Porous structures made of metal or biopolymers with a structure similar in shape and mechanical properties to human bone can be easily produced by stereolitography techniques, e.g. selective laser melting (SLM). Numerical techniques, like finite element method (FEM) have great potential in testing new, even the most sophisticated designs, according to their mechanical properties, i.e. strength or stiffness. However, due to different types of elements and varying mesh density of the model, numerical results can vary over a wide range. Experimental verification would be helpful for adjusting optimal mesh density and selecting proper element type, in order to obtain reliable results connected with reasonable solution time. This paper shows variability of results regarding to mesh density, and element types.
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- Category
- Aktywność konferencyjna
- Type
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2013
