Data Driven Constitutive Model Discovery from In Silico Myocardial Biaxial Stretch Tests

This thesis investigates the ability of Bayesian EUCLID to retrieve a predictive approximate material model for the myocardium in the presence of heterogeneous deformation fields due to simulated biaxial stretch tests. The Holzapfel-Ogden material model is used as the ground-truth material model of the simulation, since it is capable of...

Influence of Fiber Orientation on the Water and Ions Transportation of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC)

An engineered cementitious composite (ECC) belongs to a type of high-performance fiber-reinforced materials. Fiber alignment causes the anisotropy of such materials. Herein, the influence of the fiber orientation on water and ion penetration into an ECC was studied. Fiber alignment was achieved using an extrusion approach. Water absorption,...

Effect of insertion and rotational velocity on friction between catheter and tissue

Purpose: An accurate needle or catheter placement is essential for the success of many procedures like regional anesthesia or biopsy taking. The accuracy of the needle or catheter placement could be increased by application of a rotational motion, which reduces the tissue indentation and required insertion force. Materials and methods: A...

Fundamental Theory and Implementation of the Wang-O'Gara-Tucker Model for the Modeling of Fiber Orientation in Fiber Filled Injection Molded Thermoplastics

The purpose of this master project is to implement the Wang-O'Gara-Tucker model to simulate the fiber orientation in fiber filled injection molded thermoplastics. A part of the extensive fundamental theory behind this model, and the implementations are treated in Part I of the thesis, the theory part. This part consists of the first eight...

Rekenprogramma's voor het ontwerpen en dimensioneren van vezelversterkte kunststoffen

This report provides an inventory of computer programs for composite materials which are owned by or known to the members of the NFK-TVK action group. The programs are divided in four groups: general laminate theory; specific laminate problems; general (F.E.) analysis programs; miscellaneous problems. The programs are not discussed in the report...

The use of Arall in fuselage skins

The report starts with a general review of the loading of transport aircraft fuselages and the consequent fuselage skin stresses Taking the F-28 fuselage as an example, the potential weight savings that can be obtained by using ARALL as skin material are assessed. The report ends with conclusions and recommendations