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Material parameters for the ligaments: the ligaments are abbreviated in the following way; ITL, SSL, ISL, LF, ALL, PLL and CL (see section above entitled ‘Continuum mechanical modeling and material properties’)
| ITL | LF | PLL | SSL, ISL, ALL, CL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| k1 (MPa) | 13.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| k2 [1] | 21.0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| c (MPa) | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
The values were obtained by fitting model 2 and 3 to the curves documented in [15]
