Development and validation of a technique for strain measurement inside polymethyl methacrylate

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-33

  Cristofolini, L ^a   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRAIN GAGES;

INTERNAL STRAIN;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033881109     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0309324001513982     Document Type: Article

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