illustrates the relationship between applied force and the resulting deformation in materials like tendons and ligaments. It details the elastic and plastic regions of the curve, the significance of the failure point, and how factors like size and composition affect a structure's response to load. Additionally, it discusses Hooke's Law and provides examples of how tendons and ligaments behave under stress, including the concepts of sprains and strains.

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Load Deformation Curve

The document explains the load-deformation curve, which illustrates the relationship between applied force and the resulting deformation in materials like tendons and ligaments. It details the elastic and plastic regions of the curve, the significance of the failure point, and how factors like size and composition affect a structure's response to load. Additionally, it discusses Hooke's Law and provides examples of how tendons and ligaments behave under stress, including the concepts of sprains and strains.

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Load-deformation

Curve
Roll no 19-24
What is..?
• The term load refers to a force or forces applied to a
structure.
• The magnitude, direction and rate of force application as
well as size and composition of tissue will all affect the
tissues response to load.
• When forces act on an object it produces a deformation i.e
change in shape.
Tensile load produces elongation.
Compressive force produces compression.
• Load deformation curve is the result of plotting the
applied load against the deformation.
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• The load deformation curve shows the elasticity, plasticity,


ultimate strength, and stiffness of the material, as well as the
amount of energy that the material can absorb before it falls.
What is a Load-Deformation Curve?
• It's a graph that visually represents the relationship between
the force (load) applied to a material (like a tendon or
ligament) and the resulting change in its shape (deformation).
• The curve helps understand how tissues behave under stress,
including their elastic and plastic regions, and ultimately, their
point of failure.
• Elastic Region: In this region, the material deforms
temporarily and returns to its original shape when the load is
removed.
• Plastic Region: Beyond the elastic region, the material
undergoes permanent deformation, meaning it won't fully
return to its original shape after the load is removed.
• Failure Point: The point where the material breaks or
ruptures under excessive load.
• Force values on the load-deformation curve
depend on both the size of the structure and
its composition. A structure with a greater
cross sectional area can withstand more
force with less deformation than the
structure of the same length with less cross
sectional area.
• A longer structure deforms more when a
force is applied than does a shorter structure
of a similar cross section.
• Tensile force is measured in newtons (N)
• Compressive force is measured in Pascals
Hooke’s Law

• Hooke's Law states that the force needed


to extend or compress a spring (or elastic
material) by a certain distance is directly
proportional to that distance, expressed as
F = -kx, where F is the force, k is the
spring constant, and x is the displacement.
Examples in the body:
1.Tendons and Ligaments:
Tendon: Tendons (connect muscle to bone) and ligaments (connect bone to bone)
exhibit a unique behavior under stress.
They must stretch easily at first (toe region of the curve) to allow for flexibility,
but then resist significant stretching under large stress to prevent hyper-
extension and dislocation injuries (linear region).
If the force exceeds a certain point (yield point), the tendon/ligament undergoes
permanent deformation (plastic region).
Finally, if the force continues to increase, the tendon/ligament may rupture at its
ultimate load (failure point).
2.Sprains and Strains:
A sprain occurs when a ligament is torn by a stress greater than its ultimate
strength or stretched into its failure region.
A strain occurs when a tendon is torn by a stress greater than its ultimate
strength or stretched into its failure region.
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