Biomimetic research for architecture and building construction : biological design and integrative structures /: biological design and integrative structures. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Knippers.
• Authors: Speck, Thomas
• Editors: Knippers, Jan; Nickel, Klaus G
• Contents: 1. Biomimetic Research: a Dialogue Between the DisciplinesJan Knippers, Thomas Speck and Klaus G. Nickel2. From Minimal Surfaces to Integrative Structures – The SFB-TRR 141 in the Light of the Legacy of Frei Otto and the SFB 230 'Natürliche Konstruktionen'Jan Knippers3. Bionics and Biodiversity – Bio-inspired Technical Innovation for a Sustainable FutureWilhelm Barthlott, M. Daud Rafiqpoor and Walter R. Erdelen4. Insect-Inspired Architecture – Insects and other arthropods as a source for creative design in architectureStanislav N. Gorb and Elena V. Gorb5. In Search of some Principles of Bio-Mimetics in Structural EngineeringBill Addis<6. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transport in Frost-Resistant Plant TissuesLukas Eurich, Rena Schott, Arndt Wagner, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wolfgang Ehlers7. Plants and Animals as Source of Inspiration for Energy Dissipation in Load Bearing Systems and FacadesKatharina Klang, Georg Bauer, Nicu Toader, Christoph Lauer, Kathrin Termin, Stefanie Schmier, Daria Kovaleva, Walter Haase, Christoph Berthold, Klaus G. Nickel, Thomas Speck and Werner Sobek8. Adaptive Stiffness and Joint-Free Kinematics – Actively Actuated Rod-Shaped Structures in Plants and Animals and their Biomimetic Potential in Architecture and EngineeringOliver Betz, Annette Birkhold, Marco Caliaro, Benjamin Eggs, Anja Mader, Jan Knippers, Oliver Röhrle and Olga Speck9. Compliant Mechanisms in Plants and ArchitectureSimon Poppinga, Axel Körner, Renate Sachse, Larissa Born, Anna Westermeier, Linnea Hesse, Jan Knippers, Manfred Bischoff, Götz Gresser and Thomas Speck10. Branched Structures in Plants and ArchitectureLarissa Born, Florian A. Jonas, Katharina Bunk, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers and Götz T. Gresser11. The Skeleton of the Sand Dollar as a Biological Role Model for Segmented Shells in Building Construction: a Research ReviewTobias B. Grun, Layla Koohi, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges and James H. Nebelsick12. Continuous Fused Deposition Modelling of Architectural Envelopes Based on the Shell Formation of Molluscs: a Research ReviewJames H. Nebelsick, Christoph Allgaier, Benjamin Felbrich, Daniel Coupek, Renate Reiter, Günter Reiter, Achim Menges, Armin Lechler and Karl-Heinz Wurst13. Analysis of Physcomitrella Chloroplasts to Reveal Adaption Principles Leading to Structural Stability at the Nano-ScalePouyan Asgharzadeh, Bugra Özdemir, Stefanie J. Müller, Oliver Röhrle and Ralf Reski14. Developing the Experimental Basis for an Evaluation of Scaling Properties of Brittle and "Quasi-Brittle" Biological MaterialsStefanie Schmier, Christoph Lauer, Immanuel Schäfer, Katharina Klang, Georg Bauer, Marc Thielen, Kathrin Termin, Christoph Berthold, Siegfried Schmauder, Thomas Speck and Klaus Nickel15. Evolutionary Processes as Models for Exploratory DesignLong Nguyen, Daniel Lang, Nico van Gessel, Anna K. Beike, Achim Menges, Ralf Reski and Anita Roth-Nebelsick 16. Fabrication of Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired (Modular) Structures for Use in the Construction IndustrieDaniel Coupek, Daria Kovaleva, Hans Christoph, Karl-Heinz Wurst, Alexander Verl, Werner Sobek, Walter Haase, Götz Gresser and Armin Lechler17. Structural Design with Biological Methods: Optimality, Multi-Functionality and RobustnessDebdas Paul, Layla Koohi Fayegh Dehkordi, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff and Nicole Radde18. Bio-Inspired Sustainability Assessment – a Conceptual FrameworkRafael Horn, Johannes Gantner, Ludmila Widmer, Klaus Peter Sedlbauer and Olga Speck19. Making Life 'Visible': Organism Concepts in Biology and Architecture as the Basis for an Interdisciplinary Synopsis of Constructional BiomimeticsGerd de Bruyn, Oliver Betz, James H. Nebelsick, Manfred Drack, Mirco Limpinsel20. Perceptual Orientation and Spatial Navigation in Dense Urban EnvironmentsPatrik Schumacher.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (408 pages)
• Subjects: 720.28; Life sciences; Architecture and biology; Biomimicry; Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Life sciences: general issues
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319463742
• Related ISBNs: 9783319463728
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