On the consequences of non linear constitutive modelling of brain tissue for injury prediction with numerical head models

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-257

  Hrapko, M ^a   Van Dommelen, J A W ^a   Peters, G W M ^a   Wismans, J S H M ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain tissue; Constitutive model; Finite element method; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

3D HEAD MODEL; BRAIN INTERFACES; BRAIN TISSUE; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOUR; CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING; ELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT; HEAD MODEL; INJURY PREDICTION; LOADING CONDITION; LOADING DIRECTION; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR VERSIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SLIDING INTERFACES;

BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; BRAIN MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 68649099215     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802440290     Document Type: Article

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