Experimental Characterization and FE Simulations of Ribs under Impact Loads

International audienceSeveral authors have been studying the behaviour of ribs subjected to impact loads both in medical and biomechanical domains. The advances in numerical techniques and their advantages over expensive and painstaking experiments have led to the development of finite element human models. Despite their extensive use, these models have respective constraints. Knowing the realistic behaviour aids in the comprehension of the relation between injury criteria and fracture of ribs and indeed the severity of injury