ECTS
12 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
List of courses
Continuum Mechanics
4 creditsFinite element method
3 creditsRefresher courses (statics, kinematics, dynamics)
5 credits
12 credits
Faculty of Science
BAC +5
5 credits
Faculty of Science
Biomechanics is essentially based on the various mechanistic theories (solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, etc.) applied to the study of biological systems. As the Biomechanics course is open to people who are not necessarily experts in mechanics (doctors, orthopedists, physiotherapists, etc.), it is necessary to introduce them to basic notions of rigid solid mechanics. The human body can be considered, to a first approximation, as a set of body segments (foot, leg, thigh, hip, chest, etc.) articulated together. These segments can be modeled by rigid solids in order to study aspects of the body's static equilibrium, such as its movements, shocks and traumatology.