Abstract
The objective of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the possible importance of skull-brain interface conditions, a neck constraint and brain material properties for the response of the human head to transient loadings. To that end, a 2D plane-strain finite element model (FEM) of a para-sagittal section of a human head was developed. First-for the purpose of validation-the loading conditions realized in experiments reported in the literature were used as input to a completely linear elastic model without a neck constraint. This was done for both rigid coupling and no coupling at the skull-brain interface. Next, simulations were performed with various versions of the model. These versions were obtained by using different combinations of the following features: linear elastic or viscoelastic brain material properties, different contact conditions at the skull-brain interface, and incorporation of a neck constraint. The results of these simulations are discussed
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering : proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, held at Swansea, Wales, UK, 21-24 September 1994 |
| Editors | J. Middleton, M.L. Jones, G.N. Pande |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Publisher | Gordon and Breach Science Publishers |
| Pages | 207-216 |
| ISBN (Print) | 2-919875-00-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |