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Bio-Inspired Structures

Graduate · Historical course

Spring 2009

This course is offered for graduate students who are interested in the interdisciplinary study of bio-inspired structures. The intent is to introduce students to newly inspired modern advanced structures and their applications. It aims to link traditional advanced composites to bio-inspired structures and to discuss their generic properties. A link between materials design, strength and structural behavior at different levels (material, element, structural and system levels) is made. For each level, various concepts will be introduced. The importance of structural, dynamic, thermodynamic and kinetic theories related to such processing is highlighted. The pedagogy is based on active learning and a balance of guest lectures and hands-on activities.

Readings

  • Pellegrino, S., eds. Deployable Structures . New York, NY: Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9783211836859.
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  • Vincent, J. F. V. “Stealing Ideas from Nature.” Chapter 3 in Deployable Structures . Edited by S. Pellegrino. New York, NY: Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9783211836859.
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  • Ashby, Michael F. Materials Selection in Mechanical Design . 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. ISBN: 9780750661683.
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  • Jones, Robert. Mechanics of Composite Materials . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1975. ISBN: 9780070327900.
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  • O’Neill, John P. Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomical Drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle . New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984.
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  • Slocik, J. M., M. R. Knecht, and D. W. Wright. “Biomimetic Synthesis of Nanoparticles.” In Encylopedia of Inorganic Chemistry . Edited by R. Bruce King. New York, NY: John Wiley, 2005, pp. 371-391. ISBN: 9780470860786.
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  • Gere, James, and Stephen Timoshenko. Mechanics of Materials . 4th ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing, 1996. ISBN: 9780534951023.
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  • Ashby, Michael, and Kara Johnson. Materials and Design . Boston, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002. ISBN: 9780750655545.
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  • Gibson, Lorna J., and Michael F. Ashby. Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780521499118.
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  • Ashby, Michael F., et al. Metal Foams: A Design Guide . Boston, MA: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. ISBN: 9780750672191.
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