Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007areps..35..541r&link_type=abstract
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol. 35, Issue 1, p.541-576
Mathematics
Logic
1
Scientific paper
Finite element analysis (FEA) is a technique that reconstructs stress, strain, and deformation in a digital structure. Although commonplace in engineering and orthopedic science for more than 30 years, only recently has it begun to be adopted in the zoological and paleontological sciences to address questions of organismal morphology, function, and evolution. Current research tends to focus on either deductive studies that assume a close relationship between form and function or inductive studies that aim to test this relationship, although explicit hypothesis-testing bridges these two standpoints. Validation studies have shown congruence between in vivo or in vitro strain and FE-inferred strain. Future validation work on a broad range of taxa will assist in phylogenetically bracketing our extinct animal FE-models to increase confidence in our input parameters, although currently, FEA has much potential in addressing questions of form-function relationships, providing appropriate questions are asked of the existing data.
No associations
LandOfFree
Finite Element Analysis and Understanding the Biomechanics and Evolution of Living and Fossil Organisms does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Finite Element Analysis and Understanding the Biomechanics and Evolution of Living and Fossil Organisms, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Finite Element Analysis and Understanding the Biomechanics and Evolution of Living and Fossil Organisms will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1385830