Architectured Materials In Nature And Engineering

Author : Yuri Estrin,Yves Bréchet,John Dunlop,Peter Fratzl
Publisher : Springer
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030119423

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Architectured Materials in Nature and Engineering by Yuri Estrin,Yves Bréchet,John Dunlop,Peter Fratzl Pdf

This book deals with a group of architectured materials. These are hybrid materials in which the constituents (even strongly dissimilar ones) are combined in a given topology and geometry to provide otherwise conflicting properties. The hybridization presented in the book occurs at various levels - from the molecular to the macroscopic (say, sub-centimeter) ones. This monograph represents a collection of programmatic chapters, defining archimats and summarizing the results obtained by using the geometry-inspired materials design. The area of architectured or geometry-inspired materials has reached a certain level of maturity and visibility for a comprehensive presentation in book form. It is written by a group of authors who are active researchers working on various aspects of architectured materials. Through its 14 chapters, the book provides definitions and descriptions of the archetypes of architectured materials and addresses the various techniques in which they can be designed, optimized, and manufactured. It covers a broad realm of archimats, from the ones occurring in nature to those that have been engineered, and discusses a range of their possible applications. The book provides inspiring and scientifically profound, yet entertaining, reading for the materials science community and beyond.

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781845641207

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Design & Nature IV by C. A. Brebbia Pdf

Design in engineering and science has often been inspired by nature. This has been more evident in recent years, after a period during which our civilization thought in terms of taming rather than working in harmony with nature. The consequences of that approach are still with us and have resulted in a world increasingly homogenized, lacking in biodiversity and with increased pollution. Mankind has been slow to learn and even slower to apply the lessons that nature offers, in spite of the urgency of our predicament. This book contains papers presented at the fourth International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering . The emphasis of this Volume is on engineering and architectural applications and on biomimetics, reflecting in some measure current interest in finding environmentally friendly solutions which also optimize the use of natural resources. The contributions have been arranged into the following topics: Biomimetics; Shape and Form in Engineering Nature; Nature and Architectural Design; Natural Materials and Surfaces; Complexity; and Education.

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781845641665

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Design and Nature III by C. A. Brebbia Pdf

Throughout history, many leading thinkers have been inspired by the parallels between nature and human design, in mathematics, engineering and other areas. This book publishes the results of a conference on the significance of nature for design.

Author : John Fernandez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135144333

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Material Architecture by John Fernandez Pdf

Composed of a series of essays, this book deals with the broad issues affecting the nature of architectural materials and provides a focused review of the state of the art materials. It also provides designers with the tools they need to evaluate and select from the thousands of different materials that are available to them. The book is organized into three sections; ‘Time’ looks at how the materials used in architectural design have changed over the years showing how we have come to use the materials we do in contemporary design. ‘Materials’ covers all five material families; metals, polymers, ceramics, composites and natural materials giving in depth information on their properties, behavior, origins and uses in design. It also introduces a review of the cutting edge research for each family. ‘Systems’ outlines the technical design-orientated research that uncovers how new architectural assemblies can be designed and engineered. All of this practical advice is given along with many real case examples illustrating how this knowledge and information has been, and can be, used in architectural design.

Author : Peter Fratzl,John Dunlop,Richard Weinkamer
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781782626176

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Materials Design Inspired by Nature by Peter Fratzl,John Dunlop,Richard Weinkamer Pdf

The inner architecture of a material can have an astonishing effect on its overall properties and is vital to understand when designing new materials. Nature is a master at designing hierarchical structures and so researchers are looking at biological examples for inspiration, specifically to understand how nature arranges the inner architectures for a particular function in order to apply these design principles into man-made materials. Materials Design Inspired by Nature is the first book to address the relationship between the inner architecture of natural materials and their physical properties for materials design. The book explores examples from plants, the marine world, arthropods and bacteria, where the inner architecture is exploited to obtain specific mechanical, optical or magnetic properties along with how these design principles are used in man-made products. Details of the experimental methods used to investigate hierarchical structures are also given. Written by leading experts in bio-inspired materials research, this is essential reading for anyone developing new materials.

