BIOMECHANICS

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF

TIBIA BONE

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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF TIBIA BONE

TIBIA BONE:

The tibia also known as

the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and
anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below
the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind
and to the outside of the tibia), and it connects the knee with
the ankle bones. The tibia is found on the medial side of the
leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane or
centre-line. The tibia is connected to the fibula by
the interosseous membrane of the leg, forming a type
of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little
movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. It is the
second largest bone in the human body next to the femur.
The leg bones are the strongest long bones as they support
the rest of the body.

ABOUT FEBio SOFTWARE

FEBio (Finite Elements for Biomechanics) is a software package

for finite element analysis and was specifically designed for applications in
biomechanics and bioengineering.

SOFTWARE USED: FEBio

TOPIC: TIBIA BONE

MODEL: 3D MODEL OF TIBIA BONE IN .STL FORMAT

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PROCEDURE:

STEP 1: Open FEBio software.

STEP 2: To include tibia bone 3D model,

Select File  Import Geometry  Select .stl format tibia file.

STEP 3: Select mesh and apply it.

STEP 4: Select physics  add nodal load  select z-force variabl  apply load
of 10 unit  select the top of the tibia bone where it has knee joint this is done
by holding shift to select many sides at once  add the surfaces.

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STEP 5: Select Physics  add boundary condition  fixed displacement 

ok. Include x,y,z displacement and click select surface  select bottom of the
tibia bone this is done by holding shift to select many sides at once  add all
the surfaces.

STEP 6: Select Physics  add material  choose Neo-Hookean material with

density – 1 kg/cm3, young’s modulus – 3.54e+06 Pa , poisson’s ratio - 0.4 
select the tibia bone.

STEP 7: Physics  add analysis step  structural mechanics  ok.

STEP 8: File  export FE model  save as .feb format.

STEP 9: Select FEBio  choose run FEBio  Run. .

STEP 10: Select displacement magnitude and play it, the pressure
experienced by the joint area is seen.

STEP 11: Select effective stress and play it.

STEP 12: Select pressure and play it.

STEP 13: Play  select post  summary  get graph of respective graph
result.

STEP 14: Thus finite element analysis of tibia bone is performed.

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ANALYSIS RESULT:
DISPLACEMENT MAGNITUDE:

EFFECTIVE STRESS:

PRESSURE:

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DISPLACEMENT MAGNITUDE

EFFECTIVE STRESS

PRESSURE

RESULT:
Thus the finite element analysis of TIBIA BONE is
performed using FEBio software. It mimic the function of tibia bone under
applied pressure.

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