A Microstructural Study of Load Distribution in Cartilage: A Comparison of Stress Relaxation versus Creep Loading

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2015/952879/figures/952879.fig.003a.svgz" name="952879.fig.003a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Stress relaxation tests</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2015/952879/figures/952879.fig.003b.svgz" name="952879.fig.003b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Creep tests</td></tr></table>

<div>A plot of the<i> bulge strain</i> versus<i> normal axial strain</i> for (a) the stress relaxation tests and (b) creep tests, only for Group C1. There is a relatively good correlation between both parameters as indicated by the linear fit.</div>

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Figure 3: A Microstructural Study of Load Distribution in Cartilage: A Comparison of Stress Relaxation versus Creep Loading 