BME 332

Introduction to Biosolid Mechanics

Winter - 2007

Date      Day            Topic

Jan.8     Monday             Class Overview

Section 1: Continuum Mechanics: Stress, Strain, Equilibrium Equation, Boundary Conditions

Jan.10  Wednesday        Class Overview, Introduction to Index Notation

Jan. 15    Monday           No Class Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday

Jan  17    Wednesday       Class Overview;

Jan. 22     Monday           Tensors; Cauchy Stress Definition, Balance of Linear and Angular Momentum

Jan. 24     Wednesday      Concept of Reference and Deformed States; Definition of Small and Finite Strain

Jan. 29     Monday            Concept of Reference and Deformed States; Definition of Small and Finite Strain

Jan. 31      Wednesday       Alternative Stress Definition for Large Deformation, Equilibrium Equation for Finite                                           Strain 

Feb. 5    Monday             Definition of Boundary Conditions for Tissue Stress Analysis; Intro to Optimization

Feb. 7      Wednesday     Optimization for Musculoskeletal Boundary Conditions

Feb. 12      Monday         Optimization to determine Skeletal Tissue Boundary Conditions; MidTerm Review

Feb. 14      Wednesday      MidTerm Exam

Feb. 19   Monday            Linear and Nonlinear Elasticity

Feb. 21   Wednesday        Linear and Nonlinear Elasticity

Feb. 26    Monday            Spring Break

Feb. 28    Wednesday        Spring Break

Section 2: Constitutive Models commonly used for Biological Tissues   

Mar. 5    Monday             Linear and Nonlinear Elasticity

Mar. 7     Wednesday        Linear and Nonlinear Elasticity

Mar. 12     Monday     Viscoelasticity; Simple Models; Stress Relaxation, Creep, Hysteresis

Mar. 14     Wednesday      Quasi-linear Viscoelasticity

Mar. 19     Monday       Poroelasticity/Biphasic Theory

Mar. 21     Wednesday      Bone Structure/Physiology; Structure-Linear Elasticity

Mar. 26     Monday       Bone Structure/Physiology; Structure-Linear Elasticity

Mar. 28     Wednesday       Ligament/Tendon Structure-Function

Apr. 2        Monday            Blood Vessel Structure Function

Apr. 4       Wednesday        Presentation of Biomechanics Paper

Apr. 9     Monday             Presentation of Biomechainics Paper

Apr. 11    Wednesday        Final Review

Apr. 16     Monday            Final