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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Authors : Werner Nachtigall, Alfred Wisser
Published in: Bionics by Examples
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Structures: Elements of biological structures are examined, described and compared. The suitability of biological materials for particular purposes is overviewed. Also unconventional, nature based structures as for example anisotropic compound materials and pneumatic structures or membrane systems spanning over surfaces are examined for their suitability for technical large implementations. Some are addressed in detail in the section “Construction and Acclimatisation”. Also induced is the insertion of natural fibres in technical materials as well as bio-plastic. Form generating processes in the biological area offer unconventional models for technical applications.