Overview
Andrew specialises in structural biomechanics, and in particular the development of biofidelic free boundary condition numerical models. His most recent research has focused on creating finite element models of the pelvis and femur, in which the effects of muscles and ligaments are explicitly included, and the use of fixed constraints on bone is avoided. He has an ongoing interest in the development of constitutive and structure models, assessing whether components of the musculoskeletal system can be modelled and analysed using similar approaches to those used in structural engineering.
Guest Lectures
Predicting bone architecture using a structural biomechanics approach, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, Paris, 2016
Research Staff
Research Student Supervision
Bekele,A, Enhancing energy absorption throughmetamaterial instabilities
Bellamy,L, Practical optimisation in design, construction and use
Claire Villette,, Structural Modelling of the Musculoskeletal System
Dan Zaharie,, Pelvic Trauma: Hard and Soft Tissue Injuries
Janet Deane,, Investigating the causes of non-specific lower back pain