SE2121 Introduction to Biomechanics
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
English B / English 6
Basic course in solid mechanics (for instance SE1010, SE1020 or SE1055) and a Finite Element (FE) course (for instance SE1025).
The course provides the foundation of cardiovascular biomechanics from the organ to the tissue level. A quantitative approach to human physiology from the biomedical engineering perspective is presented, where structural and hemodynamic aspects are addressed. In-vitro experimental and analytic tools are developed and used to solve problems in cardiovascular biomedical engineering. Techniques include Finite Element (FE) modeling, model parameter identification, non-linear continuum mechanics, constitutive descriptions of passive and active properties of blood vessels, Newtonian and non-Newtonian descriptions of blood.
Biomechanics applies engineering/mechanical principles and methods to biological systems and aims at understanding their normal (physiological) and abnormal (pathological) responses. Biomechanics is a rapidly growing field of engineering and plays a dominant role in the development of medical devices, for example. The course provides the foundation of cardiovascular biomechanics from the organ to the tissue level. Specifically, a quantitative approach to human physiology from the biomedical engineering perspective is presented, where both structural and hemodynamic aspects are addressed. In-vitro experimental and analytic tools are developed and used to solve problems in cardiovascular biomedical engineering.
After the course, the participants should be able to
- Understand the basics of vascular physiology
- Model a particular bioengineering problems by selecting appropriate modeling assumptions
- Understand the purpose, function, implication and limitation of biomechanical modeling
- Achieve a theoretical understanding of non-linear continuum mechanics
- Solve a particular problem by using either analytical approaches or the FE method
- Combine and integrate different solution strategies to address more challenging problems
- Achieve a practical understanding in applying the FE method as demonstrated by solving typical problems of bioengineering interest
- Present, analyze and explain derived results in a clear and causal way
Reviews
Improve accuracy by rating this course