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A 3D Continuum Finite Element Muscle Model for the Investigation of Cervical Spine Load-Sharing Mechanisms and Injury Assessment during Impact Loading Scenarios
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The mechanical behavior of the individual cervical tissues as well as the head-neck complex kinematics plays a very important role in proper functioning of the cervical spine and is a key factor in more appropriate understanding of injury mechanism, prevention, detection, control and treatment....
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A New Material Characterization Approach for Evaluating the Deformational Capacity of Onshore Pipelines
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The buckling instability phenomenon in shell structures is inherently influenced by a variety of parameters which may exhibit direct nonlinear relationships with the resultant stress and consequent deformation in the structure, as well as complex interrelationships, under various loading...
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Fall 2023
Statistical Shape Models (SSMs) describe the shape variation in a family of similar objects in a computational format. An example of a shape family is the periphery of a specific bone for different individuals. SSMs have diverse applications in computer vision and medicine. In orthopaedics, SSMs...
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Calibration of Fatigue Design Factors and Fatigue Life Reliability of Steel Highway Bridges Using WIM Databases
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Fatigue life assessment of steel highway bridges is crucial to maintain their safety. Researches are required to quantify uncertainties in loading, resistance, fatigue life prediction and improvement techniques. This study calibrates some fatigue code parameters and models fatigue loading...
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Fall 2020
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common medical conditions, mainly affecting older adults. The majority of cases are found within the hip or knee joint however, small joints, including the ankle, finger and facet joints are affected as well. The usual treatment for osteoarthritis is surgery...
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Spring 2024
Weerasinghe, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage KS
Bones in the skull are connected by craniofacial sutures, which are joints made of collagen fibers, vasculature, and an extracellular matrix. Sutures are straight and flexible at an organism’s early ages and develop various morphological characteristics during growth. Patent (unfused) sutures...
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Development of a Finite Element Model to Examine the Response of the Advanced System for Implant Stability Testing (ASIST) in Dental Implants
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The health of the bone-implant interface (BII) of a dental implant is integral to the success of the implant. The evaluation of the development process of these tissues during the healing stages is important in analyzing the risks of failure and to determining when loading can be prescribed. The...
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Effect of Z-shaped Steel Plate Connectors on Out-of-Plane Flexural Behaviour of Precast Insulated Concrete Panels
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Precast Insulated Concrete Panels (PICP) consist of an insulation layer sandwiched between two concrete layers. The concrete layers of PICP are attached to each other by interlayer mechanical connectors. These panels are widely used in North America as cladding system to provide thermal...
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Effects of Nucleus Size and Position on the Response of the Lumbar Functional Spinal Unit L4-L5 to Complex Loading: Finite Element Analysis
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The response of the lumbar spine to mechanical load, a major contributing factor in Low Back Pain (LBP), depends on the geometry of the spinal structures. As nucleus size and position vary among individuals, along the spine, and with aging, understanding the effects of inter-individual variation...