Author : Luciano Lamberti,Ming-Tzer Lin,Cosme Furlong,Cesar Sciammarella,Phillip L. Reu,Michael A Sutton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319974811

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Advancement of Optical Methods & Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 by Luciano Lamberti,Ming-Tzer Lin,Cosme Furlong,Cesar Sciammarella,Phillip L. Reu,Michael A Sutton Pdf

Advancement of Optical Methods & Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC techniques, and includes papers in the following general technical research areas: New Developments in Optical Methods & Fringe Pattern Analysis; DIC Applications for Challenging Environments; Optical Methods in SEM: History & Perspective; Mechanical Characterization of Materials & Structures with Optical Methods; Bioengineering.

Author : Michelle Addington,Daniel Schodek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136366093

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Smart Materials and Technologies in Architecture by Michelle Addington,Daniel Schodek Pdf

Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new "smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse but largely idiosyncratic nature, because relatively few architects have access to information about the types or properties of these new materials or technologies. Two of the leading experts in this field - Addington and Schodek - have solved this problem by incorporating all the relevant information of all the latest technologies available to architects and designers in this one volume. They present materials by describing their fundamental characteristics, and go on to identify and suggest how these same characteristics can be exploited by professionals to achieve their design goals. Here, the wealth of technical understanding already available in the materials science and engineering literature is at last made accessible to a design audience.

Author : Teik-Cheng Lim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781009246422

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A Partially Auxetic Metamaterial Inspired by the Maltese Cross by Teik-Cheng Lim Pdf

A partially-auxetic metamaterial is introduced, inspired by the Maltese cross. Each unit of this metamaterial consists of a pair of counter-rotating equal-armed crosses, which is interconnected to neighboring units via hinge rods and connecting rods. Based on linkage theory, the on-axes Poisson's ratio was established considering a two-fold symmetrical mechanism, while the (anti)tetrachiral mechanisms were identified for on-axes uniaxial compression. A shearing mechanism is suggested for pure shearing and diagonal loading of the metamaterial with square array. Results suggest that the approximated infinitesimal models are valid for the Poisson's ratio of the two-fold symmetrical and the (anti)tetrachiral mechanisms under on-axis tension and compression, respectively; however, the finite model is recommended for quantifying the Poisson's ratio under pure shear and off-axis loading. This metamaterial manifests microstructural trinity, in which three different loading modes result in three different groups of deformation mechanisms. Finally, suggestions are put forth for some unsolved predictive problems.

Author : Oleg Kapliński,Wojciech Bonenberg
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783039437498

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Architecture and Engineering by Oleg Kapliński,Wojciech Bonenberg Pdf

The book is addressed to architects and civil engineers. Design and research are areas connecting their activities. The contents of the book confirm the fact that the interface between architecture and engineering is multidimensional. The ways of finding points of contact between the two industries are highlighted. This is favored by the dynamically changing reality, supported by new design paradigms and new research techniques. The multithreaded subject matter of the articles is reduced to six sections: Research Scopes, Methods, Design Aspects, Context, Nature of Research, and Economy and Cost Calculation. Each of the articles in these six blocks has its weight. And so, in the Nature of Research section, the following areas have been underscored: laboratory tests, in situ research, field investigations, and street perception experiments. The section Design Aspects includes design-oriented thinking, geometrical forms, location of buildings, cost prediction, attractor and distractor elements, and shaping spatial structures. The new design and research tools are an inspiration and a keystone bonding architects and engineers.

