Author(s):
Areias, P. 
; Pato, M. P. M.
Date: 2010
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6759
Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
Document details
Active and passive behaviors of soft tissues: Pelvic floor muscles
Description
A new active-contraction visco-elastic numerical model of the pelvic floor (skeletal) muscle is presented. Our model includes all elements that represent the muscle constitutive behavior, contraction and relaxation. In contrast with the previous models, the activation function can be null. The complete equations are shown and exactly linearized. Small verification and validation tests are performed and the pelvis is modeled using the data from the intra-abdominal pressure tests.
A new active-contraction visco-elastic numerical model of the pelvic floor (skeletal) muscle is presented. Our model includes all elements that represent the muscle constitutive behavior, contraction and relaxation. In contrast with the previous models, the activation function can be null. The complete equations are shown and exactly linearized. Small verification and validation tests are performed and the pelvis is modeled using the data from the intra-abdominal pressure tests.
Document Type
Article
Language Portuguese
Language Portuguese
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