English

Every autumn semester

The aim of the course is to widen the conceptions of mechanics to also include biological systems.

The architecture of the skeleton and the apparatus of locomotion are described as a mechanical system where the bones are coupled together in joints and the activity in the muscles control the movements.The human body is built up by different elements such as bone, articular cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles, blood and body fluids. These elements are described and modelled in the context described in earlier courses in mechanics and solid mechanics. Newton´s equations are applied on the different parts of the skeleton and concepts like constitutive equations are applied to biological material e.g. bone, where effects from mechanical loading on the inner structure are modelled

be familiar with the different organ systems of the human body and how they work together
understand how systems of joints, e.g. the hip and the knee, works in mechanical sense
understand how human locomotion can be modelled and analysed in using mechanical concepts
understand how the building stones of the human body ( bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and muscles) can be described in mechanical terms
be able to describe the prerequisites prosthesis and implants must fulfill in order to work mechanically in the human body

be able to formulate and solve problems in biomechanics, both in statics and dynamics
be able to make use of techniques in optimization to solve a problem in biomechanics
be able to model human motions using commercial software

be able to estimate properties in strength of materials such as safety factor and mechanical lifetime of biological tissues
be able to describle the quality of human motions
be able to interpret and discuss information from literature in medicine

Lectures

Seminars

Laboratory exercises

Project

Written exam

Oral exam

Written assignments

Seminars given by participants

Three written assignments are performed in groups of 2-3 students during the course. The assignments are reported in written reports and written feedback is given from the course coordinator. In the end of the course there is an individual, written, home exam

Failed, pass

Basic courses in mathematics, mechanics and solid mechanics or engineering mechanics

Nordin, M. & Frankel, V.: Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN 9780683302479.

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Professor Thomas Johansson