Design and Nature V
Paper Listing
| Mathematics And Music:
The Architecture Of Nature
Author(s): F. Morandi, E. B. P. Tiezzi & R. M. Pulselli Pages: 8 Page Range: 3 - 10 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,085 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100011 | Open Access  Details |
| From Bones To Columns: Deciphering The Codes
Of Structures In Nature And Architecture
Author(s): G. Berkin Pages: 6 Page Range: 11 - 16 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,736 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100021 | Open Access Details |
| Natural Aggregation Processes As Models For
Architectural Material Systems
Author(s): K. Dierichs & A. Menges Pages: 11 Page Range: 17 - 27 Price: Free (open access) Size: 6,903 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100031 | Open Access Details |
| Structural Morphology And Self-organization
Author(s): E. Stach Pages: 12 Page Range: 29 - 40 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,255 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100041 | Open Access Details |
| Tensegrity Systems In Nature And Their Impacts
On The Creativity Of Lightweight Metal Structures
That Can Be Applied In Egypt
Author(s): W. M. Galil Pages: 12 Page Range: 41 - 52 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,521 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100051 | Open Access Details |
| An Algorithm For Constructing A Truss Network
With The Modular Truss-Z System For Pedestrian
Traffic In A 3D Environment
Author(s): M. Zawidzki Pages: 12 Page Range: 53 - 64 Price: Free (open access) Size: 6,069 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100061 | Open Access Details |
| Victoria Regia’s Bequest To Modern Architecture
Author(s): D. Nielsen Pages: 12 Page Range: 65 - 76 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5,234 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100071 | Open Access Details |
| The Relationship Between Green Roofs And
The Thermal Environment In Taipei City
Author(s): C.-Y. Sun Pages: 12 Page Range: 77 - 88 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,073 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100081 | Open Access Details |
| The Influencing Factors Of Architectural
Composition And The Arrangement Of
Human Settlement In Orchid Island
Author(s): C.-J. Chen & S.-T. Kuo Pages: 12 Page Range: 89 - 100 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5,478 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100091 | Open Access Details |
| Green Corridors As A Response For Nature:
Greening Alexandria City By Creating A Green
Infrastructure Network
Author(s): S. S. A. Aly & M. S. E. Amer Pages: 17 Page Range: 101 - 117 Price: Free (open access) Size: 6,149 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100101 | Open Access Details |
| The Effect Of Atrium Façade Design On
Daylighting In Atrium And Its Adjoining Spaces
Author(s): S. Samant Pages: 10 Page Range: 119 - 128 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,047 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100111 | Open Access Details |
| Passive Solar Design:
Where Urban And Building Design Meet
Author(s): R. H. J. Looman & M. M. E. van Esch Pages: 10 Page Range: 129 - 138 Price: Free (open access) Size: 2,989 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100121 | Open Access Details |
| The Hierarchical Structure Of Seashells
Optimized To Resist Mechanical Threats
Author(s): M. Yourdkhani, D. Pasini & F. Barthelat Pages: 12 Page Range: 141 - 152 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,599 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100131 | Open Access Details |
| Characteristic Equations With Solutions That
Contain Nature’s Golden Ratio
Author(s): B. T. Rosson Pages: 11 Page Range: 153 - 163 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,743 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100141 | Open Access Details |
| Biomechanical Analyses Of Rat Locomotion
During Walking And Climbing As A Base For The
Design And Construction Of Climbing Robots
Author(s): E. Andrada, J. Mämpel, A. Schmidt, M. S. Fischer, A. Karguth & H. Witte Pages: 13 Page Range: 165 - 177 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,850 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100151 | Open Access Details |
| Improvement Of Mechanical Properties Of Long
Jute Fiber Reinforced Polylactide Prepared By
Injection Molding Process
Author(s): T. Fujiura, T. Okamoto, T. Tanaka & Y. Imaida Pages: 8 Page Range: 181 - 188 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,023 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100161 | Open Access Details |
| Analysis Of The Stability Of Slopes
Reinforced By Roots
Author(s): F. Gentile, G. Elia & R. Elia Pages: 12 Page Range: 189 - 200 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,558 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100171 | Open Access Details |
| Effect Of Grounded Bone Powder Addition On
The Mechanical Properties Of Cement Mortar
Author(s): M. Kotb, M. Assas & H. Abd-Elrahman Pages: 12 Page Range: 201 - 212 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,221 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100181 | Open Access Details |
| Microbial Fuel And Chemical Production Using
