Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the cover
- Preface
- 1 Vector calculus
- 2 The concepts of force and moment
- 3 Static equilibrium
- 4 The mechanical behaviour of fibres
- 5 Fibres: time-dependent behaviour
- 6 Analysis of a one-dimensional continuous elastic medium
- 7 Biological materials and continuum mechanics
- 8 Stress in three-dimensional continuous media
- 9 Motion: the time as an extra dimension
- 10 Deformation and rotation, deformation rate and spin
- 11 Local balance of mass, momentum and energy
- 12 Constitutive modelling of solids and fluids
- 13 Solution strategies for solid and fluid mechanics problems
- 14 Solution of the one-dimensional diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 15 Solution of the one-dimensional convection-diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 16 Solution of the three-dimensional convection-diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 17 Shape functions and numerical integration
- 18 Infinitesimal strain elasticity problems
- References
- Index
About the cover
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the cover
- Preface
- 1 Vector calculus
- 2 The concepts of force and moment
- 3 Static equilibrium
- 4 The mechanical behaviour of fibres
- 5 Fibres: time-dependent behaviour
- 6 Analysis of a one-dimensional continuous elastic medium
- 7 Biological materials and continuum mechanics
- 8 Stress in three-dimensional continuous media
- 9 Motion: the time as an extra dimension
- 10 Deformation and rotation, deformation rate and spin
- 11 Local balance of mass, momentum and energy
- 12 Constitutive modelling of solids and fluids
- 13 Solution strategies for solid and fluid mechanics problems
- 14 Solution of the one-dimensional diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 15 Solution of the one-dimensional convection-diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 16 Solution of the three-dimensional convection-diffusion equation by means of the Finite Element Method
- 17 Shape functions and numerical integration
- 18 Infinitesimal strain elasticity problems
- References
- Index
Summary
The cover contains images reflecting biomechanics research topics at the Eindhoven University of Technology. 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. The core of biomechanics is constituted by models formulated in terms of partial differential equations and computer models to derive approximate solutions.
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- BiomechanicsConcepts and Computation, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009