An investigation of relationship between bone vibration frequency and its mass-volume ratio

The correlation between turkey bones’ mass/volume ratios and the magnitude and frequency of the largest peak in their vibration frequency spectra was studied. A computer controlled small hammer was used to induce bone vibrations. The study indicated a correlation of 0.87 between the magnitude of the largest peak and mass/volume ratio. The relationship between the frequency of the largest peak in the frequency spectra of the vibration responses and mass/volume ratio was best represented by a second order polynomial while the relationship between the magnitude of the largest peak and mass/volume ratio was best represented by a first order polynomial.