Title: Bones: Structure and Mechanics
Author: John D. Currey
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691090962 (ISBN-10: 0691090963)
Language: English
Pages: 456 (publisher’s figure; library records give xii + 436)
Dimensions: About 25 cm (height)
Publication Date: 2002
Genre: Biomechanics, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy
Condition: Excellent
Description:
Bones: Structure and Mechanics is John D. Currey’s comprehensive account of what is known about the structure and mechanics of bone, bones and teeth. Currey is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of York, and the book draws on two decades of research since his earlier work The Mechanical Adaptations of Bones. It shows how the structure of bone and its mechanical properties are bound up with each other. For bone tissue it covers stiffness, strength, viscoelasticity, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and for whole bones it covers topics such as buckling, the hollowness of long bones and impact fracture. Currey writes as a zoologist, treating bone as a solution to the design problems vertebrates faced in evolution, and he uses both human and non-human examples. The book is copiously illustrated and assumes little prior knowledge, so it works as an introduction to the field and as a reference for researchers. This copy is in excellent condition.
Title: Bones: Structure and Mechanics
Author: John D. Currey
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691090962 (ISBN-10: 0691090963)
Language: English
Pages: 456 (publisher’s figure; library records give xii + 436)
Dimensions: About 25 cm (height)
Publication Date: 2002
Genre: Biomechanics, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy
Condition: Excellent
Description:
Bones: Structure and Mechanics is John D. Currey’s comprehensive account of what is known about the structure and mechanics of bone, bones and teeth. Currey is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of York, and the book draws on two decades of research since his earlier work The Mechanical Adaptations of Bones. It shows how the structure of bone and its mechanical properties are bound up with each other. For bone tissue it covers stiffness, strength, viscoelasticity, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and for whole bones it covers topics such as buckling, the hollowness of long bones and impact fracture. Currey writes as a zoologist, treating bone as a solution to the design problems vertebrates faced in evolution, and he uses both human and non-human examples. The book is copiously illustrated and assumes little prior knowledge, so it works as an introduction to the field and as a reference for researchers. This copy is in excellent condition.
