How stiff is a French fry? - Teaching biomechanics to biology students

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-40

  Ackerman, Josef Daniel ^a   Nishizaki, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elastic modulus; Mechanical measurement

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0033375359     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1999.9655681     Document Type: Article

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