Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM2700 : Biomechanics Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Prof. A Thirugnanam
Syllabus
Determining the muscle fatigue limit during isotonic and isometric muscle contractions, Determination of moment force at various angles of bicep muscle and to calculate its mechanical advantage, Determination of maximum load of bicep muscle at various joint angles,Gait analysis of normal walking using force platform and 3-D motion capture system, Kinematic study of arm flexion, Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem, determination of coefficient of discharge for different flow rates through orificemeter and venturimeter, Study of flow characteristics using Reynold’s apparatus
Course Objectives
- To understand the basic biomechanics concepts by performing simple experiments
Course Outcomes
Able to understand, basic biofluid mechanics concepts, kinetics and kinematic concepts
Essential Reading
- NihatOzkaya and Margareta Nordin, Fundamentals of biomechanics: Equilibrium, Motion and deformation,, 2nd Edi. Springer 1999.
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Supplementary Reading
- Roger Bartlett,, Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human Movement Patterns,, Taylor and Francis, 2007
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