italian version

Aims :

To give the Solid Mechanics basics to understand the mechanical behaviour of skeleton, muscles and biological tissues, with a particular attention to constitutive issues.

Topics :

Point dynamics as a mechanical model. Balance laws and constitutive relations. Energetics. Static solution and stability.
Rigid bodies and systems. Kinematics and statics. Elastic systems. Equilibrium solution and their stability.
Mechanics of elastic rods. Kinematics, balance laws and constituive relations. Strings. Energetics and variational formulations. Approximate solutions.
Applications to biological systems: tendons, muscles, bones


Textbooks :

M.E. Gurtin- An introduction to Continuum Mechanics, Academic Press, 1981

Exam :

A written test followed by an interview

Tutorial Session :

The hour after the class