The overall goal of my work is to gain insight into how tooth shape relates to its function. As a step towards this, I undertook an independent study project to learn finite element analysis (FEA) this semester, and to lay a foundation for my future Master’s thesis project work. After solving a series of problems on paper, reading through my supervisor’s work, and referring to a range of papers...

Biomechanics testing of the lumbar spine, using cadaveric specimens, has the advantage of using actual tissue, but has several disadvantages including variability between specimens and difficultly acquiring measures such as disc pressure, bone strain, and facet joint contact pressure. A simulation model addresses all of these disadvantages. The objective of this work is to develop a method to s...

This study includes experimental and numerical investigations on fibre-metal laminate structures containing adhesive joints under static bending loads. Experimental tests were carried out Glare® 4B specimens manufactured in-house doubler joint features. Numerical analyses performed using Abaqus software including damage in the glass fibre reinforced polymer layers, ductile resin pockets (FM94 e...

The biomechanical properties of soft tissue derived from experimental measurements are critical for developing a reality-based model for minimally invasive surgical training and simulation. In our research, we focus on developing a biomechanical model of the liver under large tissue deformation. This paper presents the experimental apparatus, experimental data, and formulations to model the exp...

Isogeometric analysis (IGA) has been developed for more than a decade. However, the usage of IGA is by far limited mostly within academic community. The lack of automatic or semi-automatic software platform of IGA is one of the main bottlenecks that prevent IGA from wide applications in industry. In this paper, we present a comprehensive IGA software platform that allows IGA to be incorporated ...

Optimal shapes are found for reduced beam section of a cantilever H-beam subjected to forced cyclic displacement at the free end. The beam is discretized to finite elements, and a commercial software package called ABAQUS is used for elastoplastic analysis. The numerical results are first compared with experimental results to verify the accuracy. The objective function to be maximized is the di...

Concrete is a versatile material having number of desirable properties, so widely preferred in construction industry. But major disadvantage that under severe vibrations such as earthquakes it gets cracked and concrete has poor modification repair quality. Therefore some or strengthening must be performed damaged element stand for further useful life. Many civil structures are no longer conside...