Modeling of dynamic fracture and damage in two-dimensional trabecular bone microstructures using the cohesive finite element method

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Tomar, Vikas ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive finite element method; Fracture; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH; LITHOGRAPHY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

2 D SPACE; ACCUMULATED DAMAGE; APPLIED LOADING; AREA-FRACTION; BONE ARCHITECTURE; BONE TISSUES; COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (CFEM); COHESIVE PARAMETERS; CRITICAL LIMIT; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELING; FRACTURE BEHAVIORS; FRACTURE ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; FRACTURE RESISTANCES; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; INHOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; MICRO DAMAGES; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; ORTHOTOPIC; PROPAGATION ANALYSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); TRABECULAR ARCHITECTURE; TRABECULAR BONES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D); YIELD PROPERTIES;

BONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE STRESS; BONE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; SHEEP; THICKNESS; TRABECULAR BONE; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMUR; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRABECULA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, BONE; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 47149112737     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2903434     Document Type: Article

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