Experimental assessment of stress patterns in abdominal aortic aneurysms using the photoelastic method

Strain

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Morris, L ^a   O'Donnell, P ^a   Delassus, P ^b   McGloughlin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Maximum sac diameter; Reflective photoelastic method; Rupture sites; Self supporting structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EPOXY RESINS; INJECTION MOLDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PHOTOELASTICITY; STRAIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; MAXIMUM SAC DIAMETER; REFLECTIVE PHOTOELASTIC METHOD; RUPTURE SITES; SELF SUPPORTING STRUCTURE;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 10244244917     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2004.tb01425.x     Document Type: Article

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