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Enlargement in abdominal aorta alters the hemodynamics and flow-induced forces on the AAA wall. Depending on the flow conditions, the hemodynamic forces on the wall may result in excessive mechanical stresses that lead to AAA rupture. The risk of rupture can be predicted using advanced computational techniques such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid\u2013structure interaction (FSI). For a reliable rupture risk assessment, formation of intraluminal thrombus (ILT) and uncertainty in arterial material properties should be taken into account, mainly due to the patient-specific differences and unknowns in AAAs. In this study, AAA models are computationally investigated by performing CFD simulations combined with FSI analysis. Various levels of ILT burdens are artificially generated in a realistic AAA geometry, and the peak effective stresses are evaluated to elucidate the effect of material models and ILT formation. The results indicate that increasing the ILT burden leads to lowered effective stresses on the AAA wall. 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