Force-deformation properties of human ribs.

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• Personal Author:
  Benson DR ; Hirsch C ; Schultz AB ; Benson DR ; Hirsch C ; Schultz AB
• Description:
  Experiments were conducted to measure geometrical and force- deformation properties of individual human ribs. These data are needed to enable studies to be made of the mechanical role of the rib cage in different situations. Right ribs 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 were obtained at autopsy from each of 5 male cadavers. The head of each rib was fixed, and the antero-medial free end dead-wt loaded in three increments, in six directions. When subject to 0.75 kp loads, deflections of the order of 3 cm in the upper ribs and 6 cm in the lower ribs often occurred in the direction of the load. Deflections occurred in directions other than that of load application as well, and significant nonlinearities in load-deflection response were found. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Bones NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Osteology Physiology
• ISSN:
  0021-9290
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  303-309
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00043561
• Citation:
  J Biomech 1974 May; 7(3):303-309
• Contact Point Address:
  Materials Engineering University of Illinois Dept of Materials Engr, Bx4348 Chicago, Ill 60680
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois Chicago Circle, Chicago, Illinois
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19740401
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Biomechanics
• End Date:
  19860831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:130561049a0247e4924faf448f7ed156be965836646001d1b9ca5accd7e0011d58aaf126b0b7ca02ae6d07d83c19f093b1d9781c62d8aa41db08fd28e2206843
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184018/cdc_184018_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.78 MB ]