Bone L1: Biomechanics of Bone Flashcards
What graph is used for structural properties?
Load deformation graph
What graph is used for material properties?
Stress-strain graph
Why would a stress-strain graph be used?
- Can use graph to compare to other materials
- Ultimate stress can be compared to every other stress/strain graph
How does is tensile stress measured in stress-strain graph?
Can measure area = tensile stress
What is stress in a stress-strain graph?
- Length
- How much it stretches
What is the toe-region?
- where crimp is being removed, becoming less wavy.
- elastic (linear) region – slope = E (Pa), where material behaves elastically
What is modulus of elasticity?
stress/strain = E (Pa)
What is the yield point?
where permanent damage and non-linear behaviour starts
What is the plastic region?
post yield point, ductile behaviour with damage
What is the ultimate stress (strength)?
maximum stress (Pa) able to be supported
What is the ultimate strain?
maximum deformation/original length
What is the toughness?
area under curve, ‘resistance to failure’
What is the difference between a force-deformation curve and a stress-strain curve?
Basically – the units and terminology. Stress-strain curves are of more use due to the incorporation of ‘size’ of the thing under test. Normalised. This allows for comparisons with other materials in a meaningful way.
Structural VS material properties of bones
- Bone material itself = weaker material = starts to bend –> adaptive response –> produce more bone larger bone (but poor quality)
- Whole bone = good structure = relatively good strength
- It is the structure of bone that makes it strong, not the material itself
What is bone fatigue?
- Fatigue: continuous loading
- decreased modulus
- Once bone starts moving away from origin, permanent damage
- Keep bending bone –> microcrystal –> damage permanent damage –> eventually failure