Thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive textbook integrates basic and advanced concepts of mechanics with numerical methods and biomedical applications. Coverage is expanded to include a complete introduction to vector and tensor calculus, and n…
"An important aspect of mechanics is experimental work to determine material properties and to validate models. The application field ranges from microscopic structures at the level of cells to larger organs like the heart"--
Vector and tensor calculus -- The concepts of force and moment -- Static equilibrium -- The mechanical behaviour of fibres -- Fibres: time-dependent behaviour -- Analysis of a one-dimensional continuous elastic medium -- Biological materials and continuum mechanics -- Stress in …
"An important aspect of mechanics is experimental work to determine material properties and to validate models. The application field ranges from microscopic structures at the level of cells to larger organs like the heart."
"An important aspect of mechanics is experimental work to determine material properties and to validate models. The application field ranges from microscopic structures at the level of cells to larger organs like the heart"--
Thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive textbook integrates basic and advanced concepts of mechanics with numerical methods and biomedical applications. Coverage is expanded to include a complete introduction to vector and tensor calculus, and n…
"An important aspect of mechanics is experimental work to determine material properties and to validate models. The application field ranges from microscopic structures at the level of cells to larger organs like the heart"--
Thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive textbook integrates basic and advanced concepts of mechanics with numerical methods and biomedical applications. Coverage is expanded to include a complete introduction to vector and tensor calculus, and n…