Topics

BENG 112B Biomechanics, Spring Quarter, 2007

Week

Date

Topic

Instructor

Download

Reading

 

1

Tu Apr 3

Topic 1: Introduction to Tissue and Cell Mechanics

McCulloch

PPT|,PDF

Fung 1.1-1.9

 

1

Th Apr 5

Topic 2: Statics and Dynamics in Biomechanics

McCulloch

PPT,PDF

 

2

Tu Apr 10

Topic 3: Constitutive Properties of Tissues

McCulloch

PPT,PDF

Fung 2.1-2.15

 

2

Th Apr 12

Topic 4: Structure and Mechanical Properties of Bone

McCulloch

PPT,PDF

Fung 12.1-12.3

 

3

Tu Apr 17

Topic 5: Bone Mechanics and Remodeling

McCulloch

PPT1 PPT2 PDF

Fung 12.4-12.6

 

3

Th Apr 19

Topic 6: Collagen and Collagenous Tissues

Jacot

PPT

 

4

Tu Apr 24

Topic 7: Testing Collagenous Connective Tissues

Jacot

PPT

 

4

Th Apr 26

Topic 8: Cell Mechanics I

Jacot

PPT,PDF

 

5

Tu May 1

Topic 9: Cell Mechanics II

Jacot

PPT,PDF

 

5

Th May 3

Topic 10: Blood Vessel Mechanics

Jacot

PPT

 

6

Tu May 8

MIDTERM EXAM

closed book; bring blue books

 

6

Th May 10

Topic 11: Soft Tissue Mechanics

McCulloch

PPT, PDF

 

7

Tu May 15

Topic 12: Finite Deformations

McCulloch

PPT, PDF

 

7

Th May 17

Topic 13: Finite Elasticity

McCulloch

PPT, PDF

 

8

Tu May 22

Topic 14: Muscle

McCulloch

PPT

 

8

Th May 24

Topic 15: Muscle Mechanics

McCulloch

PPT

 

9

Tu May 29

Topic 16: Cardiac Muscle

McCulloch

PPT

 

9

Th May 31

Topic 17: Heart

McCulloch

PPT1 PPT2

 

10

Tu Jun 5

Topic 18: Cartilage

Jacot

PPT

 

10

Th Jun 7

Review

GSIs

 

11

We Jun 13

FINAL EXAM 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

closed book; bring blue books