This note introduces the student to the fundamental tools,
techniques, and concepts employed in musculoskeletal biomechanics research.
Topics covered includes: History of Biomechanics, Viscoelasticity, Joint
Coordinate Systems, Cell Mechanics, Bone, Muscle, Joints, Spine, Hip, Shoulder,
and Elbow.
Biomechanics is
the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of
biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell
organelles, using the methods of mechanics. This PDF covers the following topics
related to Biomechanics : Fluid Mechanics, Human Locomotion, Hard
and Soft Tissue Mechanics, Kinesiology of Sports.
Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
This
note introduce the scientific principles and laws underlying the field of
biomechanics and describes how biomechanical principles can be applied to
understanding and analyzing the causes of human movements and their affects on
the body. Topics covered includes: Statics, Gravity and Forces, Levers and
Moments of Force, Dry Friction, Kinematics, Kinetics, Impulse and Momentum,
Work, Energy and Power, Fluid Mechanics, Gait Analysis.
This note introduces the student to the fundamental tools,
techniques, and concepts employed in musculoskeletal biomechanics research.
Topics covered includes: History of Biomechanics, Viscoelasticity, Joint
Coordinate Systems, Cell Mechanics, Bone, Muscle, Joints, Spine, Hip, Shoulder,
and Elbow.
This lecture note develops and applies scaling laws
and the methods of continuum and statistical mechanics to biomechanical
phenomena over a range of length scales, from molecular to cellular to tissue or
organ level.
Author(s): Prof. Roger Kamm
and Prof. Alan Grodzinsky
This is a landmark
book because it shows the usefulness and importance of mechanics in the analysis
and understanding of animal behavior. As such it should be of interest and use
to individuals working in biomechanics as well as to the vertebrate zoologist
and comparative anatomist.
This
is a comprehensive, state-of-the-science resource concerning the principles and
applications of biomechanics at every level. The book is organized in a
systematic manner, the book begins with coverage of musculoskeletal mechanics
including hard- and soft tissue and joint mechanics and their applications to
human function.