Application of the natural element method to finite deformation inelastic problems in isotropic and fiber-reinforced biological soft tissues

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 21-24, 2008, Pages 1983-1996

  Pena E ^a,b   Martinez M A ^a,b   Calvo, B ^a,b   Doblare M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuum damage mechanics; Finite strains; Hyperelasticity; Internal variables; Natural element method; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INTERPOLATION; STRAIN; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

INELASTIC FINITE DEFORMATION; MESH DISTORTION; NATURAL ELEMENT METHOD;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INTERPOLATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 40249109764     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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