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BENG 112ASoft Tissue Biomechanics

4 units · BENG · UC San Diego

Tensor analysis. Stress, strain, equilibrium, and constitutive law for soft biological tissues. Applications of solid mechanics to mammalian tissue physiology. Viscoelasticity. Finite elasticity. Problem solving and design in soft tissue biomechanics.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “BENG 110 or consent of department. (W)”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Winter (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Bioengineering (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list BENG 112A as a prerequisite (3)