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The significance of a1 is much the same, except it has its effect at the point (eps1,F1). Rather than at
(L0,0). If, for instance you insert this:
AnyLigamentModelPol LigModel = {
L0 = 1.30; // Slack length
eps1 = 0.2; // Strain where F1 is valid
F1 = 1000; // Force in the ligament at strain eps1
a0 = 0.5;
a1 = 0.0;
};
- then you will get a curve that attains zero slope at (eps1,F1):
So, a1 = 0.0 corresponds to zero slope, and the default value of a1 = 1.0 corresponds to the slope given by