Sweet Potatoes
Author(s): M. Ntoampe, T. Matambo, D. Glasser & D. Hildebrandt Pages: 11 Page Range: 213 - 223 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,452 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100191 | Open Access Details |
| Locomotion Study Of A Single Actuated,
Modular Swimming Robot
Author(s): M. Fremerey, L. Fischheiter, J. Mämpel & H. Witte Pages: 11 Page Range: 227 - 237 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,720 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100201 | Open Access Details |
| Rainwater Retention Capacity Of Green Roofs In
Subtropical Monsoonal Climatic Regions:
A Case Study Of Taiwan
Author(s): C. F. Fang Pages: 11 Page Range: 239 - 249 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,214 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100211 | Open Access Details |
| Solutions From Nature For Building
Envelope Thermoregulation
Author(s): L. Badarnah, Y. Nachman Farchi & U. Knaack Pages: 12 Page Range: 251 - 262 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,733 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100221 | Open Access Details |
| Further Biomimetic Challenges From
The Bombardier Beetle:
The Intricate Chemical Production System
Author(s): A. C. McIntosh & A. Prongidis Pages: 8 Page Range: 265 - 272 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3212 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100231 | Open Access Details |
| Biomimetics Of Sound Production,
Synthesis And Recognition
Author(s): G. Rosenhouse Pages: 15 Page Range: 273 - 287 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,007 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100241 | Open Access Details |
| A Novel Fabrication Set-up For The Flexible
Production Of Silicone Based EAP
\“artificial Muscle” Actuators
Author(s): O. A. Araromi, A. T. Conn, C. S. Ling, S. C. Burgess & R. Vaidyanathan Pages: 12 Page Range: 289 - 300 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,725 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100251 | Open Access Details |
| Pterodrone: A Pterodactyl-inspired Unmanned
Air Vehicle That Flies, Walks, Climbs, And Sails
Author(s): S. Chatterjee, B. Roberts & R. Lind Pages: 16 Page Range: 301 - 316 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3821 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100261 | Open Access Details |
| Relation Between Biomimetic And Functional
Analysis In Product Design Methodology
Author(s): I. Lopez Forniés & L. Berges Muro Pages: 12 Page Range: 317 - 328 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,680 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100271 | Open Access Details |
| Material Design Of A Biomimetic Composite
Material Used For A Wooden Building
Joint Structure
Author(s): T. Ota & S. Enoki Pages: 9 Page Range: 329 - 337 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,204 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100281 | Open Access Details |
| Interaction Between The Belousov-Zhabotinsky
Reaction And Lipid Membranes:
A Kinetic Investigation
Author(s): F. M. Pulselli, M. Catalucci, F. Rossi & N. Marchettini Pages: 8 Page Range: 339 - 346 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,037 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100291 | Open Access Details |
| Biomimetics: Networking To Turn Scientific
Knowledge Into Beneficial Practice
Author(s): R. W. Erb Pages: 4 Page Range: 349 - 352 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,299 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100301 | Open Access Details |
| Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles:
An Overview
Author(s): F. Carpi & D. De Rossi Pages: 12 Page Range: 353 - 364 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,131 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100311 | Open Access Details |
| A Novel Pneumatic Actuator With Tensairity
Author(s): R. H. Luchsinger & M. Bräker Pages: 10 Page Range: 365 - 374 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,559 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100321 | Open Access Details |
| Magneto-mechanical Actuation Model For
Fin-based Locomotion
Author(s): J. P. Carbajal & N. Kuppuswamy Pages: 13 Page Range: 375 - 387 Price: Free (open access) Size: 1,484 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100331 | Open Access Details |
| Bivalve Burrowing Robots: Correlating Shell
Morphology And Movement Pattern With
Burrowing Efficiency
Author(s): D. P. Germann, W. Schatz & P. Eggenberger Hotz Pages: 14 Page Range: 389 - 402 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5775 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100341 | Open Access Details |
| Plant Movements As Concept Generators For
Deployable Systems In Architecture
Author(s): S. Poppinga, T. Masselter, J. Lienhard, S. Schleicher, J. Knippers & T. Speck Pages: 7 Page Range: 403 - 409 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,129 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100351 | Open Access Details |
| Biomimetic Fibre-reinforced Composites
Inspired By Branched Plant Stems
Author(s): T. Masselter, T. Haushahn, H. Schwager, M. Milwich, R. Nathanson, M. Gude, F. Cichy, W. Hufenbach, C. Neinhuis & T. Speck Pages: 10 Page Range: 411 - 420 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5,024 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100361 | Open Access Details |
