Original title:
Large-scale micro-finite element simulation of compressive behavior of trabecular bone microstructure
Authors:
Jiroušek, Ondřej ; Zlámal, Petr Document type: Papers Conference/Event: Engineering Mechanics 2012, Svratka (CZ), 2012-05-14 / 2012-05-17
Year:
2012
Language:
eng Abstract:
Microstructural finite element analysis has become a standard technique for evaluation of mechanical properties of trabecular bone. Due to the high complexity of the trabecular bone microstructure, the FE models have a very large number of elements (about 1 million elements per cubic cm in 50 μm3 resolution). To perform FE analysis of the microstructural FE models based on micro-CT scanning of whole bone samples (e.g. vertebral bodies) it is needed to solve 107 -- 108 equations. This article deals with comparison of approaches using voxel-based microstructural FE models to calculate the overall mechanical properties of trabecular bone.
Keywords:
elastic properties; MPI; parallel computing; trabecular bone; voxel FE models Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z20710524 (CEP), GAP105/10/2305 (CEP) Funding provider: GA ČR Host item entry: Engineering Mechanics 2012, ISBN 978-80-86246-40-6
Institution: Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0209613