On the viscoelastic behaviour of beef meat under compression loading

Abstract

A method for the characterising of the behaviour of the beef meat at compressive loading was investigated. Both compressive and relaxation tests have been used. Results of the relaxation tests have shown that the boiled beef can be described in terms of the Maxwell model of the strain behaviour. Parameters of this model are dependent on the values of the loading force. The description of the observed behaviour of the beef under compressive loading thus needs some other model. It is shown that the obtained results on the compressive loading of the beef can be explained in the framework of the hyperelastic – viscous body.