BIEN 221 Mechanics for Bioengineers

4 credits · Bioengineering · Faculty of Engineering · Offered: Winter

Stress and strain analysis, viscoelasticity. Linear and non linear mechanical behaviour. Poisson’s ration, auxeticity. Axial and non-axial loading, von Mises model. Composite and heterogeneous materials, prestress, residual stress. Beam theory with biological examples. Buckling and local buckling. A…

Prerequisites

BIEN 200 or BIEN 201 and BIEN 210.

Prerequisite courses: BIEN 200, BIEN 201, BIEN 210

Restrictions

Not open to students who have taken MECH 210 or BIEN 220 prior to the winter 2027 term.

Courses that need BIEN 221

BIEN 380

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