Bio-Inspired Design for Structural and Sustainable Applications
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 343
Special Issue Editor
Interests: multi-scale material modeling and characterization; design of composites and nano-composites; characterization of materials/composites/nanostructured thin films and coatings; mechanical strength evaluation and failure prediction; metal forming processing design/testing/modeling/optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Current technologies that relay on standard and traditional design and manufacturing techniques cannot effectively solve the pressing problems and challenges that face our near future and future societies. This Special Issue aims to be a leading topic in the field of bio-inspired design (the process of developing concepts, approaches, and technologies that build and control the same way as nature), offering potentially transformative solutions to those problems and challenges as bio-inspired designs focus on the process of promoting technological innovation, rather than a set of traditional fixed procedures. Bio-inspired design is inherently a process of convergence and acceleration, drawing on approaches from life sciences, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, engineering, and medical sciences. Bio-inspired design solutions are widely used in different engineering disciplines. However, in structural engineering, these solutions mainly involve bio-inspired structures/microstructures, shapes, and topologies of materials, and they are mainly applied in optimizing stiffness, strength, lightweight, toughness, etc. In sustainable applications, these solutions mainly involve addressing challenges in the natural environment, including the design of environmentally friendly materials, the degradation of pollutant materials, etc.
Prof. Dr. Zhong Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bio-inspired design
- additive manufacturing
- structural applications
- sustainable materials
- degradable materials
- pollution
- climate change
- mechanical properties
- topology optimization
- computer modelling
- microstructure
- biomaterial
- representative volume element (RVE)
- lattice structure
- porous structure
