Verification and Validation: Basics and Applications

This lecture covers the concepts of verification and validation in computational modeling, emphasizing the importance of solving the right equations and ensuring the accuracy of the results through comparison with experimental data. It discusses the process of code and calculation verification, mesh convergence, sensitivity analysis, and the limitations of predictive models. The instructor also presents practical advice on model complexity, uncertainty quantification, and the use of numerical methods in patient-specific modeling. The lecture concludes with a review of software tools for finite element analysis and the challenges and opportunities in orthopedic device modeling.

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