title: [Mechanics of damage and biomechanical tensile strength of the femur].
abstract: The properties of the femur are represented by the micromechanics of composites and the mechanics of damage. A consideration of the femur as a composite the Young's modul is dependent on the density. The biomechanical behavior of the femur can be simulated by a one-dimensional model of the mechanics of damage. It is shown that the maximal tolerable stress and the yield stress are not direct material properties. Material behavior is determined by a damage variable that is dependent on the current strain. The results of this investigation are in good agreement with experimental results.
authors: Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Winter
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D004548:Elasticity; D005269:Femur / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013718:Tensile Strength
vernacular_title: Schädigungsmechanik und biomechanische Festigkeit des Femur.