After successful completion of the course, students are able to explain the basics principles of point, rigid body, linear continuum and fluid mechanics including static equilibrium, motion, dynamics, stress, strain and flow, to apply the principles of dimensional analysis and scaling laws, to derive the biomechanical principles of the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, including musculoskeletal forces, muscle structure and force generation mechanics of gait and inverse dynamics, strains and stresses in bone due to physiological loads, blood flow in the heart, lung, arteries and veins – structure of the heart, arteries and veins, to describe the anatomy of the musculoskeletal and the cardiovascular system as well as to solve mechanical and biomechanical problems.
Short review of vector and tensor algebra, point mechanics and rigid body mechanics.
Scaling laws and dimensional analysis
Biomechanical principles of the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems:
Musculoskeletal forces
Muscle structure and force generation
Mechanics of gait and inverse dynamics
Infinitesimal tissue strains and stresses
Bone biomechanics including Euler-Bernoulii beam theory
Blood flow in the heart, lung, arteries and veins – structure of the heart, arteries and veins
Classical Lecture. Solving of example biomechanics problems within class (formative assessment), where the sutdent get a problem sheet one week in adanvacne and are asked to solve the specified problems, which are adherent to the material discussed in the lectures. Subsequently, homework assignments are distributed (summative assesment), which have to be solved by students invidiually and handed in. The points obtained from the homewrk assignments count towards the final grade with a weight of 30%
Graded homework and two written exams (part I and II). Each part has to be passed successfully for obtaining a positive grade (only exception: if a very good score has been obtained in the homework and one of the written exams the other exam may have a fail grade). For students who missed one or both exams or who want to improve their grade, one additional exam for each part will be offered, within the winter semester (part I) and at the beginning of the summer semester (part II), respectively.
Presence is required during the tutorials.
