Jordan University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
BME 341 BioMechanics
Fall 2014
2013 Course Catalog
3 Credit hours (3 h lectures). Application of statics and dynamics to simple force analyses on whole body biomechanics,
Fundamentals of strength of materials and its application on the biomechanics of soft and hard tissues and their deformation,
An introduction to viscoelastic behavior and cellular biomechanics.
Textbooks
Oomens,C., Brekelmans, M. and Baaijens, F. (2009). Biomechanics: Concepts and Computation, 1st ed.
Cambridge University Press.
References
Books
1) Peterson, D.R., and Bronzino, J.D. (2008). Biochemechanics: Principles and Applications. 1st ed. CRC Press
2) Ethier, C. R., and Simmons, C. A. (2007). Introductory Biomechanics:From Cells to Organisms. 1st ed. Cambridge
University Press
Journals
1) Journal of Biomechanics
2) Journal of Applied Biomechanics
Internet links
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biological-engineering/20-410j-molecular-cellular-and-tissue-biomechanics-be-410j-spring2003/
http://silver.neep.wisc.edu/~lakes/BME315Fr.html
Instructor
Instructor
Ruba Khnouf, Ph.D, E-mail: rekhnouf@just.edu.jo
Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic
Prerequisites by course
Co-requisites by course
Prerequisite for
General Physics, Ordinary Differential Equations
PHYS 101, MATH 203
BME 440
Topics Covered
Week
1
1-2
2-3
4-6
7-9
10-11
12-14
15
Topics
Course Introduction
Forces and Vectors
Static Equilibrium
Whole body and cell biomechanics
Materials Strength
Viscoelastic Behavior of Materials
Tissue Mechanics
Applications
Chepters in Text
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Handout
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Handout
Evaluation
Assessment Tool
Homework & Quizzes
First Exam
Second Exam
Final Exam
Expected Due Date
One week after chapter conclusion
According to the department schedule
According to the department schedule
According to the University final examination schedule
Weight
10%
25 %
25 %
40 %
Objectives and Outcomes1
Objectives
Outcomes
1.
Grasping the concept of forces and
vectors [a]
1.1.
1.2.
Define vectors and forces [a]
Vector decomposition [a]
2.
Understand and implement
mechanical equilibria [a]
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
Understand and apply Newton’s laws [a]
Define moment and moment vector [a]
Explain static equilibrium [a]
3.
Apply static principles on cell and
whole body biomechanics [a,e,k,l]
3.1.
3.2.
Draw free body diagrams [a,e]
Apply static equilibrium and free body diagrams to biological systems
[a, e, k,l]
4.
Understand material behavior and
response to different forces and
their properties [a,e]
4.1.
4.2.
Define stress and strain and understand hook’s law [a]
Explain basic mechanical properties such as Young’s modulus and
understand stress/ strain curve [a, e]
5.
Understand viscoeasticity and its
relationship to materials, response
to forces [a, e]
5.1.
5.2.
Define viscoealstic behavior and its corresponding properties [a]
Modeling viscoelastic behavior [a,e]
6.1.
Apply simple elastic model and viscoelastic model on hard and soft
tissue materials [a, b, e, k, l]
6. Apply material responses and
properties to tissue biomechanics
[a,b,e,k,l]
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
The course contributes to building the fundamental basic concepts, applications, and design of biomechanics and lays the
foundation for more advanced courses such as biomaterials.
Relationship to Program Outcomes (%)
A
30
B
10
C
D
E
20
F
G
H
I
J
K
15
L
25
M
Relationship to Chemical Engineering Program Objectives
PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO 4
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Last Modified:
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Ruba Khnouf, Ph.D
April 17, 2014
Lower-case letters in brackets refer to the Program outcomes
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