Biomechanics: Concepts and Computation (Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering)

Synopsis

An Important Aspect Of Mechanics Is Experimental Work To Determine Material Properties And To Validate Models. The Application Field Ranges From Microscopic Structures At The Level Of Cells To Larger Organs Like The Heart-- Vector And Tensor Calculus -- The Concepts Of Force And Moment -- Static Equilibrium -- The Mechanical Behaviour Of Fibres -- Fibres: Time-dependent Behaviour -- Analysis Of A One-dimensional Continuous Elastic Medium -- Biological Materials And Continuum Mechanics -- Stress In Three-dimensional Continuous Media -- Motion: The Time As An Extra Dimension -- Deformation And Rotation, Deformation Rate And Spin -- Local Balance Of Mass, Momentum And Energy -- Constitutive Modelling Of Solids And Fluids -- Solution Strategies For Solid And Fluid Mechanics Problems -- Numerical Solution Of One-dimensional Diffusion Equation -- The One-dimensional Convection-diffusion Equation -- The Three-dimensional Convection-diffusion Equation -- Shape Functions And Numerical Integration -- Infinitesimal Strain Elasticity Problems. Cees Oomens (eindhoven University Of Technology), Marcel Brekelmans (eindhoven University Of Technology), Sandra Loerakker (eindhoven University Of Technology), Frank Baaijens (eindhoven University Of Technology).