We are pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Siegmund from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University will give an online talk on 'Bone fracture: some insights into trabecular and cortical bone' on Wednesday 14 June 2023. 

Abstract:

Bone fracture can be debilitating and lead to a significant reduction of quality of live in the aging population. At the same time, the understanding of the fracture behavior of a fully remodeled human bone tissue is complex. Given the inherent complexities of dealing with a human tissue, there continues to be gaps in the knowledge on bone fracture. In this talk I will discuss my research groups work on cracks and fracture in both trabecular and cortical bone. For trabecular bone I will address the mechanics of the formation of linear microcracks. I will demonstrate the importance of tissue anisotropy and heterogeneity on the stress state and the damage evolution in trabecular bone. For cortical bone I will address the question of fracture toughness with the objective to measure a specimen size independent tissue toughness. 

This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Awards 1643164 and 1952993.

Brief Biography:

Thomas Siegmund is Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests relate to the mechanics of engineering and biological materials. He served as the President of the Society of Engineering Science (2017) and as Program Director at the National Science Foundation (2013-2015). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Engineering Science.