Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics

The aim of this work is to develop an experimental method suitable for the mechanical testing of highly non-standard biological samples such as snake skin with osteoderms. The objective of the method is to determine, whether the osteoderms provide a protective function for the animal in its natural...

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Main Authors: Blanka Žaloudková, Petr Koudelka, Petra Frýdlová, Mykhailo Drozdenko, Jan Šleichrt, Daniel Kytýř
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Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10119
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Mykhailo Drozdenko
Jan Šleichrt
Daniel Kytýř
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description The aim of this work is to develop an experimental method suitable for the mechanical testing of highly non-standard biological samples such as snake skin with osteoderms. The objective of the method is to determine, whether the osteoderms provide a protective function for the animal in its natural environment. For this purpose, a simulation of rodents biting the skin based on uni-axial compressive loading using a synthetic tooth as a penetrator was developed with an emphasis on integration with X-ray scanners to facilitate in-situ testing. To identify and characterise the structure of snake skin and to prove the protective function of osteoderms, all samples were subjected to high resolution X-ray computed tomography. The results of the experiments are presented in the form of stress-strain curves and a map of the tangent modulus.
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spelling doaj-art-066a0f3d21b94a448ec2225868aedb652025-08-20T03:32:40ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822024-10-014810.14311/APP.2024.48.0061Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristicsBlanka Žaloudková0Petr Koudelka1Petra Frýdlová2Mykhailo Drozdenko3Jan Šleichrt4Daniel Kytýř5Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Na Florenci 25, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech RepublicCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech RepublicCharles University, Faculty of Science, Viničná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech RepublicCzech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics Institute, 250 68 Řež, Czech RepublicCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech RepublicCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic The aim of this work is to develop an experimental method suitable for the mechanical testing of highly non-standard biological samples such as snake skin with osteoderms. The objective of the method is to determine, whether the osteoderms provide a protective function for the animal in its natural environment. For this purpose, a simulation of rodents biting the skin based on uni-axial compressive loading using a synthetic tooth as a penetrator was developed with an emphasis on integration with X-ray scanners to facilitate in-situ testing. To identify and characterise the structure of snake skin and to prove the protective function of osteoderms, all samples were subjected to high resolution X-ray computed tomography. The results of the experiments are presented in the form of stress-strain curves and a map of the tangent modulus. https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10119bioinspirationsnake skinosteodermsmechanical testingcomputed tomographydermal armour
spellingShingle Blanka Žaloudková
Petr Koudelka
Petra Frýdlová
Mykhailo Drozdenko
Jan Šleichrt
Daniel Kytýř
Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
bioinspiration
snake skin
osteoderms
mechanical testing
computed tomography
dermal armour
title Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
title_full Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
title_fullStr Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
title_short Design of the testing procedure for investigation of Eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
title_sort design of the testing procedure for investigation of eryx conicus dermal armour characteristics
topic bioinspiration
snake skin
osteoderms
mechanical testing
computed tomography
dermal armour
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10119
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