Abstract
Collagen fibers in connective tissues have a periodic, “crimped” shape. In this work, they are modelled as long, sinusoidal beams. Constitutive equations in uniaxial tension are obtained by geometric considerations for a single collagen fiber as well as for bundles of fibers embedded in a matrix. The effect of fiber orientation is briefly discussed.
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