Experimental characterization and finite element implementation of soft tissue nonlinear viscoelasticity

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Troyer, Kevin L ^a   Shetye, Snehal S ^a   Puttlitz, Christian M ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

finite element; nonlinear viscoelasticity; Prony series; tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR JOINTS; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FE MODEL; FE-SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FULLY NONLINEAR; NON-LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY; NONLINEAR SUPERPOSITION; NONLINEAR VISCO-ELASTIC; PREDICTIVE ACCURACY; PRONY SERIES; SOFT TISSUE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

CHARACTERIZATION; COLLAGEN; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TENDONS; TISSUE;

LOADING;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; VALIDATION STUDY; VISCOELASTICITY; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SHEEP; VISCOSITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84867497173     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007630     Document Type: Article

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