Bio Mechanics

Code:

PRODEM062

Acronym:

BIOM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Mechanical Engineering

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Applied Mechanics Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEM	2	Syllabus since 2009/10	1	-	6	28	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The curricular unit Biomechanics aims to provide students with knowledge in the area of mechanics to be applied in living systems with special emphasis on the mechanics of materials and mechanics of rigid bodies. To give and develop an interest in biomechanics, trying to study and investigate the action, in mechanical terms, of different organs and biological tissues. It is expected that at the end of the semester, the students have acquired knowledge to use tools in order to build mathematical models representing mechanical modeling of systems associated with different living organisms and also to study the human locomotion, the equilibrium and how living tissues deal with load.

Learning outcomes and competences

The identified syllabus are the necessary theoretical support for the careful and efficient biomechanical analysis of tissues and organs when subjected to mechanical loads, allowing the student to have a thorough understanding of mechanics approaches. The concepts and methodologies presented are the basis to analyze some effects of mechanical character on living organisms.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Tissue biomechanics and the musculoskeletal system: concepts and terminology; bone tissue; articular cartilage, tendons, ligaments and muscles. Tissue biomechanics: introduction to the  different material models. Applied Biomechanics: muscle models, static equilibrium and motion analysis. Approaches to numerical and experimental biomechanics.

Mandatory literature

Duane Knudson; Fundamentals of biomechanics. ISBN: 978-0-387-49311-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Terms of frequency: background in engineering or in health. Formula Evaluation: evaluation of the final report.

The teaching methodology adopted in this course is based on a tutorial approach.

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho de investigação	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Type of evaluation: final  report based on a subject.