Contribution to the Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) Rupture

The aim of this work is to contribute to a better prediction of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm rupture (AAA). For that purpose, finite elements simulations have been performed on idealized AAA models under physiopathological like conditions, by taking into account the aneurysmal wall anisotropy, the intra-luminal thrombus porosity and the Fluid-Structure Interactions. In the first part, the influence of the aneurysm geometry and its wall properties (isotropic or anisotropic hyperelasticity) on the wall stress distribution and the Peterson's modulus has been studied in a static analysis and without taking into account the thrombus. In the second part, based on the experimental results from the litterature, a porohyperelastic model has been proposed for the thrombus. By considering such behavior for the thrombus and the Fluid-Structure Interactions, we observe that the intra-thrombus pressure is the same order as the intra-luminal pressure, which is consistent with in vivo measurements. Our results show that despite this unchanged pressure, the maximum wall stress decreases leading to a decrease of the aneurysm potential rupture.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source https://theses.hal.science/tel-00623979
Author Toungara, Mamadou
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 30, 2026, 06:23 (UTC)
Created May 30, 2026, 06:23 (UTC)
Identifier NNT: 2011GRENI036
Language fr
Rights https://about.hal.science/hal-authorisation-v1/
contributor Laboratoire sols, solides, structures - risques [Grenoble] (3SR) ; Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
creator Toungara, Mamadou
date 2011-07-08T00:00:00
harvest_object_id 889a15e5-3cab-4391-9c79-c31bff42d493
harvest_source_id 3374d638-d20b-4672-ba96-a23232d55657
harvest_source_title test moissonnage SELUNE
metadata_modified 2026-03-30T00:00:00
set_spec type:THESE