Physical Imaging of fracturing Human Cortical Bone

Elisa Budyn (1) , Julien Jonvaux (1) , Thierry Hoc (2)

1 UIC - University of Illinois [Chicago]
2 MSSMat - Laboratoire de mécanique des sols, structures et matériaux

In the present study, we present a procedure associating either the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM) or the standard Finite Element Method (FEM) to a Digital Imaging Correlation technique (DIC) called microextensometry (CorrelmanuV) in order to investigate the local fracture toughness of micro cracks in human Haversian cortical bone at the scale of the osteons. The micro cracks are tested in tension and in compression.

Mots clés: imaging; fracture; toughness; contact; bone; X-FEM

Domaines: Mécanique [physics.med-ph]

Elisa Budyn, Julien Jonvaux, Thierry Hoc. Physical Imaging of fracturing Human Cortical Bone. 9e Colloque national en calcul des structures, CSMA, May 2009, Giens, France. ⟨hal-01408399⟩