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Fig. 8.22  Pulsatile blood flow waves used in this study. T represents one cardiac cycle
8.4.3
Mechanical Results Analysis
The first principal stress is used for stress distribution analysis, as it represents
the maximum tensile stress included in the vessel wall due to the pulsatile load-
ing of blood flow. Figure 8.23 illustrates the first principal stress distribution for
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