MAK553

Advanced Biomechanics

Faculty \ Department
School of Engineering \ Mechanical Engineering
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
9
Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Course Description
Advanced biomechanical topics will be taught to students who have learned basic biomechanical principles. Introduction to Basic Biomechanics. Force Vector. Moment and Torque Vectors. Statics. Biomechanical Applications of Statics. Dynamics. Linear Kinematics. Linear Kinetics. Angular Kinematics. Angular Kinetics. Impulse and Momentum. Mechanics of Deformable Bodies. Stress and Strain. Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues
Textbook and / or References
Basic Biomechanics. Nihat Özkaya, Margerita Nordin, David Goldshaeyder, Dawn Leger. Translation: Fatma Kübra Erbay Elibol and Teyfik Demir. TOBB ETÜ publications, 2019. ISBN: 978 - 975 - 9116 - 11 - 8 ( Printed ), ISBN: 978 - 975 - 9116 - 15 - 5 ( e-Book )
Course Objectives
To transfer advanced biomechanical topics to people who have mastered basic biomechanical principles. Principles and application areas of hard and soft tissue mechanics will be taught in this course.
Course Outcomes
1. Within the scope of this course, knowledge and information about biomechanical principles and their application areas will be obtained.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Introduction to Biomechanics of Human Movement. Anatomical definition and limits
Week 2: Force Vector. Moment and Torque Vectors.
Week 3: Static. Biomechanical Applications of Statics.
Week 4: Dynamics. Linear Kinematics. Linear Kinetics.
Week 5: Angular Kinematics. Angular Kinetics.
Week 6: Impulse and Momentum.
Week 7: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies.
Week 8: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies.
Week 9: Stress and Strain.
Week 10: Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues.
Week 11: Biomechanical Applications
Week 12: Biomechanical Applications
Tentative Assesment Methods
Program Outcome **
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Course Outcome
1