Bioengineering

BIOE 3110: Introduction to Biomechanics

Designation:		Required
Description:		Mechanics of the human musculoskeletal system and its joints. Basic concepts for deformable body mechanics, including stress and strain analysis, viscoelasticity and applications to common problems in orthopedic biomechanics.
Prerequisite:		CIVE 1150; BIOL 2170.
Textbook:		Fundamentals of Biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion and Deformation  Ozkaya and Nihat  Springer-Verlag
Objectives:		To understand key concepts in statics, mechanics and strength of materials such as equilibrium, stress, strain, material properties.  To develop an understanding of how to formulate mathematical solutions to a variety of problems in mechanics.  To learn how mechanics of rigid body and deformable bodies may be applied to real world of interest to biomechanics.  Supplement theory with very limited laboratory based experiments.  Human anatomy
Topics:		Anatomy of joints  Stress and strain  Review of material properties  Biaxial stresses  Bending and torsional stresses  Combined loading - axial, shear, torsional and flexural  Stress analysis - principal stresses and failure theories  Viscoelasticity and biological tissues  Biomechanics of bone, muscle, tendons, ligaments
Schedule:		3 - 1 hour lectures per week
Contribution:		Engineering topics
Outcomes:		(a)    An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (c)    An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (e)    An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (i)    A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j)    A knowledge of contemporary issues (8a)    The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology (8b)    The capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology
Prepared by:		Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu).