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028			_a: Technical Bureau India _b: E/261, Shastri Nagar, Delhi. _c: TB3160 _d: 03/01/2024
082			_a571.43 VOG
100			_aVogel, Steven.
245			_aComparative biomechanics _b: life's physical world. _c/Steven Vogel.
260			_a, Princeton _b: Princeton University Press _c, 2013.
300			_a x, 628 pages _b: illustrations _c ; 27 cm.
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505			_aPart One : Life's physical context. Preambulations Setting the stage More tools Part Two : Fluids. Gasses and liquids : fluids at rest Gases meet liquids : the interface Viscosity and the patterns of flow The forces of flow Fluid events near surfaces Where flows are inside More about circulatory systems Flows in small worlds About lift Thrust for flying and swimming Motion at the air-water interface Part Three : Solids and structures. A matter of materials Biological materials : tuning properties properly Biological materials : cracks and composites More about complex materials : viscoelasticity Simple structures : beams, columns, shells Less simple structural matters Hydrostatic structures, hydraulic devices Structural systems Motility and mobility Using muscle : tuning and transmissions Getting around on land Part Four : The contexts of biomechanics. Loose ends and perspectives Appendices : Quantification : rules of the road Motion and direction Size and scaling
520			_a"Comparative Biomechanics takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. This revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, considers rules for fluid flow and structural design, and explores how organisms contend with environmental forces. Drawing on physics and mechanical engineering, the author looks at how animals swim and fly, modes of terrestrial locomotion, organism responses to winds and water currents, circulatory and suspension-feeding systems, and the relationship between size and mechanical design. He also investigates links between the properties of biological materials--such as spider silk, jellyfish jelly, and muscle--and their structural and functional roles. Early chapters and appendices introduce relevant physical variables for quantification, and problem sets are provided at the end of each chapter. For a wider audience, the textbook establishes the basic biological context for applied areas--including ergonomics, orthopedics, mechanical prosthetics, kinesiology, sports medicine, and biomimetics--and provides materials for exhibit designers at science museums.
650			_aBiomechanics
650			_aBiomechanical Phenomena
650			_aPhenomena physiology
650			_aPhysiology.
700			_aSteven Vogel
942			_cBOOK
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