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THE COLLECTION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF VERTEBRAL BONE IN THREE DIMENSIONS

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Abstract

In order to increase the amount of information available on vertebral bone material properties, a three dimensional, nondestructive data collection system has been developed. To measure the deflections of a bone specimen in three dimensions, LVDTs were positioned in the three primary axes. LVDTs are used because their measurements will not be influenced by the MTS machine, and therefore the deflection read from the MTS machine can be used to check the LVDT output. LVDTs can also be rapidly and accuracy calibrated. Using LVDTs is a relatively inexpensive way to measure deflection along the three axes due to a unixial compression and, therefore, allows the calculation of Possion's ratio with respect to an axis. This method can therefore calculate all six Possion's ratios that are found in a 3x3 material matrix, quantities that are not well established for bone.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Bioengineering
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages133-134
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9780791815403
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
EventASME 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1996 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Nov 17 1996Nov 22 1996

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1996-D

Conference

ConferenceASME 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1996
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period11/17/9611/22/96

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