[EN] Cortical bone can be considered as a heterogeneous composite at microscopic scale, composed of osteons that act as reinforcement fibres embedded in interstitial matrix. Cement lines constitute the interface between ...

In this work, an estimation of the reinforcement factor n of the Halpin Tsai equations used to calculate the transverse stiffness E2 is provided. An improved estimation of the value xi=2 originally proposed by Halpin and ...

[EN] Bone fracture pattern prediction is still a challenge and an active field of research. The main goal of this article is to present a combined methodology (experimental and numerical) for femur fracture onset analysis. ...

[EN] In fatigue problems, an accurate estimation of the propagation direction is important for life prediction. We identify the most relevant factors that affect the crack orientation during the propagation stage of fretting ...