Examination of the Stress Distribution in the Tip of a Pencil

2005 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-337
Author(s):  
E. Pogozelski ◽  
D. Cole ◽  
M. Wesley

The stresses within the tip of a pencil are examined theoretically, numerically, and experimentally to determine the position and orientation of the fracture surface. The von Mises stress is used to evaluate the impact of the normal and shear stresses due to compression, bending, torsion, and shear. The worst-case stress is shown to occur along the top edge of the inclined pencil point, where the normal stress is compressive. The resulting crack propagates diagonally downwards and towards the tip from this initial position, and is frequently observed to contain a cusp.

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Arndt ◽  
Alexandra Görgner ◽  
Carsten Klöhn ◽  
Roger Scholz ◽  
Christian Voigt

AbstractAs literature implies, daily activities of total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients may include movements prone to implant-implant impingement. Thus, high shear stresses may be induced at the acetabular implant-bone interface, increasing the risk of implant loosening. The aim of the current study is to determine whether or not impingement events may pose an actual risk to acetabular periprosthetic bone. An existing experimental workflow was augmented to cover complete three-dimensional strain gage measurement. von Mises and shear stresses were calculated from 1620 measured strain values, collected around a hemispherical cup implant at 2.5 mm interface distance during worst-case impingement loading. A shear stress criterion for acetabular periprosthetic bone was derived from the literature. At the impingement site, magnitudes of von Mises stress amount to 0.57 MPa and tilting shear stress amount to -0.3 MPa at 2.5 mm interface distance. Conclusion can be drawn that worst-case impingement events are unlikely to pose a risk of bone material failure in the periphery around fully integrated cementless acetabular hip implants in otherwise healthy THA patients. As numerical predictions in the literature suggested, it can now be confirmed that impingement moments are unlikely to cause acetabular implant-bone interface fixation failures.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
Dimorvan Bordin ◽  
Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury ◽  
Fernanda Faot

Abstract This in silico study evaluated the influence of the abutment collar height and implants length on the biomechanical behavior of morse taper single dental implants with different crown-to-implant ratio. Six virtual models were constructed (S11, M11, L11, S13, M13 and L13) by combining short (S: 2.5 mm), medium (M: 3.5 mm) or long (L: 4.5 mm) abutment collar heights with different implant lengths (11 or 13-mm). An upper central incisor of 11-mm height was constructed on top of each abutment. Each set was positioned in a virtual bone model and exported to analyze mathematically. A 0.60-mm mesh was created after convergence analysis and a 49 N load was applied to the cingulum of the crown at an angle of 45°. Load-generated stress distribution was analyzed in the prosthetic components according to von Mises stress criteria (σvM) and in the cortical and cancellous bone by means of shear stress (εmax). The use of longer collar abutments (L11) increased the stress on the abutment by 250% and resulted in 40% higher stresses on the screw and 92% higher cortical shear stresses compared to short collared abutments (S11). Increasing the implant length produced a slight stress reduction on cortical bone. Cancellous bone was not affected by the crown-to-implant ratio. Longer abutment collars concentrate stresses at the implant level and cortical bone by increasing the crown-to-implant ratio.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (02/03) ◽  
pp. 097-105
Author(s):  
Neha Jindal ◽  
Manjit Kumar ◽  
Shailesh Jain ◽  
Navjot Kaur ◽  

AbstractFinite element analysis is a technique for obtaining a solution to a complex mechanical problem by dividing the problem domain into a collection of much smaller and simpler domains (elements) in which the field variables can be interpolated with the use of shape functions. An overall approximated solution to the original problem is determined based on variational principles. Finite element analysis can provide a nondestructive system for quantifying stresses generated at the various interfaces of similar or dissimilar material. The finite element method also allows the study of the internal state of stress of components as well as stress patterns in two or more dissimilar materials adjacent to each other without affecting their independent behavior. This method is therefore ideally suitable for the biomechanical analysis of orthopedic, cardiovascular, and dental structures. In this study, implants of different length were numerically analyzed using bone-implant models developed from computed tomography-generated images of the mandible with osseointegrated implants. The impact of various lengths on stress distribution was examined using implants with a length of 8, 10, and 13 mm in mandibular first molar region under axial load of 100 N and buccolingual load of 50 N. All materials were assumed to be linearly elastic and isotropic. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software package was used for statistical analysis. Maximum von Mises stresses were located around the implant neck. It was demonstrated that there was statistically nonsignificant decrease in von Mises stress as the implant length increased. Within the limitations of this study, there was statistically nonsignificant decrease in von Mises stress as the implant length increased.


