ABSTRACT
The variations observed in the mechanical behaviour of shark skin at different locations and direction of test, bring out the influence of the histological characteristics on the mechanical properties of the skin. These differences in histological characteristics also give an idea about the functional significance of different regions of the skin.
ABSTRACT
The effect of strain rate on the stress-strain behaviour of skin is studied. It is observed that the plastic set in the skin is dependent on strain rate. The scanning electron micrographs of the fractured skin sample shows thicker fibrils and thinner one at low strain rates. The plastic flow is clearly brought out in the stress-strain curves at different strain rates. The stress relaxation behaviour at any given strain is clearly brought out in the 3-dimensional plot.