Table 2.
Processing time for each step to generate and solve the different FE models
Image pre-processing (min) | Meshing (min) | Simulation (min) | Post-processing (min) | Total (min) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hexa-homo Hexa-homoTMD |
10 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
Tetra-homo Tetra-homoTMD |
15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
Hexa-hete | 10 | 30 | 90 | 5 | 135 |
Tetra-hete | 15 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 80 |
Hexa hexahedral mesh, Tetra tetrahedral mesh, Homo homogeneous material properties, Hete heterogeneous material properties based on TMD