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

目前的研究项目包括细胞固体的建模和测试以及夹层板的设计。本研究计划实现两个目标：通过研究互穿复合材料（一种与细胞固体相关的新型材料）来拓宽研究兴趣；并且，将对细胞固体的理解应用于天然材料，特别是松质骨。这项研究将从描述松质骨的各种细胞结构开始，并为每种结构提出合适的模型。建模将首先关注单轴行为；如果成功，它将应用于多轴破坏标准和疲劳，这两个领域都是骨科界感兴趣的。这些模型将与实验室进行的力学试验数据和文献中提供的数据进行比较。

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.