A nonlinear finite element model was developed to investigate the biomechanics of indentation, particularly the influence of friction and large deformation on the calculation of the effective Young's modulus from the cylindrical, flat-ended indentation test of soft tissues. A new kappa table was given for calculation of the effective Young's modulus to account for the effects of layered geometry with consideration of the larger deformation. The results indicate that the effect of friction on the calculation of Young's modulus becomes significant with a large aspect ratio and with a large Poisson's ratio. It is found that the factor kappa increases almost proportionally to the increase of the indentation depth, especially obvious with a larger Poisson's ratio v and a larger aspect ratio a/h.
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