Resilience

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Resilience is the property of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then, upon unloading to have this energy recovered. In other words, it is the maximum energy per unit volume that can be elastically stored. It is represented by the area under the curve in the elastic region in the Stress-Strain diagram.

Modulus of Resilience, U_r, can be calculated using the following formula: , where σ is yield stress, E is Young's modulus, and ε is strain.

An example of a biomaterial which has a high resilience is articular cartilage, the substance lining the ends of bones in articulating joints such as the knee and hip.

Resilience is a term that has been borrowed from the more exact sciences and adopted by psychology. When used by psychologists it refers to the ability to recover from trauma or crisis. The term has generated much interest on the part of research psychologists (Bonnano, 2004) and has been used in developing programs to help people cope in the aftermath of traumatic events (Building Resilience Interventions, Baum, et al, 2009).

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