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2024-2025 University Catalog
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ME 50801 - Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Orthopaedic tissues, such as bone, cartilage, tendon and ligament, serve functions that are largely mechanical in nature and that are critical for our health. This course is structure around classical topics in mechanics of materials and their applications in biomechanics and musculoskeletal tissues. Primary emphasis will be on the mechanical behavior of tissues, including elastic and failure properties as well as more advanced topics such as anisotropy, nonlinearity, viscoelasticity, poroelasticity, damage and fatigue. Importantly, the theories used to describe these mechanical properties were originally developed for advanced engineering materials such as fiber composites, polymers, elastomers, hydrogels, etc. Thus, while the theories will be presented in the context of biological materials, potential applications are much broader. Tissue microstructure and its importance to the material properties will be covered. Mechanics of whole bones and implants (composite and asymmetric beam theories) and the mechanical function of native and artificial joints (contact mechanics, lubrication and wear) may also be discussed, time permitting. Some homework assignments will emphasize the use of experimental data to develop and test theoretical models via nonlinear curve fitting and optimization using Matlab. Students will receive an introduction to tissue mechanics literature to better understand how the concepts presented in class are used in the research setting.Credits: 3.00
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