ENGR4230 · Engineering Human Centered
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course emphasizes the applications of mechanics to describe the material properties of living tissues. It is concerned with the description and measurements of these properties as related to their physiological functions. Emphasis on the interrelationship between biomechanics and physiology in medicine, surgery, body injury and prostheses. Topics covered include: Review of basic mechanics, stress, strain, constitutive equations and the field equations, viscoelastic behavior, and models of material behavior. The measurement and characterization of properties of soft and hard tissues will be covered, along with biomechanics as related to body injury and the design of prosthetic devices.
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Organization
4.1 / 5
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Challenge
4.5 / 5
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Attendance
4.5 / 5
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Assignments
4.5 / 5
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Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Fall 2024
2 sections