Microstructural And Mechanical Properties Of Human Ribs Joseph

Chapter 1
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Anterior, lateral and posterior view of the thorax...............................................3
Figure 2: Single Haversian system of rib specimen used in current study..........................6
Chapter 2
Figure 1: Locations from which sections were removed for histological analysis……....17
Figure 2: Histological slide of rib section with interior surface at the top and superior
surface at the left side of the image………………………………………………...……18
Figure 3:Diagram showing the translation of three separate Haversian canals through 4
histological sections and the determination of the average offset angle………………...21
Chapter 3
Figure 1: Location of rib specimens used for dynamic three-point bending analysis.......31
Figure 2: Rib specimen instrumented with a strain gage ready for testing.......................33
Figure 3: Apparatus used to evaluate human rib response to dynamic
three-point bending………………………………………................................................34
Figure 4: Geometric data gathered from rib specimen cross section for
stress calculation................................................................................................................35
Figure 5: Strain and principal strain composition recorded during rib bending test with
rectangular strain gage rosette...........................................................................................36
Figure 6: Force and strain trace recorded during dynamic three-point bending using axial
strain gage only.................................................................................................................36
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