A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts
Blunt impacts contribute more than 95% of brain trauma injuries in Malaysia. Modelling and simulation of these impacts are essential in understanding the mechanics of the injuries to develop a protective equipment that might prevent brain trauma. Various finite element models of human head have been...
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| author | Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan Zahari, Taha I., Hasanuddin Anwar, P. P. Abdul Majeed H., Mustafa Nur Aqilah, Othman |
| author_facet | Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan Zahari, Taha I., Hasanuddin Anwar, P. P. Abdul Majeed H., Mustafa Nur Aqilah, Othman |
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| description | Blunt impacts contribute more than 95% of brain trauma injuries in Malaysia. Modelling and simulation of these impacts are essential in understanding the mechanics of the injuries to develop a protective equipment that might prevent brain trauma. Various finite element models of human head have been developed, ranging from two-dimensional models to very complex three-dimensional models. The aim of this study is to develop a simplified three-dimensional human head model with low computational cost, yet capable of producing reliable brain responses. The influence of different head-neck boundary conditions on the brain responses were also examined. Our model was validated against an experimental work on human cadaver. The model with free head-neck boundary condition was found to be in good agreement with experimental results. The head-neck joint was found to have a significant influence on the brain responses upon impact. Further investigations on the head-neck joint modelling are needed. Our simplified model was successfully validated against experimental data on human cadaver and could be used in simulating blunt impact scenarios. |
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| spelling | UMPir295582020-10-15T03:15:10Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29558/ A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan Zahari, Taha I., Hasanuddin Anwar, P. P. Abdul Majeed H., Mustafa Nur Aqilah, Othman RA Public aspects of medicine RD Surgery TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Blunt impacts contribute more than 95% of brain trauma injuries in Malaysia. Modelling and simulation of these impacts are essential in understanding the mechanics of the injuries to develop a protective equipment that might prevent brain trauma. Various finite element models of human head have been developed, ranging from two-dimensional models to very complex three-dimensional models. The aim of this study is to develop a simplified three-dimensional human head model with low computational cost, yet capable of producing reliable brain responses. The influence of different head-neck boundary conditions on the brain responses were also examined. Our model was validated against an experimental work on human cadaver. The model with free head-neck boundary condition was found to be in good agreement with experimental results. The head-neck joint was found to have a significant influence on the brain responses upon impact. Further investigations on the head-neck joint modelling are needed. Our simplified model was successfully validated against experimental data on human cadaver and could be used in simulating blunt impact scenarios. Faculty Mechanical Engineering, UMP 2020-06-30 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29558/1/A%20simplified%20human%20head%20finite%20element%20model%20for%20brain.pdf Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan and Zahari, Taha and I., Hasanuddin and Anwar, P. P. Abdul Majeed and H., Mustafa and Nur Aqilah, Othman (2020) A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (JMES), 14 (2). 6538 -6547. ISSN 2289-4659 (print); 2231-8380 (online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.01.0513 https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.14.2.2020.01.0513 |
| spellingShingle | RA Public aspects of medicine RD Surgery TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan Zahari, Taha I., Hasanuddin Anwar, P. P. Abdul Majeed H., Mustafa Nur Aqilah, Othman A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title | A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title_full | A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title_fullStr | A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title_short | A simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| title_sort | simplified human head finite element model for brain injury assessment of blunt impacts |
| topic | RA Public aspects of medicine RD Surgery TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29558/1/A%20simplified%20human%20head%20finite%20element%20model%20for%20brain.pdf |
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