Oomens C., Brekelmans M., Loerakker S., Baaijens F. Biomechanics: Concepts and Computation

2nd Edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2018. — 421 p. — (Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering). — ISBN: 978-1-107-16372-0.Thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition, this comprehensive textbook integrates basic and advanced concepts of mechanics with numerical methods and biomedical applications. Coverage is expanded to include a complete introduction to vector and tensor calculus, and new or fully updated chapters on biological materials and continuum mechanics, motion, deformation and rotation, and constitutive modeling of solids and fluids. Topics such as kinematics, equilibrium, and stresses and strains are also included, as well as the mechanical behaviour of fibres and the analysis of one-dimensional continuous elastic media. Numerical solution procedures based on the Finite Element Method are presented, with accompanying MatLAB-based software and dozens of new biomedical engineering examples and exercises allowing readers to practice and improve their skills. Solutions for instructors are also available online. This is the definitive guide for both undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in biomechanics.Includes new content on vector and tensor calculus, biological materials and continuum mechanics, motion, deformation and rotation, and constitutive modeling of solids and fluids
Provides new examples and exercises to illustrate the theory
Accompanied online by MatLAB-based FEM code, additional exercises, and solutions for instructorsTrue PDF