{"product_id":"9781400840649","title":"Solid Biomechanics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolid Biomechanics\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to comprehensively review the mechanical design of organisms. With a physical approach and a minimum of mathematics, the textbook introduces readers to the world of structural mechanics and sheds light on the dazzling array of mechanical adaptations that link creatures as dissimilar as bacteria, plants, and animals. Exploring a wide range of subjects in depth, from spider silks and sharkskin to climbing plants and human food processing, this immensely accessible text demonstrates that the bodies of animals and plants are masterpieces of engineering, enabling them to survive in a hostile world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The textbook describes how organisms construct materials from limited components, arrange materials into efficient structures that withstand different types of stresses, and interact mechanically with their environment. Looking at practical and historical aspects of the subject, the book delves into how the mechanics of organisms might be applied to other engineering scenarios and considers the ways structural biomechanics could and should develop in the future if more is to be learned about the form and function of organisms. \u003ci\u003eSolid Biomechanics\u003c\/i\u003e will be useful to all those interested in how organisms work, from biologists and engineers to physicists and students of biomechanics, bionics, and materials science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comprehensive review of the structural mechanics of organisms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the subject using a physical approach involving minimal mathematics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThree complementary sections: materials, structures, and mechanical interactions of organisms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks the dazzling array of mechanical adaptations seen in widely differing organisms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical and historical approach shows how mechanical adaptations have been discovered and how readers can perform their own investigations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121455546608,"sku":"9781400840649","price":78.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400840649_p0.jpg?v=1763712592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400840649","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}