Nature’s Load-Bearing Design Principles and Their Application in Engineering: A Review
Biomimetics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(9), P. 545 - 545
Published: Sept. 9, 2024
Biological
structures
optimized
through
natural
selection
provide
valuable
insights
for
engineering
load-bearing
components.
This
paper
reviews
six
key
strategies
evolved
in
nature
efficient
mechanical
load
handling:
hierarchically
structured
composites,
cellular
structures,
functional
gradients,
hard
shell–soft
core
architectures,
form
follows
function,
and
robust
geometric
shapes.
The
also
discusses
recent
research
that
applies
these
to
design,
demonstrating
their
effectiveness
advancing
technical
solutions.
challenges
of
translating
nature’s
designs
into
applications
are
addressed,
with
a
focus
on
how
advancements
computational
methods,
particularly
artificial
intelligence,
accelerating
this
process.
need
further
development
innovative
material
characterization
techniques,
modeling
approaches
heterogeneous
media,
multi-criteria
structural
optimization
advanced
manufacturing
techniques
capable
achieving
enhanced
control
across
multiple
scales
is
underscored.
By
highlighting
holistic
approach
designing
components,
advocates
adopting
similarly
comprehensive
methodology
practices
shape
the
next
generation
Language: Английский
Towards defect-free lattice structures in additive manufacturing: A holistic review of machine learning advancements
Numan Khan,
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Hamid Asad,
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Sikandar Khan
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et al.
Journal of Manufacturing Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
144, P. 1 - 53
Published: April 15, 2025
Language: Английский
Dynamic Compression and Blast Failure Behavior of a Biomimetic Novel Lattice with Vertex Modifications Made of 316L Stainless Steel
Fei Zhou,
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Zhihua Xue,
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Xiaofei Cao
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et al.
Metals,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 284 - 284
Published: March 5, 2025
A
novel
316L
stainless
steel
Vertex
Modified
BCC
(VM-BCC)
lattice
unit
cell
with
attractive
performance
characteristics
is
developed.
Lattice
structure,
as
well
the
sandwich
panel,
are
constructed.
Numerical
simulation
utilized
to
simulate
quasi-static
compression,
dynamic
compression
and
blast
behavior
considering
rate-dependent
properties,
elastoplastic
response
nonlinear
contact.
Finite
element
results
validated
by
comparing
experimental
results.
Parametric
studies
conducted
gain
insight
into
effects
of
loading
velocity,
equivalent
TNT
load
explosion
distance
on
pattern
panel.
Testing
indicate
that
proposed
VM-BCC
structure
exhibits
more
superior
plateau
stress
specific
energy
absorption
(SEA)
than
those
or
Octet
one.
The
will
provide
reference
for
improving
protective
efficiency
in
key
equipment
fields
enhancing
overall
safety.
Language: Английский