posted on 2018-11-01, 12:07authored byMarek Gorywoda
Three mathematical models were developed in order to calculate stresses
which occur in custom-made HERAMED prostheses during mechanical testing
according to DIN 58840. Two of the models performed a three-dimensional
stress analysis by using either the boundary element method or the
finite element method. The third model was called the simple model and
relied on a mixture of the simple bending theory, the beam-on-elastic foundation
theory and the finite element method. Results from the mathematical
models were compared with results from three-dimensional photoelasticity
by stress freezing. The use of three-dimensional scattered-light
photoelasticity was also evaluated. On the basis of the theoretical
and experimental results, it was found that stresses in the prostheses
can satisfactorily be calculated with the simple model. The simple
model was also much less expensive in terms of computer resources than
both the boundary and finite element methods. [Continues.]
History
School
Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Publication date
1990
Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.