Requirements for comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-103

  Dumont, E R ^a   Grosse, I R ^b   Slater, G J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

FEA; Optimization; Scaling; Strain energy; von Mises stress; Work

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIZE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANATOMY; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56949107573     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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