Figure 5.

4-point CrCa bend. Test specimen rotated 90 degrees about its longitudinal axis in the 4-point loading apparatus to produce CrCa bend. Four-point bending loads are applied 10 cm apart, leaving the length of the exposed radius plus fixtures (34 cm) subject to a uniform bending moment (M).

Janicek et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2007 2:21   doi:10.1186/1749-799X-2-21
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