Introduction to Materials Analysis
Materials:
• Stress, Strain and Failure
• Deformation
• Loading Modes
• Energy and Its Storage and Release
The Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials:
• Bone
Experimental Techniques for Biomechanical Study:
• Material Testing I
• Material Testing II
Adapted from:
Swartz, Sharon M. (1993). Biomechanics of Primate Limbs. Postcranial Adaptation in Nonhuman Primates. Gebo, Daniel L. Illinois, Northern Illinois University Press. 1: 5-42.
