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Chen, Li-Hua (Chen, Li-Hua.) | Ng, Sun-Pui (Ng, Sun-Pui.) | Yu, Winnie (Yu, Winnie.) | Zhou, Jie (Zhou, Jie.) | Wan, K. W. Frances (Wan, K. W. Frances.)

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This paper presents a new method to simulate non-linear breast motion by using a three-dimensional (3D) dynamic finite element model (FEM). The model consists of a thorax with two breasts and three skin layers with specific mechanical properties. Using free breast vibration, the viscous damping ratios were ascertained to be 0.215 for an 80B size breast. The shear modulus for the breast was derived as the value that gave the minimum difference between the FEM-predicted results and the experimental data. A hyper-elastic neo-Hookean material model simulated the large deformation of breast tissue. The mode shapes of breast motions at different natural frequencies were established. The highest breast displacement amplitude ratio relative to the thorax was at 4Hz. The study showed that FEM can predict breast displacement with sufficient accuracy and thereby provide the basis by which bras may be engineered more ergonomically in the future. Practitioner Summary: To facilitate a theoretical analysis of breast motion to enable the design of more supportive bras, a dynamic FEM based on reliable non-linear properties of breast tissues has been developed. The methods and findings have potential widespread benefit for developing new products to promote women's health and comfort.

Keyword:

breast hyper-elastic behaviour large deformation finite element dynamic

Author Community:

  • [ 1 ] [Chen, Li-Hua]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Mech Engn, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Yu, Winnie]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Mech Engn, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Ng, Sun-Pui]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Inst Text & Clothing, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
  • [ 4 ] [Zhou, Jie]Xian Polytech Univ, Apparel & Art Design Coll, Xian, Peoples R China
  • [ 5 ] [Wan, K. W. Frances]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Ind Ctr, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

Reprint Author's Address:

  • [Yu, Winnie]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Mech Engn, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China

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ERGONOMICS

ISSN: 0014-0139

Year: 2013

Issue: 5

Volume: 56

Page: 868-878

2 . 4 0 0

JCR@2022

ESI Discipline: ENGINEERING;

JCR Journal Grade:1

CAS Journal Grade:3

Cited Count:

WoS CC Cited Count: 23

SCOPUS Cited Count: 26

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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Chinese Cited Count:

30 Days PV: 10

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