ECTS
12 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
List of Courses
Mechanics of Continuous Media
4 creditsFinite Element Method
3 creditsRefresher Course (Static Mechanics, Kinematics, Dynamics)
5 credits
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5 years of post-secondary education
5 credits
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Biomechanics is primarily based on various mechanical theories (solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, etc.) applied to the study of biological systems. Since the Biomechanics course is open to an audience that may not necessarily be experts in mechanics (doctors, orthopedists, physical therapists, etc.), it is necessary to introduce this audience to the basic concepts of rigid-body mechanics. Indeed, the human body can be considered, as a first approximation, as a set of body segments (foot, leg, thigh, hip, torso, etc.) connected by joints. These segments can be modeled as rigid bodies in order to study aspects related to the body’s static equilibrium, such as its movements, as well as impacts and trauma.