TY - EJOU AU - Jehl, Jean-Philippe AU - Njiwa, Richard Kouitat TI - A (Constrained) Microstretch Approach in Living Tissue Modeling: a Numerical Investigation Using the Local Point Interpolation – Boundary Element Method T2 - Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences PY - 2014 VL - 102 IS - 5 SN - 1526-1506 AB - Extended continuum mechanical approaches are now becoming increasingly popular for modeling various types of microstructured materials such as foams and porous solids. The potential advantages of the microcontinuum approach are currently being investigated in the field of biomechanical modeling. In this field, conducting a numerical investigation of the material response is evidently of paramount importance. This study sought to investigate the potential of the (constrained) microstretch modeling method. The problem’s field equations have been solved by applying a numerical approach combining the conventional isotropic boundary elements method with local radial point interpolation. Our resulting numerical examples demonstrated that the model is a good candidate for the mechanical modeling of living tissues. KW - Micromorphic KW - Constrained microstretch KW - Isotropic BEM KW - Meshfree strong form DO - 10.3970/cmes.2014.102.345