A study of impact wave propagation in the thorax

✍ Scribed by Quentin Grimal; Salah Naili; Alexandre Watzky

• Book ID: 104272902
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 218 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0093-6413
• DOI: 10.1016/s0093-6413(02)00234-3

✦ Synopsis

The stress wave generated by a non-penetrating impact on the thorax is likely to cause severe injury to the lung. Theoretical studies are necessary to the understanding of injury mechanisms. Within the framework of elastodynamics, we have built a model with two media, separated by a plane interface, representing the thoracic wall and the lung. Using an appropriate method, we quantify the energy carried by the shear wave created at the interface and we describe the distribution of energy in the medium representing the lung. These results should contribute to a better interpretation of the experimental results.