Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2009-2010
BIOE 575 - CONTINUUM BIOMECHANICS
Long Title: CONTINUUM BIOMECHANICS
Department: Bioengineering
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): BIOE 372 or permission of instructor
Description: Tensor-based introduction to continuum mechanics. The course covers important concepts in tensor calculus, kinematics and strain, stress and constitutive theories of continua, including elasticity, Newtonian fluids, viscoelasticity, and mixture theory. Selective topics in bone, articular cartilage, circulation and micromechanics will be discussed to illustrate the application of continuum mechanics to bioengineering problems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: BIOE 472.