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Credit:
1 course unit
Elective course
Catalog
Description:
Biological and non-biological systems are both
subject to several basic physical balance laws of broad engineering
importance. Fundamental conservation laws are introduced and illustrated using
examples from animate as well as inanimate systems. Topics include
kinematics of deformation, the concept of stress, conservation of mass,
momentum, and energy. Mechanical constitutive equations for fluids,
solids, and intermediate types of media are described and complemented by
hands-on experimental and computational laboratory experiences.
Practical problem-solving using numerical methods will be introduced.
Prerequisites:
Statics, linear algebra, and
differential equations
Textbooks:
YC Fung, A First
Course in Continuum Mechanics
YC Fung,
Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues
Course
Objectives:
The course is a senior-level elective for
students interested in continuum mechanics theory and its application to
living tissue modeling. (Juniors can enroll with instructor permission)
Students will be exposed to applied mathematics (
theory and numerical methods) and will learn how to integrate
analysis computation and mechanics.
Topics
covered:
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Mathematics and continuum mechanics: Tensor analysis, Deformation
and Strain, Conservation Laws, Invariance;Constitutive Laws (Elastic Solids, Newtonian
Fluids), bending and buckling, fluid-solid interaction
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Biomechanics: Arterial wall mechanics, heart valves, blood rheology, biopolymer mechanics, cytoskeleton
regeneration, tissue engineering
Class/Laboratory
Schedule:
Lecture: 3 hr/week
Contribution towards Professional Component:
100% Engineering science
Contribution
towards Program Outcomes:
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Multidisciplinary
Ability
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High
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Problem Solving
Approach
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High
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Problem Solving
Methods
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Med.
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Experimentation
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Low
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Design
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Low
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Professional
Orientation
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Low
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Person
Preparing Description and Date:
George Biros
July 2007
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