151-0513-00L Mechanics of Soft Materials and Tissues
Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2021 |
Dozierende | A. E. Ehret |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | An introduction to concepts for the constitutive modelling of highly deformable materials with non-linear properties is given in application to rubber-like materials and soft biological tissues. Related experimental methods for materials characterization and computational methods for simulation are addressed. |
Lernziel | The objective of the course is to provide an overview of the wide range of non-linear mechanical behaviors displayed by soft materials and tissues together with a basic understanding of their physical origin, to familiarize students with appropriate mathematical concepts for their modelling, and to illustrate the application of these concepts in different fields in mechanics. |
Inhalt | Soft solids: rubber-like materials, gels, soft biological tissues Non-linear continuum mechanics: kinematics, stress, balance laws Mechanical characterization: experiments and their interpretation Constitutive modeling: basic principles Large strain elasticity: hyperelastic materials Rubber-elasticity: statistical vs. phenomenological models Biomechanics of soft tissues: composites, anisotropy, heterogeneity Dissipative behavior: examples and the concept of internal variables. |
Skript | Accompanying learning materials will be provided or made available for download during the course. |
Literatur | Recommended text: G.A. Holzapfel, Nonlinear Solid Mechanics - A continuum approach for engineering, 2000 L.R.G. Treloar, The physics of rubber elasticity, 3rd ed., 2005 P. Haupt, Continuum Mechanics and Theory of Materials, 2nd ed., 2002 |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Basic knowledge in continuum mechanics is recommended. |