International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 1
International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 1
Print ISSN: 1755-7437
Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445
Issue 2 (15/06/2006)
| OSCILLATING AERO-WING MODEL IN THE QUASI-STEADY DOMAIN - A REFERENCE FOR SUSTAINED ANIMAL FLIGHT AND MICRO AIR VECHICLES
Author(s): P. FREYMUTH Pages: 12 Page Range: 87 - 99 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-87-99 | Open Access  Details |
| AN ACTIVE VISION SYSTEM FOR MODELLING BIOMATERIALS
Author(s): K. ALEMZADEH, L. ZHANG & A. CONN Pages: 15 Page Range: 100 - 115 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-100-115 | Open Access Details |
| OPTIMIZATION OF THE RIB STRUCTURE INSIDE COOLING CHANNELS WITH GENETIC ALGORITHMS
Author(s): A. HAASENRITTER & B.WEIGAND Pages: 18 Page Range: 116 - 134 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-116-134 | Open Access Details |
| THE ELECTRO-OSMOTICALLY DRIVEN FLOW NEAR AN EARTHWORM’S BODY SURFACE AND THE INSPIRED BIONIC DESIGN IN ENGINEERING
Author(s): Y.Y. YAN, L. REN & J. LI Pages: 10 Page Range: 135 - 145 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-135-145 | Open Access Details |
| THE OPTIMAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE HUMAN SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
Author(s): D.N. GHISTA, S.C. FAN, I. SRIDHAR & K. RAMAKRISHNA Pages: 14 Page Range: 146 - 160 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-146-160 | Open Access Details |
| COMPLEX AND FRACTAL COMPONENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Author(s): N. SALA Pages: 12 Page Range: 161 - 173 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-161-173 | Open Access Details |
| FUZZY LOGIC IN BIOMECHANICS OF THE HUMAN GAIT
Author(s): J. PAUK Pages: 11 Page Range: 174 - 185 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-174-185 | Open Access Details |
| PERSIAN ARCHITECTURE: CONFORMITY WITH NATURE IN HOT-DRY REGIONS
Author(s): M. HEJAZI Pages: 10 Page Range: 186 - 196 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N2-186-196 | Open Access Details |
Issue 1 (02/01/2006)
| Introduction
Author(s): S.C. Burgess, C.A. Brebbia, J.A. Bryant, M.W. Collins and D. Pasini Pages: 0 Page Range: - Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/ | Open Access Details |
| MULTI-FUNCTIONING AND MULTI-OPTIMISATION IN FEATHERS
Author(s): S.C. BURGESS Pages: 9 Page Range: 1 - 10 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-1-10 | Open Access Details |
| A THERMODYNAMIC APPLICATION TO ANALYSE THE FLOW FIELD IN AIR
Author(s): G. LORENZINI Pages: 6 Page Range: 11 - 17 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-11-17 | Open Access Details |
| MODELING OF PULSATING PERIPHERAL BIOHEAT TRANSFER USING FRACTIONAL CALCULUS AND CONSTRUCTAL THEORY
Author(s): R. MAGIN, S. BOREGOWDA & C. DEODHAR Pages: 15 Page Range: 18 - 33 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-18-33 | Open Access Details |
| THE HUMAN LUMBAR VERTEBRAL BODYAS AN INTRINSIC, FUNCTIONALLY OPTIMAL STRUCTURE
Author(s): D.N. GHISTA, S.C. FAN, K. RAMAKRISHNA & I. SRIDHAR Pages: 13 Page Range: 34 - 47 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-34-47 | Open Access Details |
| QUANTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF HUMAN TACTILE SENSE TOWARDS FABRICS
Author(s): N. PAN Pages: 12 Page Range: 48 - 60 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-48-60 | Open Access Details |
| A BIOMIMETIC STUDY OF THE EXPLOSIVE DISCHARGE OF THE BOMBARDIER BEETLE
Author(s): N. BEHESHTI & A.C. MCINTOSH Pages: 8 Page Range: 61 - 69 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-61-69 | Open Access Details |
| A TECHNICAL NOTE ON THE RECENT TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Author(s): M. RAHMAN Pages: 10 Page Range: 70 - 80 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&N-V1-N1-70-80 | Open Access Details |
Print ISSN: 1755-7437
Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445
A transdisciplinary journal relating nature, science and the humanities
The International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics opens new avenues for understanding the relationship between arts and sciences. The objective of the journal is to encourage and facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists in different disciplines, as well as other professionals in academia, research institutions or industry, working on a variety of studies involving nature and its significance to modern scientific thought and design.
