Constitutive formulation and numerical analysis of the heel pad region

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-409

  Natali, A N ^a   Fontanella, C G ^a   Carniel, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constitutive formulation; Foot biomechanics; Heel pad mechanics; Hyper elasticity; Numerical modelling; Visco elasticity

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE FORMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HYPER-ELASTICITY; HYPERELASTIC MODELS; INDENTATION TEST; LINEAR ELASTIC MODEL; LOADING CONDITION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SKIN TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; LOADING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HEEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; VISCOSITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HEEL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84860754577     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.539561     Document Type: Article

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