摘要:"Life and space have been the most fascinating scientific concepts that I used to cogitate from my childhood; watching the "Star Trek" series or thinking on the way all living organisms have evolved from non-living atoms and molecules. As a civil engineer with numerical skills, however, it may seem quite unusual to get involved with biological problems. Nevertheless, the computational mechanics has bridged over the different pillars of science, from buildings to aerospace structures, and from spectacular suspension bridges to intelligent nano additives in biological systems. It all started about a decade ago, when my former student, Shahrokh Shahi, began his thesis endeavour on multiscale biomechanics. After his graduation, we planned for a book on the subject, although he had to separate from the project to follow his future quests. Biomechanics is primarily used to study the wide range of mechanical responses of biosystems; from biomolecules scales up to the organ and body levels, and from routine medical procedures to synthesized tissues. The wealth of well-developed mathematical and numerical methods of solving general engineering and physical problems is now available to assist the clinical staff and medical industries in assessing the existing procedures and products or to propose new engineered designs and concepts for future research and development. I have tried to provide the theoretical and computational bases of biomechanics in this textbook and to present my small contribution to encourage the young talents to further advance the numerical capabilities for analysis of biomechanical applications. The book, which can be regarded as an introduction to the multiscale biomechanics, is composed of three parts. The preliminary part is meant to provide an introduction and insight on the general concept of the biomechanics and the wide variety of biological problems that can be solved numerically through the single and multiscale methods. Part II is dedicated
