Comparative biomechanics
Subtitle: life's physical world
By: Steven Vogel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780691112978
Subjects: Vergelijkend onderzoek; Comparative Physiology; Biofysica; Biomechanica; Physiologie comparée; Biomechanics; Biomécanique
Description: "While written primarily for biology majors and graduate students in biology, this text will be useful for physical scientists and engineers seeking a sense of the state of the art of biomechanics and a guide to its rather scattered literature. For a still wider audience, it establishes the basic biological context for such applied areas as ergonomics, orthopedics, mechanical prosthetics, kinesiology, sports medicine, and biomimetics."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-548) and index.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE: Life's physical context. Preambulations; title: Setting the stage; title: Size and scale; title: More tools; title: PART TWO: Fluids. Gases and liquids: fluids at rest; title: Viscosity and the patterns of flow; title: The forces of flow; title: Fluid events near surfaces; title: Where flows are inside; title: More about circulatory systems; title: Flows in small worlds; title: About lift; title: Thrust for flying and swimming; title: Moving at the air-water interface; title: PART THREE: Solids and structures. A matter of materials; title: Biological materials: tuning properties properly; title: More complex materials: viscoelasticity; title: Simple structures: beams, columns, shells; title: Less simple structural matters; title: Hydrostatic structures; title: Structural systems; title: Achieving motility; title: Using muscle: tuning and transmissions; title: Getting around on land; title: PART FOUR: The contexts of biomechanics. Loose ends and perspectives.