A mesh-free numerical method for the estimation of the torsional stiffness of long bones

Uscilowska, Anita; Fraska, Agnieszka

doi:10.2140/jomms.2012.7.265

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A mesh-free numerical method for the estimation of the torsional stiffness of long bones

Anita Uscilowska and Agnieszka Fraska

Vol. 7 (2012), No. 3, 265–276

DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2012.7.265

Abstract

This paper considers the torsional stiffness of long bones. The phenomenon of long-bone twisting is a boundary value problem. We propose to solve the problem by a numerical procedure based on a mesh-free method, the method of fundamental solutions.

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method of fundamental solutions, mesh-free method, torsional stiffness, long bone

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Received: 3 November 2010

Revised: 8 August 2011

Accepted: 15 December 2011

Published: 6 May 2012

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Anita Uscilowska
Institute of Applied Mechanics Poznan University of Technology ul. Jana Pawla II 24 60-965 Poznan Poland

Agnieszka Fraska
Institute of Applied Mechanics Poznan University of Technology ul. Jana Pawla II 24 60-965 Poznan Poland

Vol. 7, No. 3, 2012

Anita Uscilowska and Agnieszka Fraska

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