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Finite Element Simulation of Skull Fracture Evoked by Fall Injuries
Author Info
Vicini, Anthony
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-2090
Permalink:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1427286194
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2015, Master of Science in Engineering (MSEgr), Wright State University, Biomedical Engineering.
Abstract
This study presents novel predictive equations for von Mises stresses and deflection of bones in the frontal and lateral regions of the skull. The equations were developed based on results of a finite element model developed here. The model was validated for frontal and lateral loading conditions with input values mimetic to fall scenarios. Using neural network processing of the information derived from the model achieved R2 values of 0.9990 for both the stress and deflection. Based on the outcome of the fall victims, a threshold von Mises stress of 40.9 to 46.6 MPa was found to indicate skull fracture given a maximum input force of 26 kN and a load rate of 40 kN/ms.
Committee
Tarun Goswami, D.Sc. (Advisor)
Thomas Hangartner, Ph.D. (Other)
Nasser Kashou, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Mary Fendley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
David Reynolds, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Robert Fyffe, Ph.D. (Other)
Pages
96 p.
Subject Headings
Biomechanics
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Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Research
Keywords
Finite element simulation
;
head injuries
;
skull fracture
;
fall injuries
;
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Vicini, A. (2015).
Finite Element Simulation of Skull Fracture Evoked by Fall Injuries
[Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1427286194
APA Style (7th edition)
Vicini, Anthony.
Finite Element Simulation of Skull Fracture Evoked by Fall Injuries.
2015. Wright State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1427286194.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Vicini, Anthony. "Finite Element Simulation of Skull Fracture Evoked by Fall Injuries." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1427286194
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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