Use of brain biomechanical models for monitoring impact exposure in contact sports

S Ji, M Ghajari, H Mao, RH Kraft… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Head acceleration measurement sensors are now widely deployed in the field to monitor
head kinematic exposure in contact sports. The wealth of impact kinematics data provides …

Finite element models: A road to in-silico modeling in the age of personalized dentistry

P Lahoud, H Faghihian, R Richert, R Jacobs… - Journal of Dentistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This article reviews the applications of Finite Element Models (FEMs) in
personalized dentistry, focusing on treatment planning, material selection, and CAD-CAM …

[HTML][HTML] Dolomite fracture modeling using the Johnson-Holmquist concrete material model: Parameter determination and validation

M Kucewicz, P Baranowski, J Małachowski - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the Johnson-Holmquist concrete (JHC) constitutive model is adopted for
modeling and simulating the fracture of dolomite. A detailed step-by-step procedure for …

Method to assess and enhance vulnerable road user safety during impact loading

M Ptak - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Every year approximately 1.35 million people die as a consequence of road accidents.
Almost 50% of road fatalities are vulnerable road users (VRUs). This research reviews the …

Prediction method of bridge static load test results based on Kriging model

P Lu, Z Xu, Y Chen, Y Zhou - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
To solve the problems of expensive bridge load test cost, traffic congestion influence, and
damage to bridges by load test, the dynamic experimental results based on the inexpensive …

Quantifying the effect of cerebral atrophy on head injury risk in elderly individuals: insights from computational biomechanics and experimental analysis of bridging …

H Abdi, D Sanchez-Molina, S Garcia-Vilana… - Injury, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to quantitatively investigate the relationship between cerebral
atrophy and the risk of injury in elderly individuals. To achieve this, a sophisticated …

Incorporation of vasculature in a head injury model lowers local mechanical strains in dynamic impact

W Zhao, S Ji - Journal of biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Cerebral vasculature is several orders of magnitude stiffer than the brain tissue. However,
only a handful of studies have investigated its potential stiffening effect on dynamic brain …

Cerebral vascular strains in dynamic head impact using an upgraded model with brain material property heterogeneity

W Zhao, S Ji - Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cerebral vascular injury (CVI) is a frequent consequence of traumatic brain injury but has
often been neglected. Substantial experimental work exists on vascular material properties …

Computational modeling of skull bone structures and simulation of skull fractures using the YEAHM head model

A Barbosa, FAO Fernandes, RJ Alves de Sousa… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The human head is a complex multi-layered structure of hard and soft tissues, governed by
complex materials laws and interactions. Computational models of the human head have …

Experimental and computational approach to human brain modelling–aHEAD

M Ptak, M Dymek, M Sawicki, FAO Fernandes… - Archives of Civil and …, 2023 - Springer
The human head is a highly complex structure, with a combination of hard and soft tissues
and a variety of materials and interactions. Many researchers have used computational …