Thermodynamic restrictions on the elastic constants of bone

Cowin, Stephen C.<sup>1</sup>; Van Buskirk, William C.<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A.

Abstract

The thermodynamic restrictions on the elastic coefficients of linear orthotropic elasticity and linear transversely isotropy elasticity are recorded and it is shown that previously reported data for the elastic orthotropic constants of bone satisfy these thermodynamic restrictions.

Links

DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(86)90112-0

PubMed: 3949819

WoS: A1986AZG5600009

History

Received: 1985-03-25

Revised: 1985-07-16

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Year	Entry
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