Crack growth resistance in cortical bone: Concept of microcrack toughening

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 763-769

  Vashishth, D ^a   Behiri, J C ^a   Bonfield, W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Fracture toughness; Frontal process zone; Microcrack; R curve

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING;

CORTICAL BONES;

BONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0031214198     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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