1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Helling ◽  
A. K. Miller ◽  
M. G. Stout

The multiaxial yield behaviors of 1100-0 aluminum, 70:30 brass, and an overaged 2024 aluminum alloy (2024-T7) have been investigated for a variety of prestress histories involving combinations of normal and shear stresses. Von Mises effective prestrains were in the range of 1.2–32%. Prestress paths were chosen in order to investigate the roles of prestress and prestrain direction on the nature of small-strain offset (ε = 5 × 10−6) yield loci. Particular attention was paid to the directionality, i.e., translation and distortion, of the yield locus. A key result, which was observed in all three materials, was that the final direction of the prestrain path strongly influences the distortions of the yield loci. Differences in the yield locus behavior of the three materials were also observed: brass and the 2024-T7 alloy showed more severe distortions of the yield locus and a longer memory of their entire prestrain history than the 1100-0 aluminum. In addition, more “kinematic” translation of the subsequent yield loci was observed in brass and 2024-T7 than in 1100-0 aluminum. The 2024-T7 differed from the other materials, showing a yield locus which decreased in size subsequent to plastic straining. Finally, the implications of these observations for the constitutive modeling of multiaxial material behavior are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Savoldelli ◽  
Elodie Ehrmann ◽  
Yannick Tillier

AbstractWith modern-day technical advances, high sagittal oblique osteotomy (HSOO) of the mandible was recently described as an alternative to bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for the correction of mandibular skeletal deformities. However, neither in vitro nor numerical biomechanical assessments have evaluated the performance of fixation methods in HSOO. The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical characteristics and stress distribution in bone and osteosynthesis fixations when using different designs and placing configurations, in order to determine a favourable plating method. We established two finite element models of HSOO with advancement (T1) and set-back (T2) movements of the mandible. Six different configurations of fixation of the ramus, progressively loaded by a constant force, were assessed for each model. The von Mises stress distribution in fixations and in bone, and bony segment displacement, were analysed. The lowest mechanical stresses and minimal gradient of displacement between the proximal and distal bony segments were detected in the combined one-third anterior- and posterior-positioned double mini-plate T1 and T2 models. This suggests that the appropriate method to correct mandibular deformities in HSOO surgery is with use of double mini-plates positioned in the anterior one-third and posterior one-third between the bony segments of the ramus.


Author(s):  
Ershad Mortazavian ◽  
Zhiyong Wang ◽  
Hualiang Teng

The complicated steel wheel and rail interaction on curve causes side wear on rail head. Thus, the cost of maintenance for the track on curve is significantly higher than that for track on a tangent. The objective of this research is to develop 3D printing technology for repairing the side wear. In this paper, the study examines induced residual thermal stresses on a rail during the cooling down process after 3D printing procedure using the coupled finite volume and finite element method for thermal and mechanical analysis respectively. The interface of the railhead and additive materials should conserve high stresses to prevent any crack initiation. Otherwise, the additive layer would likely shear off the rail due to crack propagation at the rail/additive interface. In the numerical analysis, a cut of 75-lb ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) worn rail is used as a specimen, for which a three-dimensional model is developed. The applied residual stresses, as a result of temperature gradient and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between additive and rail materials, are investigated. At the beginning, the worn rail is at room temperature while the additive part is at a high initial temperature. Then, additive materials start to flow thermal energy into the worn rail and the ambient. The thermal distribution results from thermal analysis are then employed as thermal loads in the mechanical analysis to determine the von-Mises stress distribution as the decisive component. Then, the effect of preheating on residual stress distribution is studied. In this way, the thermo-mechanical analysis is repeated with an increase in railhead’s initial temperature. In thermal analysis, the temperature contours at different time steps for both the non-preheated and preheated cases indicate that preheating presents remarkably lower temperature gradient between rail and additive part and also represents a more gradual cooling down process to allow enough time for thermal expansion mismatch alignment. In mechanical analysis, the transversal von-Mises stress distribution at rail/additive interface is developed for all cases for comparison purposes. It is shown that preheating is a key factor to significantly reduce residual stresses by about 40% at all points along transversal direction of interface.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Zarow ◽  
Mirco Vadini ◽  
Agnieszka Chojnacka-Brozek ◽  
Katarzyna Szczeklik ◽  
Grzegorz Milewski ◽  
...  

By means of a finite element method (FEM), the present study evaluated the effect of fiber post (FP) placement on the stress distribution occurring in endodontically treated upper first premolars (UFPs) with mesial–occlusal–distal (MOD) nanohybrid composite restorations under subcritical static load. FEM models were created to simulate four different clinical situations involving endodontically treated UFPs with MOD cavities restored with one of the following: composite resin; composite and one FP in the palatal root; composite and one FP in the buccal root; or composite and two FPs. As control, the model of an intact UFP was included. A simulated load of 150 N was applied. Stress distribution was observed on each model surface, on the mid buccal–palatal plane, and on two horizontal planes (at cervical and root-furcation levels); the maximum Von Mises stress values were calculated. All analyses were replicated three times, using the mechanical parameters from three different nanohybrid resin composite restorative materials. In the presence of FPs, the maximum stress values recorded on dentin (in cervical and root-furcation areas) appeared slightly reduced, compared to the endodontically treated tooth restored with no post; in the same areas, the overall Von Mises maps revealed more favorable stress distributions. FPs in maxillary premolars with MOD cavities can lead to a positive redistribution of potentially dangerous stress concentrations away from the cervical and the root-furcation dentin.


