Natural Optima in Human Skull: A Low-Velocity Impact Study

The authors study whether there is innate optimization in the human skull bone, a compliant viscoelastic cancellous bone layer between two elastic compact layers, in regard to various material and geometrical parameters, as well as the parameters under which optimization occurs. Finite element analysis of the skull subjected to low-velocity impact is performed to study optimality of effects of varying short time modulus and layer thickness of the interlayer. Study results show parameter optimization is possible to meet different objectives.

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• Authors:
  • Anup, S
  • Sivakumar, S M
  • Suraishkumar, G K
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 17-20
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Crashworthiness
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1358-8265
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcrs20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bones; Head; Optimization; Skull
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Low velocity impact; Natural optima
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01045374
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 2007 7:48AM