Evolution of Lightweight Structures : Analyses and Technical Applications /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hamm, Christian. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Biologically-Inspired Systems, 6
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1: Protistan Skeletons: A Geologic History of Evolution and Constraint
  • 2: Morphospaces and Databases: Diatom Diversification through Time
  • 3: Biomineralization in Diatoms: The Organic Templates
  • 4: Mandibular Gnathobases of Marine Planktonic Copepods - Structural and Mechanical Challenges for Diatom Frustules
  • 5: Diatom Frustule Morphology and its Biomimetic Applications in Architecture and Industrial Design
  • 6: Fiber Reinforced Building Envelopes Inspired by Nature: Pavilion COCOON_FS
  • 7: Biomimetic Engineering of Tailored, Ultra-Lightweight Fibrous Composites
  • 8: Echinoderms: Hierarchically Organized Light Weight Skeletons
  • 9: Research Review: The Functions of Phytoliths in Land Plants
  • 10: ELiSE - An Integrated, Holistic, Bionic Approach to Develop Optimized Lightweight Solutions For Engineering, Architecture, and Design
  • 11: Offshore Foundation Based on the ELiSE Method.