Biosolid Mechanics (BME 670)

Course description:

Application of laws of mechanics to study the behavior of human organ systems. Stress-strain analysis of soft and hard body tissues and emphasis on musculoskeletal systems. 

Course Objectives and Outcomes:

Having successfully completed this course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the physical meaning, principles, and mathematics of deformable materials.
• Formulate and solve simplified problems using the language and methods of continuum mechanics.
• Set up and discuss solution of continuum boundary value problems related to biological tissues.
• Articulate basic principles and equations applicable to all constitutive models.
• State capabilities and limitations of the specific constitutive models covered in this course.
• Articulate the applicability limits of continuum mechanics.
• Be able to independently build upon lecture topics by solving problems in supplemental reading materials.
• Be able to locate and critique continuum mechanics manuscripts in the open literature.

Course Schedule:

This course is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays (9:30 am – 10:45 am) during Fall semesters

 

Mechanical Modeling of Human Motion (BME 540)

Course Description

An introduction to mechanical modeling of human motion (lectures) along with application of computational software to model and estimates internal tissues responses to physical demands of several different activities/tasks (lab activities).

Course Objectives and Outcomes

Having successfully completed this course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of computational modeling of human motion.
• Develop torque-driven or muscle-driven 2D models of human musculoskeletal system.
• Independently build upon course material by solving relevant research problems.

Course Schedule:

This course is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays (8:00 am – 9:15 am) during Spring semesters