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The compressive force, W, as a function of the imposed compressive displacement for a loading velocity of 8 mm s−1 corresponding to orientations of the finger pad of 30° (blue diamonds) and 45° (red circles). The full line (blue) and dashed line (red) are the best fits to equation (4.8) for 30° and 45° orientations respectively. (Online version in colour.)
