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Improving the validation of finite element models with quantitative full-field strain comparisons (2012)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., Bright, J. A., Fagan, M. J., & O'Higgins, P. (2012). Improving the validation of finite element models with quantitative full-field strain comparisons. Journal of biomechanics, 45(8), 1498-1506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.02.009

The techniques used to validate finite element (FE) models against experimental results have changed little during the last decades, even though the traditional approach of using single point measurements from strain gauges has major limitations: the... Read More about Improving the validation of finite element models with quantitative full-field strain comparisons.

The importance of craniofacial sutures in biomechanical finite element models of the domestic pig (2012)
Journal Article
Bright, J. A. (2012). The importance of craniofacial sutures in biomechanical finite element models of the domestic pig. PLoS ONE, 7(2), e31769. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031769

Craniofacial sutures are a ubiquitous feature of the vertebrate skull. Previous experimental work has shown that bone strain magnitudes and orientations often vary when moving from one bone to another, across a craniofacial suture. This has led to th... Read More about The importance of craniofacial sutures in biomechanical finite element models of the domestic pig.

Models in palaeontological functional analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Anderson, P. S., Bright, J. A., Gill, P. G., Palmer, C., & Rayfield, E. J. (2012). Models in palaeontological functional analysis. Biology Letters, 8(1), 119-122. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0674

Models are a principal tool of modern science. By definition, and in practice, models are not literal representations of reality but provide simplifications or substitutes of the events, scenarios or behaviours that are being studied or predicted. Al... Read More about Models in palaeontological functional analysis.

Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Bright, J. A., & Gröning, F. (2011). Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis. Journal of morphology, 272(11), 1388-1398. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10991

It has been repeatedly suggested that mammalian cranial sutures act not only to allow growth but also to reduce the levels of strain experienced by the skull during feeding. However, because of the added complexity they introduce, sutures are rarely... Read More about Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis.

Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium (2011)
Journal Article
Bright, J. A., & Rayfield, E. J. (2011). Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium. Journal of anatomy, 219(4), 456-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01408.x

A finite element (FE) validation and sensitivity study was undertaken on a modern domestic pig cranium. Bone strain data were collected ex vivo from strain gauges, and compared with results from specimen‐specific FE models. An isotropic, homogeneous... Read More about Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium.

The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density (2011)
Journal Article
Bright, J. A., & Rayfield, E. J. (2011). The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 294(4), 610-620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21358

Finite element (FE) models provide discrete solutions to continuous problems. Therefore, to arrive at the correct solution, it is vital to ensure that FE models contain a sufficient number of elements to fully resolve all the detail encountered in a... Read More about The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density.