Research Article

Dynamic Simulation of Biomechanical Behaviour of the Pelvis in the Lateral Impact Loads

Table 5

Material properties of the soft tissue elements.

Pelvis partsConstitutive modelMaterial parametersDensity

Pubic symphysis [36]Three-parameter Mooney–Rivlin hyperelastic

1.2
Sacroiliac cartilage [36]Two-parameter Mooney–Rivlin hyperelastic
1.2
Hip joint cartilage [36]Two-parameter Mooney–Rivlin hyperelastic
1.2
Annulus (fiber) [37]Linear elastic
1.1
Nucleus [38]Linear elastic
1.1
Artery [39]Three-parameter Mooney–Rivlin hyperelastic

1
Surrounding soft tissue [35]Two-parameter Mooney–Rivlin hyperelastic
0.749