Barney Leveau

Biomechanics of Human Motion (eBook, ePUB)

Basics and Beyond for the Health Professions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Biomechanics of Human Motion: Basics and Beyond for the Health Professions presents a straightforward approach to the basic principles, theories and applications of biomechanics and provides numerous techniques and examples for approaching biomechanical situations enhanced by healthcare professionals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040135846
• Artikelnr.: 70885724

Autorenporträt

Dr. LeVeau earned his BS degree in Education with emphasis in mathematics, physics, and physical education at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO; his Certificate in Physical Therapy from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN; his MS in Physical Education from the University of Colorado; and his PhD in Biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA.

He has taught mathematics and science at Horace Mann Jr. High School in Colorado Springs, CO, and served as faculty in physical education and physical therapy departments at West Chester State College in West Chester, PA; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX; Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA; and Alabama State University in Montgomery, AL.

He has published several research articles, book chapters, and 2 textbook editions related to biomechanics content. His texts have been translated in Spanish, French, and Italian. He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics covering biomechanics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Force Definition, Description, and Scope Force
Types of Force Gravitational Contact Frictional Muscular Inertial Elastic
Buoyant Electromagnetic (Eddy Currents) Related Terms Torque Strength Load
Pressure Fluids in an Open Container Fluids in a Closed Container Mass
Moment of Inertia Work Efficiency Energy Power NewtonÆs Laws of Motion
Chapter 2: Strength of Materials Loading Three Principle Stresses and
Strains Axial Loads Bending Loads Torsion Loads Rheological Properties
Elasticity Viscosity Plasticity Stress-Strain Relationship Effects of
Loading Biological Tissue Chapter 3: Composition and Resolution of Forces
Introduction Composition Graphic Method (Triangular) Graphic Method
(Parallelogram) Mathematical Method Linear Force System Concurrent Force
System Resolution