... safety e-scooter rider safety finite element modeling injury risk assessment U.S. Department of Transportation 10.13039/100000140 69A3551747115 Since 2012, rideshare companies in the United States have offered standing two-wheel electric scooters (e-scooters) for public short...

.... 104730 . 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104730 [41] Sang , W. , and Ural , A. , 2022 , “ Quantifying How Altered Lacunar Morphology and Perilacunar Tissue Properties Influence Local Mechanical Environment of Osteocyte Lacunae Using Finite Element Modeling ,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater...

... valve modeling platform, SlicerHeart, and an open-source biomechanics finite element modeling software, FEBio, to facilitate image-derived atrioventricular valve model creation and finite element analysis. We present a detailed verification and sensitivity analysis to demonstrate the fidelity...

.... , Marek , S. , and Yang , K. H. , 2013 , “ Development and Validation of a 10-Year-Old Child Ligamentous Cervical Spine Finite Element Model ,” Ann. Biomed. Eng. , 41 ( 12 ), pp. 2538 – 2552 . 10.1007/s10439-013-0858-7 [2] Beillas , P. , Giordano , C. , Alvarez...

...-dimensional geometry, material properties, and boundary conditions. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to summarize the current state of finite element modeling approaches that have been used in the field of ligament biomechanics, to discuss their applicability to foot ligament modeling in a practical...

.... , and Panzer , M. B. , 2019 , “ A Reanalysis of Football Impact Reconstructions for Head Kinematics and Finite Element Modeling ,” Clin. Biomech. , 64 , pp. 82 – 89 . 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.02.019 [21] Ommaya , A. , and Hirsch , A. , 1971 , “ Tolerances for Cerebral...

... was modeled via a simple, yet easily scalable, mixed shell and pressure finite element model. Then a validation study was conducted on intramuscular pressure, resulting from applied muscle contractile force, through leveraging special fluid elements type. The fluid–structure-based model and adopted methods...

... , “ Ankle Joint Injury Mechanism for Adults in Frontal Automotive Impact ,” SAE Paper No. 912902. 10.4271/912902 [10] Tannous , R. E. , Bandok , F. A. , T , T. G. , and Eppinger , R. H. , 1996 , “ A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of the Human Ankle: Development...

... in vivo. To these ends we developed two-layered, composite finite element models of the colorectum based on our experimental evidence and validated our approaches against independent experimental data. We included layer- and segment-specific residual stretches/stresses in our simulations via the prestrain...

.... e-mail:  costin@vt.edu 28 11 2020 16 05 2021 17 06 2021 pedestrian finite element modeling walking gait injury risk assessment Road traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death in the world. Globally, the number of road traffic accidents continues to rise...

... interaction pulse wave imaging biomechanical modeling pulse wave velocity finite element modeling atherosclerosis Pulse wave imaging (PWI) is an ultrasound-based elastography method that allows indirect quantification of arterial stiffness, via estimation of pulse wave velocity (PWV) [ 1 – 4...

... 19 Asian and 19 Caucasian diameter-matched AAA patients. 3D patient-specific finite element models were generated and used to compute peak wall stress (PWS), 99th percentile wall stress (99th WS), and spatially averaged wall stress (AWS) for each AAA. In addition, 51 global geometric indices were...

.... In this study, we present a computational finite element model (FEM) of solute transport through the synovium validated by experiments on synovial explants. Unsteady diffusion of urea, a small uncharged molecule, was measured through devitalized porcine and human synovium using custom-built diffusion chambers...

... planes. We investigate the biomechanics of s-looping and use modeling to understand the nonlinear and time-variant morphogenetic shape changes. We developed physical and finite element models and validated the models using perturbation studies. The results from experiments and models show how force...

... 2018 concussion head impact biomechanics finite element modeling Concussion has become an important topic of concern in ice hockey as it is one of the most common injuries sustained by athletes across all levels of play and age groups [ 1 – 9 ]. For ice hockey goaltenders concussion...

... models. More recently, there has been an increase in research involving finite element models of human, pig, and rat brains. Much of this research has focused on how linear and rotational acceleration of the head affects the brain. These models have approached this problem from a variety of avenues...

... Biomechanical Models of Knee Joint ,” Comput. Meth. Biomech. Biomed. Eng. , 13 ( 5 ), pp. 589 – 603 . 10.1080/10255840903389989 [12] Carrigan , S. D. , Whiteside , R. A. , Pichora , D. R. , and Small , C. F. , 2003 , “ Development of a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model for Carpal...

... Research: A New Human Head Model Development and Validation ,” Stapp Car Crash Journal , 45 , pp. 369 – 394 . [6] Willinger , R. , Kang , H. S. , and Diaw , B. , 1999 , “ Three-Dimensional Human Head Finite-Element Model Validation Against Two Experimental Impacts ,” Ann. Biomed. Eng...

... that the methodology presented in this study may be appropriate for the development of injury criteria under complex loadings corresponding to other body regions as well. finite element modeling foot and ankle impact biomechanics complex loading axial impact inversion/eversion The human lower...

... mechanics estimation. In this work, we present a novel method for incorporating regionally varying wall thickness (the “PSNUT” modeling strategy) in AAA finite element modeling and the application of this method to a diameter-matched cohort of 28 AAA geometries to assess differences in wall mechanics...