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Published in final edited form as: Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng. 2013 Jul 19;29(11):1267–1284. doi: 10.1002/cnm.2575

Table II.

Mechanical boundary conditions (BCs) for the left ventricle in terms of the prescribed traction t, where t_n is a component of t normal to the endocardial surface on which the pressure p acts and the displacement u with components u_ξ1, u_ξ2, u_ξ3 in the direction of the coordinates given in Figure 6(a).

BCs	Coordinates		Description
t_n = −p	ξ₁ = ξ_{1 min}	For all ξ₂, ξ₃	Endocardial surface
u_ξ2 = 0	ξ₂ = ξ_2max	For all ξ₁, ξ₃	Basal surface
u_ξ3 = 0	ξ₁ = ξ_{1 max}	For all ξ₃	Outer boundary at the base surface
u_ξ3 = 0	ξ₂ = ξ_2max	For all ξ₃	Outer boundary at the base surface