Deformation Behavior of Skin Simulant during Penetration of Blunt Object

Jonas A. PRAMUDITA; Tatsuro YAMADA; Yusuke SHIMIZU; Yuji TANABE; Masato ITO; Ryoji WATANABE

doi:10.11395/jjsem.15.s111

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Deformation Behavior of Skin Simulant during Penetration of Blunt Object

Jonas A. PRAMUDITA, Tatsuro YAMADA, Yusuke SHIMIZU, Yuji TANABE, Masato ITO, Ryoji WATANABE

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Keywords: Injury Biomechanics, Skin Laceration, Blade Penetration, Skin Simulant, Isoparametric Finite Element Method, Deformation Behavior, Strain Distribution

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2015 Volume 15 Issue Special_Issue Pages s111-s116

DOI https://doi.org/10.11395/jjsem.15.s111

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Abstract

Skin laceration accidents were simulated by penetration tests using several blades with different tip curvature radius and a skin simulant. Deformation behavior of the skin simulant during the test was recorded, and two-dimensional strain distribution on the surface of the skin simulant was then analyzed using isoparametric finite element method. High strain was observed to be distributed in the area close to the blade penetration area where significant deformation can be recognized.

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