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Characterization of human passive muscles for impact loads using genetic algorithm and inverse finite element methods

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The objective of this study is to identify the dynamic material properties of human passive muscle tissues for the strain rates relevant to automobile crashes. A novel methodology involving genetic algorithm (GA) and finite element method is implemented to estimate the material parameters by inverse mapping the impact test data. Isolated unconfined impact tests for average strain rates ranging from 136 s−1 to 262 s−1 are performed on muscle tissues. Passive muscle tissues are modelled as isotropic, linear and viscoelastic material using three-element Zener model available in PAMCRASHTM explicit finite element software. In the GA based identification process, fitness values are calculated by comparing the estimated finite element forces with the measured experimental forces. Linear viscoelastic material parameters (bulk modulus, short term shear modulus and long term shear modulus) are thus identified at strain rates 136 s−1, 183 s−1 and 262 s−1 for modelling muscles. Extracted optimal parameters from this study are comparable with reported parameters in literature. Bulk modulus and short term shear modulus are found to be more influential in predicting the stress-strain response than long term shear modulus for the considered strain rates. Variations within the set of parameters identified at different strain rates indicate the need for new or improved material model, which is capable of capturing the strain rate dependency of passive muscle response with single set of material parameters for wide range of strain rates.

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    A. Chawla, S. Mukherjee & B. Karthikeyan

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Chawla, A., Mukherjee, S. & Karthikeyan, B. Characterization of human passive muscles for impact loads using genetic algorithm and inverse finite element methods. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 8, 67–76 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-008-0121-6

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