A quasi-brittle continuum damage finite element model of the human proximal femur based on element deletion.

In this paper, a simple and practical finite element (FE) model coupled to a quasi-brittle damage law to describe the initiation and progressive propagation of multiple cracks based on element deletion is developed to predict the complete force-displacement curve and the fracture pattern of a human...

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Published in:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 51; no. 1/2; pp. 219 - 232
Main Author: Hambli, Ridha
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2013
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