Application of fracture mechanics to failure in manatee rib bone

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Yan, Jiahau ^a   Clifton, Kari B ^a   Reep, Roger L ^a   Mecholsky Jr , John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Florida manatee; Fractography; Fracture mechanics; Fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BONE MATERIALS; MANATEE RIBS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; QUASI BRITTLE MATERIALS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIB; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RIB FRACTURES; RIBS; STRESS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 33745455207     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2187044     Document Type: Article

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