protocol for testing viscoelastic properties of tendons

[unknown user]

Good morning,

We are working on the viscoelastic properties of tendons before and after
freezing. We are looking for 2 types of information: the stress relaxation
and the ultimate strain to rupture.
In the literature, the protocols consist usually in 10 cycles of low strain
with a low strain rate. But we don't understand:
- Why is a 10 cycles test used by all these teams , rather than a 1
time/strain test ?
- Which is initial reference for all these protocols ?
Initially we thought that we just had to apply the same protocol that was
applied to a plastic material, but we haven't found a protocol in the French
standardisation organism guide.

Thank you.

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