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- Mechanics, fundamental concepts, force, vectors, system coordinates, calculus of vectors
- Concept of moment, static equilibrium
- Force and moment diagrams
- Structural elements and loads
- Stress, strain, tension, compression, shear, bending, elasticity, factor of safety
- Stress and deformation diagrams
- Technical mechanics and the human body: muscle-joints-skeletal system and movement, breathing
mechanics and pressures in the lungs, cardiovascular mechanics and pressures in the heart and vessels,
hearing mechanics and pressures in the ear