Design in Nature: Learning from Trees

Mattheck, Claus

ISBN 10: 3540629378 / ISBN 13: 9783540629375

Published by Springer, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design in Nature: Learning from Trees
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540629378
• ISBN 13: 9783540629375
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This book describes and verifies external shape laws in nature, not only valid for trees, but also for bones, claws, thorns, etc. It is shown how growing structures repair the disturbed optimum design after wounding and damage has occured. Computer simulation of these load-adaptive growths is used to find an ecological engineering design, characterized by minimum weight and maximum strength. The optimization procedure is already widely used in industry and many technical examples are given.

About the Author

Born in Dresden, Germany in 1947. Study of physics in Dresden, Phd in theoretical physics in 1973. Habilitation in the field of damage control in 1985. Lectures on biomechanics at the University of Kalrsruhe. Head of the Department of Biomechanics of the Research Centre in Karlsruhe. Several awards in science and literature, 2003  Germany's environmental achievement award (Deutscher Umweltpreis).