Introductory Biomechanics

BME 24101/ 3 Cr.

This course uses didactic lecture material to introduce students to the principles of mechanics and how these concepts apply to musculoskeletal tissues.

• Available Online: No
• Credit by Exam: No
• Laptop Required: No

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

P: PHYS 15200 and MATH 16600

Textbooks

Statics and Mechanics of Materials (2011) – FP Beer, ER Johnston Jr., JT DeWolf, DF Mazurek (ISBN 978-0-07-338015-5)

Instruction Goal

To introduce students to fundamental concepts of mechanics and biomechanics.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Analyze vectors (vector algebra). [1]
• Express forces in 2-D and 3-D space. [1]
• Draw free body diagrams of rigid bodies. [1]
• Apply vector algebra to rigid bodies. [1]
• Analyze rigid bodies for moments, couples, etc. [1]
• Apply equilibrium conditions to rigid bodies [1]
• Determine centroids of lines, areas, and volumes. [1]
• Calculate 2nd moments of area (moment of inertia). [1]
• Infer state of stress and strain at a given point in a structure under axial, torsional, and bending loads [1]
• Employ theory of combined stresses to find maximum tensile, compressive, and shear stresses at a point [1]

Topics

• Newton’s Laws as applied to skeletal system
• Forces and moments
• Analysis of systems at equilibrium – free body diagrams
• Introduction to skeletal tissues
• Concepts of stress: axial, torsion and bending
• Analysis and design of beams
• Shear in beams and thin-walled members
• Transformation of stresses
• Beam deflection
• Column buckling