Author : Sylvain Marcellini,Melanie Debiais-Thibaud,Frederic Marin
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832513392

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The Evolution of Biomineralization in Metazoans by Sylvain Marcellini,Melanie Debiais-Thibaud,Frederic Marin Pdf

Author : Jeffrey C. Carrier,Colin A. Simpfendorfer,Michael R. Heithaus,Kara E. Yopak
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000542066

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Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives by Jeffrey C. Carrier,Colin A. Simpfendorfer,Michael R. Heithaus,Kara E. Yopak Pdf

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, physiology, and ecology of sharks, skates, rays, and chimera. This edition presents current research as well as traditional models, to provide future researchers with solid historical foundations in shark research as well as presenting current trends from which to develop new frontiers in their own work. Traditional areas of study such as age and growth, reproduction, taxonomy and systematics, sensory biology, and ecology are updated with contemporary research that incorporates emerging techniques including molecular genetics, exploratory techniques in artificial insemination, and the rapidly expanding fields of satellite tracking, remote sensing, accelerometry, and imaging. With two new editors and 90 contributors from the US, UK, South Africa, Portugal, France, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India, Palau, United Arab Emirates, Micronesia, Sweden, Argentina, Indonesia, Cameroon, and the Netherlands, this third edition is the most global and comprehensive yet. It adds six new chapters representing extensive studies of health, stress, disease and pathology, and social structure, and continues to explore elasmobranch ecological roles and interactions with their habitats. The book concludes with a comprehensive review of conservation policies, management, and strategies, as well as consideration of the potential effects of impending climate change. Presenting cohesive and integrated coverage of key topics and discussing technological advances used in modern shark research, this revised edition offers a well-rounded picture for students and researchers.

Author : Wole Soboyejo,Leo Daniel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107015586

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Bioinspired Structures and Design by Wole Soboyejo,Leo Daniel Pdf

Human cortical bone as a structural material : Hierarchical design and biological degradation / Robert Ritchie and Elizabeth A. Zimmermann -- Bio-inspiration from nacre / Nima Rahbar and Sina Askarinejad -- Bio-inspiration from bamboo / Ting Tan and Wole Soboyejo.

Author : Ping Chen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315638539

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Material Science and Environmental Engineering by Ping Chen Pdf

Material Science and Environmental Engineering presents novel and fundamental advances in the fields of material science and environmental engineering. Collecting the comprehensive and state-of-art in these fields, the contributions provide a broad overview of the latest research results, so that it will proof to be a valuable reference book to aca

Author : Talal Al-Samman
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783038979586

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Material and Process Design for Lightweight Structures by Talal Al-Samman Pdf

The use of lightweight structures across several industries has become inevitable in today’s world given the ever-rising demand for improved fuel economy and resource efficiency. In the automotive industry, composites, reinforced plastics, and lightweight materials, such as aluminum and magnesium are being adopted by many OEMs at increasing rates to reduce vehicle mass and develop efficient new lightweight designs. Automotive weight reduction with high-strength steel is also witnessing major ongoing efforts to design novel damage-controlled forming processes for a new generation of efficient, lightweight steel components. Although great progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the thermomechanical behavior of these materials, their extensive use as lightweight solutions is still limited due to numerous challenges that play a key role in cost competitiveness. Hence, significant research efforts are still required to fully understand the anisotropic material behavior, failure mechanisms, and, most importantly, the interplay between industrial processing, microstructure development, and the resulting properties. This Special Issue reprint book features concise reports on the current status in the field. The topics discussed herein include areas of manufacturing and processing technologies of materials for lightweight applications, innovative microstructure and process design concepts, and advanced characterization techniques combined with modeling of material’s behavior.

Author : C. A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Design
ISBN : 1845641663

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Design and Nature III by C. A. Brebbia Pdf

Throughout history, many leading thinkers have been inspired by the parallels between nature and human design, in mathematics, engineering and other areas. This book brings together articles from researchers from around the world working on a variety of studies involving nature and their significance for modern scientific thought and design. Featuring papers from the Third International Conference Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering, the text will be of interest to researchers and those interested in the study of natural materials, organisms, processes and their significance for design in the world today. Notable topics include: Design in Nature; Shape and Form in Engineering and Nature; Nature and Architectural Design; Thermodynamics in Nature; Biomimetics; Natural Materials in Engineering; Mechanics in Nature; Bioengineering; Bionics; Solutions from Nature; Evolutionary Optimization; Complexity; Sustainability Studies.