Small punch test crosslinked materials

Of greater importance is how well the physics-inspired model framework represents the governing micromechanisms, and ultimately, how well the model can predict the behavior of a given material under different loading conditions than that for which the model was originally calibrated. The simulations of the small punch test demonstrate that the HM provides satisfactory and valid predictions of large-deformation multiaxial behavior of conventional and highly crosslinked UHMWPEs. 

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