"Solid Biomechanics" is the first book to comprehensively review
the mechanical design of organisms. With a physical approach and a
minimum of mathematics, the textbook introduces readers to the
world of structural mechanics and sheds light on the dazzling array
of mechanical adaptations that link creatures as dissimilar as
bacteria, plants, and animals. Exploring a wide range of subjects
in depth, from spider silks and sharkskin to climbing plants and
human food processing, this immensely accessible text demonstrates
that the bodies of animals and plants are masterpieces of
engineering, enabling them to survive in a hostile world.
The textbook describes how organisms construct materials from
limited components, arrange materials into efficient structures
that withstand different types of stresses, and interact
mechanically with their environment. Looking at practical and
historical aspects of the subject, the book delves into how the
mechanics of organisms might be applied to other engineering
scenarios and considers the ways structural biomechanics could and
should develop in the future if more is to be learned about the
form and function of organisms. "Solid Biomechanics" will be useful
to all those interested in how organisms work, from biologists and
engineers to physicists and students of biomechanics, bionics, and
materials science.The first comprehensive review of the structural
mechanics of organisms Introduces the subject using a physical
approach involving minimal mathematics Three complementary
sections: materials, structures, and mechanical interactions of
organisms Links the dazzling array of mechanical adaptations seen
in widely differing organisms Practical and historical approach
shows how mechanical adaptations have been discovered and how
readers can perform their own investigations
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