Burst testing of condoms. I. Basic features of the force-deformation curve of latex-rubber condoms.
Inflation of a rubber condom involves biaxial deformation of the material which can be modeled by the use of an appropriate strain-energy function.  Force versus deformation data for uniaxial extension of strips of condoms were used to determine the parameters for Ogden's form of a strain-energy function.  These parameters were then used to fit experimentally obtained burst test data to a stress-strain equation formulated for inflation of condoms in a burst test.  Experimental data on inflation of condoms agree well with theoretical curves verifying the applicability of the biaxial stress-strain equation to the particular strain-energy function on which it is based.
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Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
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D017280:Condoms / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011312:Pressure; D011786:Quality Control