Rising crack-growth-resistance behavior in cortical bone: Implications for toughness measurements

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 55-56

  Vashishth, Deepak ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACKING;

CORTICAL BONES;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0242469215     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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