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The issue of the optimal (from the viewpoint of strength) structure of blood vessels of a living organism is considered. It is shown that the angle of packing of muscular fibers in vessels is optimal in terms of strength of arteries.
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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 24–30, May–June, 2006.
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Medvedev, A.E., Samsonov, V.I. & Fomin, V.M. Rational structure of blood vessels. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 47, 324–329 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10808-006-0059-3
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