Transversely isotropic membrane shells with application to mitral valve mechanics. Constitutive modelling and finite element implementation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 987-1008

  Prot, V ^a   Skallerud, Bjorn ^a   Holzapfel, G A ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hyperelasticity; Membrane shells; Mitral valve; Transverse isotropy

Indexed keywords

ABAQUS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESSES;

ELASTICITY TENSOR; HEART CYCLE; MITRAL VALVE; STRESS TENSOR; VALVE MOTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABAQUS; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESSES;

EID: 34548048162     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1983     Document Type: Article

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