Faculty Awards for Women: Mechanical Behavior of Interpenetrating Composites and Cancellous Bone

目前的研究计划包括建模和测试 蜂窝固体和夹层板的设计。 本研究 计划实现两个目标：扩大研究兴趣， 研究互穿复合材料， 与细胞固体有关;并且，应用对 天然材料，特别是松质骨 骨头 该研究将开始通过表征各种细胞 松质骨的结构，并建议适当的模型， 每个. 建模将首先集中在单轴行为; 如果成功，它将应用于多轴失效标准， 疲劳，这两个领域的利益，骨科界。 的 模型将与在美国进行的机械测试的数据进行比较。 实验室和文献中的数据。

The present research program involves modelling and testing of cellular solids and the design of sandwich panels. This research plans to achieve two goals: to broaden research interests by studying interpenetrating composites, a new class of materials related to cellular solids; and, to apply the understanding of cellular solids to natural materials, in particular, to cancellous bone. The study will begin by characterizing the various cellular structures of cancellous bone and suggesting appropriate models for each. The modelling will first focus on the uniaxial behavior; if successful it will be applied to multiaxial failure criteria and fatigue, both areas of interest to the orthopaedic community. The models will be compared with data from mechanical tests done in the lab and with data available in the literature.