| Fruit Walls And Nut Shells As An Inspiration For
The Design Of Bio-inspired Impact Resistant
Hierarchically Structured Materials
Author(s): R. Seidel, M. Thielen, C. Schmitt, A. Bührig-Polaczek, C. Fleck & T. Speck Pages: 10 Page Range: 421 - 430 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,420 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100371 | Open Access Details |
| New Attitude In Polymers – Self-healing
Author(s): A. Nellesen, A. M. Schmidt, J. Bertling & M. von Tapavicza Pages: 9 Page Range: 431 - 439 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,701 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100381 | Open Access Details |
| Biotemplating: Polysaccharides In
Materials Engineering
Author(s): C. Zollfrank Pages: 11 Page Range: 441 - 451 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5,944 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100391 | Open Access Details |
| Biological Lattices In Fast Self-repair
Mechanisms In Plants And The Development Of
Bio-inspired Self-healing Polymers
Author(s): G. Bauer, A. Nellesen & T. Speck Pages: 7 Page Range: 453 - 459 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,107 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100401 | Open Access Details |
| Easing Cracks With The Method Of Tensile Triangles
Author(s): C. Mattheck, C. Wissner, I. Tesari & K. Bethge Pages: 7 Page Range: 461 - 467 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,919 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100411 | Open Access Details |
| Elastic Architecture:
Nature Inspired Pliable Structures
Author(s): J. Lienhard, S. Poppinga, S. Schleicher, T. Speck & J. Knippers Pages: 9 Page Range: 469 - 477 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,575 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100421 | Open Access Details |
| Abstraction Of Bio-inspired Curved-line
Folding Patterns For Elastic Foils And
Membranes In Architecture
Author(s): S. Schleicher, J. Lienhard, S. Poppinga, T. Speck & J. Knippers Pages: 11 Page Range: 479 - 489 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,632 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100431 | Open Access Details |
| Challenging The Engineering View:
Comparative Analysis Of Technological And
Biological Functions Targeting
Energy Efficient Facade Systems
Author(s): S. Gosztonyi, M. Brychta & P. Gruber Pages: 12 Page Range: 491 - 502 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,279 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100441 | Open Access Details |
| Skin In Architecture:
Towards Bioinspired Facades
Author(s): P. Gruber & S. Gosztonyi Pages: 11 Page Range: 503 - 513 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,996 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100451 | Open Access Details |
| Invaders Decrease The Structural Complexity Of
The Indigenous Community Of Chozas Lake
Author(s): S. Bastianoni, M. Marchi & E. Tiezzi Pages: 10 Page Range: 517 - 526 Price: Free (open access) Size: 2,947 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100461 | Open Access Details |
| \“Socio-economic Design And Nature”:
A Possible Representation Through
Ecological Footprint
Author(s): N. Patrizi, C. Capineri, B. Rugani & V. Niccolucci Pages: 8 Page Range: 527 - 534 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,594 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100471 | Open Access Details |
| A Living System For Future Engineers
Author(s): K. Jahan, J. W. Everett, S. Farrell, G. Tang, H. Zhang, A. Wenger & M. Noorie Pages: 8 Page Range: 537 - 544 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,836 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100481 | Open Access Details |
| The Pedagogy Of Bio-design:
Methodology Development
Author(s): T. Roshko Pages: 14 Page Range: 545 - 558 Price: Free (open access) Size: 4,486 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100491 | Open Access Details |
| Biomimicry: Nature’s Design Process Versus
The Designer’s Process
Author(s): K. J. Rossin Pages: 12 Page Range: 559 - 570 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,217 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100501 | Open Access Details |
| Archetypes Of Art And Concepts Of Science As
Pathways From Natural To Engineering Design
Author(s): A. A. Berezin Pages: 12 Page Range: 571 - 582 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,237 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100511 | Open Access Details |
| Natural And Artificial Helical Structures
Author(s): F. Carpi, A. Carpi & M. A. Russo Pages: 8 Page Range: 585 - 592 Price: Free (open access) Size: 3,000 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100521 | Open Access Details |
| The Vectorial Organization Of
The Human Myocardium Is Designed For
Optimal Electrical And Contractile Activity:
Clinical Implications Of Its Alterations
Author(s): M. Tafani, F. Carpi, E. Morgante, A. Russo, A. Carpi, M. Fini, B. Marino, A. Frustaci & M. A. Russo Pages: 10 Page Range: 593 - 602 Price: Free (open access) Size: 5,618 kb Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DN100531 | Open Access Details |
