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The bone is a hierarchically structured material with mechanical properties depending on its architecture at all scales. It’s important to take account the impact of Water which plays a significant role in the bio-mineralization process and serves as a plasticizer, enhancing the toughness of bone. In this study, a trabecular bone multiscale model based on finite element analysis was developed to link scales from nano to macroscale in order to predict the orthotropic properties of bone at different structural level. An inverse identification algorithm is used in order to identify the orthotropic properties. Furthermore, the effect of water is incorporated. Good agreement is found between theoretical and experimental results. |
