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Identical coursesAdvanced Tissue Mechanics (B-KUL-H0N47A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
van Lenthe Harry (coordinator) | Famaey Nele | van Lenthe Harry Aims
After the successful completion of this OPO,
- The student is familiar with the typical research challenges currently faced in the domains of bone biomechanics, soft tissue biomechanics and biofluid mechanics.
- The student can translate a clinically relevant research question in the three aforementioned domains into a set of partial differential equations that require numerical analysis.
- The student can create and execute a numerical simulation in an existing software package and is able to critically interpret the obtained results as well as to recognize and correct typical numerical errors (hourglassing, shear locking, non-converged mesh, etc.).
- The student can present his/her project results in writing and orally and critically assess them.
Previous knowledge
The student masters the basics of continuum mechanics and strength of materials and is familiar with typical constitutive laws of biological materials.
The student masters the basic concepts of biofluid mechanics.
The student is familiar with numerical methods to solve partial differential equations and has practical experience with extracting a high quality numerical mesh from a clinical image.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
FLEXIBLE(H0N44A)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
H0N44A : Numerical Modelling in Biomedical Engineering
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
6 ects. Advanced Tissue Mechanics (B-KUL-H0N47a)
Content
The students will receive an introduction to three contemporary topics in the domain of (1) bone biomechanics, (2) soft tissue biomechanics, and (3) biofluid mechanics.
The students work in teams of two or three on three consecutive assignments related to the aforementioned topics. In each of these assignments, the students go step-by-step through a workflow to create a computational model of a clinically relevant research problem. They will write a report describing the followed methodology and obtained results, along with a critical interpretation thereof. The report will be discussed orally.
Course material
Introductory presentations for each of the topics and handouts on Toledo.