| Author(s): |
C. Mattheck
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|---|---|
| Medium: | journal article |
| Language(s): | English |
| Published in: | Structural Engineering International, August 1996, n. 3, v. 6 |
| Page(s): | 177-180 |
| DOI: | 10.2749/101686696780495581 |
| Abstract: |
The structural forms of load-carriers in nature, e.g., trees and bones, have evolved to assure the survival of a species. Structural optimization in nature can provide valuable guidance to engineers designing structures or components. Investigations have shown that the axiom of constant stress determines the structural design of biological load-carriers. Based on this axiom and using the finite element method, computer programs have been developed to transfer biological optimization mechanisms to mechanical and structural engineering design tasks. |
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