 | Study programme 2019-2020 | Français | |
| Biomechanics | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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| S-BIOG-050 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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| Français | Français | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
| Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2019-2020 assessments (Covid-19) |
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| Description of the modifications to the Q3 2019-2020 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
| Open questions on the course contents and on the practicals |
Content of Learning Activity
The course is divided into the following chapters ans sections:
1. Place of biomechanics in biology
2. Life's physical context
-Physical variables and their units
-Size and scale
3. Mechanical properties of biological materials
-Simple materials
-More complex materials (viscoelasticity)
-Simple structures (beams, columns, shells)
4. Fluids
-Viscosity and the pattern of flow
-The forces of flow
The course is supported by 3 training sessions dedicated to locomotion in human beings, measurement of the mechanical properties of a collagenous material, and measurement of the flexural stiffness of a beam-like structure.
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Vogel, S. (2013). Comparative Biomechanics - Life's physical world. 2nd Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Travaux pratiques
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)