Creep and Stress Relaxation Creep When subjected to load, all elastomers exhibit an increasing deformation with time, know as creep. This occurs at any stress
All connective tissue exhibits the property of viscoelasticity, which is simply a combination of the behavior of the properties of elasticity and viscosity.73,76 Elasticity refers
Creep and Stress Relaxation Creep When subjected to load, all elastomers exhibit an increasing deformation with time, know as creep. This occurs at any stress
The relationship between strain and stress is described by the material’s stress-strain curve. Figure 1 shows typical stress-strain curves from polymer thermoplastic and thermoset rubber