Characterizing and Modeling Ovine Hide and Costal Cartilage for Use in Modeling High-Rate Non-Penetrating Blunt Impact.

Overall, we successfully characterized the mechanical behavior of the hide and costal cartilage in an ovine model. The data are intended for use in computational analogs of the ovine model for testing non-penetrating blunt impact in silico. To improve upon these models, rate sensitivity should be included, which will require additional mechanical testing.