...Jill M. Middendorf; Victor H. Barocas Tears in the annulus fibrosus (AF) of the intervertebral disk (IVD) occur due to multiaxial loading on the spine. However, most existing AF failure studies measure uniaxial stress, not the multiaxial stress at failure. Delamination theory, which requires...

... be validated based on appropriate biomechanical data in order to accurately assess injury risk. This study presents a total of 36 uniaxial unconfined compression tests performed on fresh human liver parenchyma within 48 h of death. Each specimen was tested once to failure at one of four loading rates (0.012...

... 2011 24 01 2012 08 02 2012 09 02 2012 aortic injury CIREN accident reconstruction finite element isthmus strain failure biomechanics Traumatic rupture of aorta (TRA) is the leading cause of death in high-speed blunt impact trauma. Aortic injury is second only...

.... This work was supported in part by NIH (under Contract No. F32-HL57236). Wren , T. A. , Lindsey , D. P. , Beaupré , G. S. , and Carter , D. R. , 2003 , “ Effects of Creep and Cyclic Loading on the Mechanical Properties and Failure of Human Achilles Tendons ,” Ann. Biomed. Eng...

... spinal segments (Occiput-C2, C4-C5, and C6-C7) for measurement of tensile structural response and failure testing. The upper cervical spine (Occiput-C2) was found to be significantly less stiff, absorb less strain energy, and fail at higher loads than the lower cervical spine (C4-C5 and C6-C7...

...Irina Ionescu; James E. Guilkey; Martin Berzins; Robert M. Kirby; Jeffrey A. Weiss Understanding the factors that control the extent of tissue damage as a result of material failure in soft tissues may provide means to improve diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue injuries. The objective...