Microstructural And Mechanical Properties Of Human Ribs Joseph

Table 2: Results for cadaver F1 with an average strain rate of 2.27 strains/s and standard
deviation of 1.32 (µε = microstrain).
Rib
Specimen
Peak
Force
(N)
Peak
Strain
(µε)
Span
(cm)
Ixx
(mm^4)
Peak
Stress
(MPa)
Elastic
Modulus
(MPa)
02L 46 16500 5.40 14.68 71.24 16.62
03P 96 7248 5.65 27.23 109.94 18.97
04A 39 3211 7.48 30.47 48.32 18.92
04P 112 6571 6.66 70.44 80.43 16.10
05A 65 5967 7.48 31.80 74.57 19.70
05P 185 12324 5.65 62.27 126.23 19.86
06A 81 7082 6.48 35.95 78.90 12.46
06P 175 21658 6.66 37.56 168.09 16.88
07A 65 4201 6.48 38.17 59.25 20.93
07P 187 21051 6.66 39.17 175.69 16.86
08L 67 8002 9.11 36.45 90.79 14.72
09L 77 8373 7.91 38.06 94.95 31.39
10L 68 6995 7.45 23.18 112.91 45.34
11P 79 18621 7.51 16.58 144.65 14.68
12P 67 11688 5.60 20.99 73.82 11.37
Table 3: Results for cadaver F2 with an average strain rate of 3.62 strains/s and standard
deviation of 1.41.
Rib
Specimen
Peak
Force
(N)
Peak
Strain
(µε)
Span
(cm)
Ixx
(mm^4)
Peak
Stress
(MPa)
Elastic
Modulus
(MPa)
02L 98 10505 6.46 46.48 77.50 15.95
03A 130 4029 5.94 48.26 111.57 86.81
03P 161 18026 5.52 35.16 138.09 26.22
04A 108 4400 5.94 80.27 49.28 11.68
04P 241 11518 5.52 77.57 137.21 13.58
05A 167 5756 5.52 128.99 55.14 13.07
05P 265 3629 6.74 110.63 130.92 36.88
06A 100 3724 5.94 75.23 54.99 11.43
07A 169 6501 5.94 102.40 67.16 12.10
08L 176 12937 8.20 67.24 148.10 28.89
09L 203 8876 8.20 80.00 133.45 20.57
10L 215 35023 8.20 66.39 161.59 19.10
11P 212 28396 6.74 44.57 167.78 18.06
12P 85 8167 5.44 18.87 94.99 23.36
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