2^nd Project – Biomechanics of articular cartilage

Structure of the Report:

1.      Introduction

2.      Composition, structure and function

3.      Physico-chemical couplings

4.      Chemo-mechanical model

4.1   Experimental results (Eisenberg and Grodzinsky, 1985, Figure 7)

4.2   Constitutive equations

4.3   Numerical simulations

4.4   Identification of parameters

5.      Conclusions

Number of pages: 12 pages max

Deadline: date of the first exam