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The Identification of Elastic Moduli of a Stratified Layer Through Localized Surface Probes, with Biomedical Applications
Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, RAS
Institute for Problems in Mechanics, RAS
Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2003, 4(3&4), 457-472. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2003.004.457
Abstract
We discuss the inverse problem of the recovery of the distribution of the elastic moduli of a stratified layer, based on measurements of the surface displacement under localized surface loads. A general parametric solution and a numerical procedure for computing the parameters are presented. Examples of numerical results are given. The problem and its solution are related to the monitoring of elastic properties of living tissues.