Biomechanics 2021

• (http:Biomechanics2021.pdf) pdf version of the full set of notes (these are likely to have minor revisions as the course progresses. The exercises are at end of notes)
• All the exercises so far

Weekly notes and Screencasts (Screencasts are only available with a University of Reading login)

For the version with transcripts watch on Microsoft Stream (button in bottom right hand corner of video)

Notes are in html form to facilitate linking, the full version of the notes is on (http:Biomechanics2021.pdf) and replicated on blackboard

Week 1

• (http:01intro.html)
• (http:01anatomy.html)
• (http:01materials.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 2: Anatomy (19:55)

Week 2

• (http:03vectors.html)
• (http:03mechanics.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 4: Mechanics outline (08:01)
• screencast Biomechanics 5: Revision of vectors (30:15)
• screencast Biomechanics 6: Vectors examples (21:33)

Week 3

• (http:04pinjoints.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 7: Mechanics 1, Energy, force and Noethers theorem (21:21)
• screencast Biomechanics 8: Mechanics 1, Example conservation of energy (23:44)
• screencast Biomechanics 9: Overview of static structures and energy expenditure, pin jointed structures and human energy expenditure (02:41)
• screencast Biomechanics 10: Statics, pin jointed structures 2 (27:38)

Week 4

• (http:04energyofmovement.html)
• (http:04energytransfer.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 11: Energy flow 2 (11:34)
• screencast Biomechanics 12: Energy expenditure (30:51)

Week 5

• (http:05strengthofmaterials.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 13: Stress and strain (24:22)
• screencast Biomechancs 14: Stiffness (09:05)
• screencast Biomechancs 15: Stress concentration (06:03)

Week 7

• (http:08Ashby.html)
• (http:08biomaterials.html)
• (http:09beams.html)
• (http:tableofareamoments.html)

• screencast Biomechanics 17: Biomaterials: Structure of bone and hip implants (26:45)
• screencast Biomechanics 16: Biomaterials: Ashby diagrams (10:17)
• screencast Biomechanics 18: Shear force and bending moment(21:39)
• screencast Biomechanics 18: Shear force and bending moment Cantilever (06:17)
• screencast Biomechanics 19: Beam bending and area moments (14:16)

The Efficient Engineer

Additional videos on bending movement and area moment of inertia from The Efficient Engineer

week 8

• (http:11gait.html)

week 9

• (http:12tendonandmusclemodels.html)
• (http:12Hillmodel.html)

week 10

• (http:13motorcontrol.html)
• (http:L7brains.html)

Revision lecture 11 March 2022

BI3BM17 - Revision Seminar Sound only (https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/a1bab804-0c84-4538-a53f-6400620c05df) (1:25:18)

W.S. Harwin 13/3/2022