Gibson, Michael C.Franceskides, ConstantinosZioupos, Peter2017-07-272017-07-272016-07Gibson MC, Franceskides C, Zioupos P. Simulated impact response of a 3-D printed skull, with an ellipsoidal excision, using finite element analysis. 22nd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2016), 10-13 July 2016, Lyon, Francehttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12238https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2016lyon/papers/945-2104-1-PB.pdfThis paper investigates methods of determining the influence of an ellipsoidal excision (14.2x11.8 mm occipital region) on the structural integrity of a human skull when exposed to impact loading. Experimental and simulation-based analyses were conducted, using 3-D printed replicas and a finite element model; both were derived from a clinical CT scan of the patient (28 YO MC, with no previous health concerns). Previous simulation studies [1] have achieved managed to predict skull fracture locations effectively for nonexcised skulls.Conference paper