Paleobiology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Clarac ◽  
Florent Goussard ◽  
Vivian de Buffrénil ◽  
Vittorio Sansalone

AbstractThis paper aims at assessing the influence of the bone ornamentation and, specifically, the associated loss of bone mass on the mechanical response of the crocodylomorph osteoderms. To this end, we have performed three-dimensional (3D) modeling and a finite element analysis on a sample that includes both extant dry bones and well-preserved fossils tracing back to the Late Triassic. We simulated an external attack under various angles on the apical surface of each osteoderm and further repeated the simulation on an equivalent set of smoothed 3D-modeled osteoderms. The comparative results indicated that the presence of an apical sculpture has no significant influence on the von Mises stress distribution in the osteoderm volume, although it produces a slight increase in its numerical score. Moreover, performing parametric analyses, we showed that the Young's modulus of the osteoderm, which may vary depending on the bone porosity, the collagen fiber orientation, or the calcification density, has no impact on the von Mises stress distribution inside the osteoderm volume. As the crocodylomorph bone ornamentation is continuously remodeled by pit resorption and secondary bone deposition, we assume that the apical sculpture may be the outcome of a trade-off between the bone mechanical resistance and the involvement in physiological functions. These physiological functions are indeed based on the setup of a bone superficial vessel network and/or the recurrent release of mineral elements into the plasma: heat transfers during basking and respiratory acidosis buffering during prolonged apnea in neosuchians and teleosaurids; compensatory homeostasis in response to general calcium deficiencies. On a general morphological basis, the osteoderm geometric variability within our sample leads us to assess that the global osteoderm geometry (whether square or rectangular) does not influence the von Mises stress, whereas the presence of a dorsal keel would somewhat reduce the stress along the vertical axis.


2013 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 484-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner Moreira ◽  
Caio Hermann ◽  
Jucélio Tomás Pereira ◽  
Jean Anacleto Balbinoti ◽  
Rodrigo Tiossi

ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mechanical behavior of two different straight prosthetic abutments (one- and two-piece) for external hex butt-joint connection implants using three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D-FEA). Materials and Methods: Two 3D-FEA models were designed, one for the two-piece prosthetic abutment (2 mm in height, two-piece mini-conical abutment, Neodent) and another one for the one-piece abutment (2 mm in height, Slim Fit one-piece mini-conical abutment, Neodent), with their corresponding screws and implants (Titamax Ti, 3.75 diameter by 13 mm in length, Neodent). The model simulated the single restoration of a lower premolar using data from a computerized tomography of a mandible. The preload (20 N) after torque application for installation of the abutment and an occlusal loading were simulated. The occlusal load was simulated using average physiological bite force and direction (114.6 N in the axial direction, 17.1 N in the lingual direction and 23.4 N toward the mesial at an angle of 75° to the occlusal plan). Results: The regions with the highest von Mises stress results were at the bottom of the initial two threads of both prosthetic abutments that were tested. The one-piece prosthetic abutment presented a more homogeneous behavior of stress distribution when compared with the two-piece abutment. Conclusions: Under the simulated chewing loads, the von Mises stresses for both tested prosthetic-abutments were within the tensile strength values of the materials analyzed which thus supports the clinical use of both prosthetic abutments.


2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Henrique Diana ◽  
Juliana Santos Oliveira ◽  
Mariana Carolina de Lara Ferro ◽  
Yara T. Corrêa Silva-Sousa ◽  
Érica Alves Gomes

Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the stress distribution in radicular dentin of a maxillary canine restored with either a glass fiber post, carbon fiber post or an experimental dentin post using finite element analysis (3D-FEA). Three 3D virtual models of a maxillary canine restored with a metal-ceramic crown and glass fiber post (GFP), carbon fiber post (CFP), and experimental dentin post (DP) were obtained based on micro-CT images. A total of 180 N was applied on the lingual surface of the incisal third of each tooth at 45 degrees. The models were supported by the periodontal ligament fixed in three axes (x=y=z=0). The von Mises stress (VMS) of radicular dentin and the intracanal posts was calculated. The structures of all groups showed similar values (MPa) and distribution of maximum von Mises stress. Higher stress was found in the apical third of dentin while the posts presented homogeneous stress distribution along the axis. The fiber and dentin posts exhibited similar stress values and distribution. Thus, the experimental dentin post is a promising restorative material.


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