Table 1. Physical parameters^*.

Physical parameters	Symbol	Value
Blood density		1050 kg/m3
Blood viscosity		0.0051 kg/m.sec
Aortic wall density		1050 kg/m3
Young's modulus of the sinus of Valsalva	Esin	Pa
Young's modulus of the ascending aorta	Easc	Pa
Young's modulus of the descending aorta	Edes	Pa
Young's modulus of the upper part of the abdominal aorta	Eupab	Pa
Young's modulus of the lower part of the abdominal aorta	Elowab	Pa
Aortic wall Poisson's ratio		0.45
Wall thickness of the sinus of Valsalva	hsin	1.6 mm
Wall thickness of the ascending aorta	hasc	1.4 mm
Wall thickness of the descending aorta	hdes	1 mm
Wall thickness of the upper part of the abdominal aorta	hupab	0.9 mm
Wall thickness of the lower part of the abdominal aorta	hlowab	0.8 mm

*Since the physical parameters vary in each aortic section, the average values within the sections have been given. The Young's modulus values in this Table are for the case of minimum rigidity (E₁).