Continuum damage mechanics (CDM) modelling demonstrates that ligament fatigue damage accumulates by different mechanisms than creep damage

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3279-3284

  Schwab, Timothy D ^a   Johnston, Clifton R ^b   Oxland, Thomas R ^a   Thornton, Gail M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuum damage mechanics; Creep; Damage; Fatigue; Ligament

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; CREEP; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

CREEP MODELS; LIGAMENT FATIGUE DAMAGE; LOAD-BEARINGS; MODULUS REDUCTION;

LIGAMENTS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MODEL; ERROR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FATIGUE; FEMALE; LIGAMENT DISEASE; LIMB REDUCTION DEFECT; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RABBITS; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34948855867     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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