README for data in Finite Element Analysis of the residuum-prosthetic socket interface: a critical appraisal 

Author: J. W. Steer
Date: 06 November 2019

This contains instructions for opening the .pkl file containing the data behind the figures. The .pkl file is strutured using dictionaries

Opening the data file
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The data file is encoded using the pickle package in python 3.6. The data is all stored within numpy arrays. The authors recommend downloading the anaconda distribution of python. 

"""
import pickle
import numpy
with open('data.pkl', 'rb') as f:
	Data = pickle.load(f)
"""

Figure 3
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Interface pressure predictions under stance loading for different socket press-fitting methods and interface COF parameters:

data = ['Overclosure\nPosition = 0mm', 'Donning\nPosition = 30mm', 'COF = 0.3', 'COF = 0.7']


Example
Data['Figure 3']['COF = 0.7']
Returns a numpy array of the pressure field when COF=0.7

Figure 4
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Residual limb when subjected to different loading conditions 

data = ['-2%', '0%', '+2%', '+4%']
0 = HS
1=MS
2=TO

Example
Data['Figure 4']['0%'][:, 0]
Returns the pressure field for the 0% socket under heel-strike loading conditions 

Figure 5
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Soft tissue strain with material model 

data = ['Distal strain, %']
model = ['Linear Model', 'Hyperelastic model']

Example
Data['Figure 5']['Distal strain, %']['Hyperelastic model']
Returns the tissue stiffness and distal soft tissue strain values for the hyperelastic material model

Change Log
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data.xlsx was added on 29/9/2020 - this is the same as in data.pkl, but formatted in clear tables as requested by the journal.