Objective To study the circumferential stress distributions of human’s aortic arch by a nonlinear numerical calculation model and provide the biomechanical basis for treating the disease of aortic dissection in clinic. Methods After building the simplified model of aortic arch using ANSYS, the circumferential stress values on six particular sections of nonlinear model were obtained, using a nonlinear two-parameter model which is one of M-R model to define physical properties of material, aiming at analyzing the characteristic of circumferential stress in nonlinear model and comparing with elastic model.Results The circumferential stress distributions of six sections in nonlinear model were great different from those of linear model. In the nonlinear model, the circumferential stresses among different directions were different at same section in the bend tube. However, along with the tube, the change tendency of stress distribution in nonlinear model was nearly same as that of linear elastic model, and the value level of stress was lower than the linear model’s.Conclusion The material nonlinearity strongly affects the distribution of circumferential stress.
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