Kemeny, StevenPoquette, Ben2019-06-192019-06-192006-09-22Kemeny, S.F., 2006. Simulation of Damage in Human Cortical Bone with Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in MATLAB. Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research, 2. DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/jumr.v2i0.06071934-7677http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90314This paper examines bone fatigue damage using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to predict changes in modulus, damage and cycles to failure.The MATLAB-coded material model has been previously implemented in a full FEA package.It is based on published models of damage verified with experimental data.The MATLAB program inputs a finite element mesh and simulates the damage iteratively.Four meshes are examined:a machined tensile specimen of the bone, a machined bending specimen, a single strut of cancellous bone, and a 2-D slice of cancellous bone.This model is a fast testing method for ideas, allows easy comparison of different test geometries and material damage models, and may help to bring the study of bone damage to a broader audience.5 pages717.48 KBapplication/pdfapplication/zipenIn CopyrightMaterial ScienceBone MechanicsFatigue DamageArticleVirginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.21061/jumr.v2i0.0607212578-9570