Finite element study of high-speed blunt impact on thorax: Linear elastic considerations

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-683

  Grimal, Quentin ^a   Gama, Bazle A ^b,c   Naili, Salah ^a   Watzky, Alexandre ^a   Gillespie Jr , John W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Blunt trauma; Finite elements; Impact

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPULSE RESPONSE; KINETIC ENERGY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LOADING; MUSCLE; PROJECTILES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BLUNT TRAUMA; ELASTIC MATERIALS; IMPACT; THORACIC WALL (TW);

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 1942453736     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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