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Resolution Methods
Theoretical mechanics, as presented in Chapter 2, only provides differential equations describing the properties and behavior of materials. Resolution methods are necessary to obtain temporal descriptions of t...
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Muscle Contraction Modeling
Soft tissue constitutive modeling requires a particular investigation into muscle contraction since muscles also exhibit an active behavior. In this area, there are three major approaches corresponding to diff...
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Theoretical Mechanics
According to the previous chapter, soft tissues may be regarded as composite, non-isotropic, non-homogeneous, more or less incompressible, finitely deforming, damaging, non-linear viscoelastic materials. From ...
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Soft Tissue Physiology
From a physiological point of view, any solid component of the organism from bones to cells may be considered as a living tissue. Soft tissues may be distinguished from other tissues like bones for their flexi...
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Constitutive Modeling
The objective of experimentation is to obtain simple, general laws describing the macroscopic behavior of materials, in order to determine their mechanical properties, and predict their response under well def...
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Application Perspectives
Various approaches have been followed for soft tissues modeling in computer graphics. Most of them rely on the assumptions of geometrical and physical linearity of the material. However, applying biomechanical...
