Mechanical Testing for the Biomechanics Engineer: A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Mechanical testing is a useful tool in the field of biomechanics. Classic biomechanics employs mechanical testing for a variety of purposes. For instance, testing may be used to determine the mechanical properties of bone under a variety of loading modes and various conditions including age and disease state. In addition, testing may be used to assess fracture fixation procedures to justify clinical approaches. Mechanical testing may also be used to test implants and biomaterials to determine mechanical strength and appropriateness for clinical purposes. While the information from a mechanical test will vary, there are basics that need to be understood to properly conduct mechanical testing. This book will attempt to provide the reader not only with the basic theory of conducting mechanical testing, but will also focus on providing practical insights and examples.Preface.- Fundamentals.- Accuracy and Measurement Tools.- Design.- Testing Machine Design and Fabrication.- Fixture Design and Applications.- Additional Considerations in a Biomechanics Test.- Laboratory Examples and Additional Equations.- Appendices: Practical Orthopedic Biomechanics Problems.- Bibliography.- Author Biography.Dr. Marnie Saunders is a native of northeast Ohio. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Akron in 1991. She completed graduate education at The University of Akron in Engineering (Biomechanics), receiving her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1994 and 1998, re[1]spectively. Under the guidance of the late Dr. Glen O Njus, her graduate research was focused in orthopaedic biomechanics and lower limb prosthetics. In 1998, Dr. Saunders accepted a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA, in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. She split her research efforts between orthopaedic biomechanics and bone cell mechanobiology. Upon completion of her fellowship, she joined the faculty at PSU and l3|