## page was renamed from Static Models == Passive Flexion == A predictive model of passive flexion of the knee to 45 degrees. All materials and contact interactions are the same as described on the wiki frontpage. === Loads and Boundary Condtions === || || Tibia || Femur || || x || 0 || free || || y || 0 || free || || z || 0 || -100 N ramp t=0-1sec; constant t=1-2.5sec || || Rx || 0 || 0 deg t=0-1 sec; 45 deg t=1-2.5sec || || Ry || 0 || free || || Rz || 0 || free || === Platform === Employed 8 threads on Ohio Supercomputing Center's Glenn cluster - 1 node; 2 quad core 64 bit AMD Opterons; Linux. === Results === The model converged with a solution wall clock time of '''32:44:25'''. The equivalent model in dynamic analysis on 8 threads took '''10:17:39'''. The static model took approximately 218% longer to solve. ==== Kinematic Comparison ==== The static and dynamic models exhibited essentially identical kinematics as seen in the following plots. '''Flexion''' {{attachment:flexion.png}} '''Internal/External Rotation''' {{attachment:ie.png}} '''Varus/Valgus Rotation''' {{attachment:vv.png}} ==== Stress/Strain Comparison ==== Likewise, stress, strain, and contact pressure distributions were also nearly identical. A comparison of contour plots of the 3rd principal strain and contact pressure for the tibial cartilage are shown below. ''' Third Principal Green-Lagrange Strain (Pure Compression) ''' {{attachment:p3strain.png}} ''' Contact Pressure ''' {{attachment:cpress.png}}