1. An embedded element based human head model to investigate axonal injury Open Access Author: Garimella, Venkata Ravi Title: An embedded element based human head model to investigate axonal injury Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: embedded element techniquefinite element methoddiffusion tractographyaxonal strainblast loadingvolume redundancybrain electrophysicsmass redundancystiffness redundancyforce redundancyhigh quality hexahedral meshmesh superpositiontraumatic brain injurydiffuse axonal injury File: Download Dissertation-Garimella.pdf Committee Members: Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorReuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-ChairStephen Jacob Piazza, Committee MemberDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee MemberNanyin Zhang, Outside Member