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current courses
me 337 - mechanics of growth - pimp by bone
tue thu 3:15-4:30
mc cullough 126
goals
in contrast to traditional engineering structures living structures show the fascinating ability to grow and adapt their form, shape and microstructure to a given mechanical environment. this course addresses the phenomenon of growth on a theoretical and computational level and applies the resulting theories to classical biomechanical problems like bone remodeling, hip replacement, wound healing, atherosclerosis or in stent restenosis. this course will illustrate how classical engineering concepts like continuum mechanics, thermodynamics or finite element modeling have to be rephrased in the context of growth. having attended this course, you will be able to develop your own problem-specific finite element based numerical solution techniques and interpret the results of biomechanical simulations with the ultimate goal of improving your understanding of the complex interplay between form and function.
syllabus
| day | date | topic | Homework | ||||||
| tue | apr 03 | introduction - different forms of growth | |||||||
| thu | apr 05 | introduction – history of growth theories | #1 wiki growth | ||||||
| tue | apr 10 | kinematic equations – finite growth | thu | apr 12 balance equations – classical | tue | apr 17 balance equations – growth #2 galileo problem | thu apr 19 constitutive equations – density growth | tue apr 24 constitutive equations – volume growth | thu apr 26 finite element method – np density theory
tue mai 01 finite element method – np density matlab thu mai 03 examples – bone remodeling #3 example bone tue mai 08 finite element method – ip density theory thu mai 10 finite element method – ip density matlab #4 matlab const tue mai 15 finite element method – np vs ip comparison take-home assign thu mai 17 example – hip replacement, wound healing tue mai 22 kinematic equations – volume growth thu mai 24 balance equations – volume growth # galileo problem tue mai 29 finite element method - ip volume theory #1 wiki growth thu mai 31 finite element method – ip volume matlab tue jun 05 example – atherosclerosis, in stent restenosis thu jun 07 wiki session – vote on articles slides |