Abstract: The nonlinear elastic response of large arteries subjected to finite deformations due to action of biaxial principal stresses, is described by simple constitutive equations. Generalized measures ...

Abstract: The phenomenon of high-amplitude inflation waves resulting from a sharp axial acceleration of the aorta, as may ocur in road accidents, is investigated theoretically. The aorta is modeled as ...

Abstract: In light of recent terrorist attacks on facilities throughout the world, designers, planners, architects, and engineers are beginning to re-visit conventional approaches in the design of military and high-security facilities. ...

Abstract: One of the main research goals of the Protective Technologies Research and Development Center at Ben Gurion University of the Negev is to develop reliable numerical codes capable of accurately simulating the behavior of ...