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Viscoelasticity

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A viscoelastic material is one in which the stress induced is proportional to the rate of strain in the material. Viscoelastic material models are frequently used to describe the behaviour of human tissue. Commonly used viscoelastic models are the Kelvin-Voight and Maxwell models.

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