Finite element analysis (FEA): Applying an engineering method to functional morphology in anthropology and human biology

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-623

  Panagiotopoulou, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis (FEA); Formfunction relationship; Functional morphology; Human biology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAUGE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN EVOLUTION;

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; DENTITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGY; DENTITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449641180     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460903019879     Document Type: Review

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