Abstract (EN):
At the macroscopic scale, the bone mechanical behavior (fracture, elastic) depends mainly on its
components¿ nature at the nanoscopic scale (collagen, mineral). Thus, an understanding of the
mechanical behavior of the elementary components is demanded to understand the phenomena
that can be observed at the macroscopic scale. In this article, a new numerical model based on finite
element method is proposed in order to describe the mechanical behavior of a single Tropocollagen
molecule. Furthermore, a parametric study with different geometric properties covering the
molecular composition and the rate hydration influence is presented. The proposed model has been
tested under tensile loading. While focusing on the entropic response, the geometric parameter
variation effect on the mechanical behavior of Tropocollagen molecule has been revealed using the
model. Using numerical and experimental testing, the obtained numerical simulation results seem
to be acceptable, showing a good agreement with those found in literature.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
9