Using commercial finite element code called ABAQUS in modeling hybrid constrained layers damping beam structure and quantitative determination of the stability of implant-bone interface using resonance frequency analysis

In Chapter 1, it has been demonstrated that the damping treatments for beam and plate structures are effective, and the vibrational behaviors of the systems considered are influenced by many geometrical and material parameters. This has led to an interest in developing advanced “intelligent” structures. In this chapter we focus on active and passive constrained layers for damping structures, and we have been modeling these structures in a commercial code called ABAQUS.; In Chapter 2, it is important to have a quantitative method to establish a standard way to measure stability and osseointegration of implants. This chapter describes the development of an instrument capable of capturing and measuring information to characterize the process of dental implant osseointergration. The parameters needed to measure stability and osseointegration of implants are the stiffness of the implant components (which are a function of their geometry and material composition) and the stiffness and damping properties of the implant-bone interface and surrounding tissues. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...