Constitutive modeling of rate-dependent stress-strain behavior of human liver in blunt impact loading - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2008 Nov;36(11):1883-92.

doi: 10.1007/s10439-008-9555-3. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

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Constitutive modeling of rate-dependent stress-strain behavior of human liver in blunt impact loading

Jessica L Sparks et al. Ann Biomed Eng. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

An understanding of the mechanical deformation behavior of the liver under high strain rate loading conditions could aid in the development of vehicle safety measures to reduce the occurrence of blunt liver injury. The purpose of this study was to develop a constitutive model of the stress-strain behavior of the human liver in blunt impact loading. Experimental stress and strain data was obtained from impact tests of 12 unembalmed human livers using a drop tower technique. A constitutive model previously developed for finite strain behavior of amorphous polymers was adapted to model the observed liver behavior. The elements of the model include a nonlinear spring in parallel with a linear spring and nonlinear dashpot. The model captures three features of liver stress-strain behavior in impact loading: (1) relatively stiff initial modulus, (2) rate-dependent yield or rollover to viscous "flow" behavior, and (3) strain hardening at large strains. Six material properties were used to define the constitutive model. This study represents a novel application of polymer mechanics concepts to understand the rate-dependent large strain behavior of human liver tissue under high strain rate loading. Applications of this research include finite element simulations of injury-producing liver or abdominal impact events.

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