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Design and Nature IV

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Process Sequences In Biomimetic Research

Author(s): T. Speck & O. Speck

Pages: 9 Page Range: 3 - 11 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080011

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A Novel Spray System Inspired By The Bombardier Beetle

Author(s): N. Beheshti & A. C. McIntosh

Pages: 9 Page Range: 13 - 21 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080021

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Biomimetics On Gecko Locomotion

Author(s): Z. D. Dai, W. B. Wang, H. Zhang, M. Yu, A. H. Ji, H. Tan, C. Guo, J. Q. Gong & J. R. Sun

Pages: 10 Page Range: 23 - 32 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080031

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The Molecular Mechanism Underlying The Liver Mass Optimization Rule

Author(s): R. Utoh, C. Tateno & K. Yoshizato

Pages: 10 Page Range: 33 - 42 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080041

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Biological Insight Into Design Against Crime

Author(s): D. E. Santos-Reyes

Pages: 8 Page Range: 43 - 50 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080051

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Bio-inspired Solutions For Technical Problems: Biomimetic Cable Entries And Shock-absorbing Pallets

Author(s): T. Masselter, M. Milwich, H. Monnerat, U. Scharf, M. Hartel & T. Speck

Pages: 8 Page Range: 51 - 58 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080061

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Biomimetics As Problem-solving, Creativity And Innovation Tool In A First Year Engineering Design And Communication Course

Author(s): M. J. Eggermont

Pages: 9 Page Range: 59 - 67 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080071

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Fail Safe Design With Crack Stoppers And Warners

Author(s): C. Mattheck, Ch. Wissner, K. Bethge & O. Kraft

Pages: 7 Page Range: 71 - 77 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080081

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A Simple Graphic Way To Reduce Stress Concentrations By Growth

Author(s): C. Mattheck, I. Tesari, A. Sauer, K. Bethge & O. Kraft

Pages: 7 Page Range: 79 - 85 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080091

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Organizational Features In Leaves For Application In Shading Systems For Building Envelopes

Author(s): L. Badarnah & U. Knaack

Pages: 10 Page Range: 87 - 96 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080101

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Descartes, Plateau, And Sea Urchins

Author(s): M. Abou Chakra & J. R. Stone

Pages: 9 Page Range: 97 - 105 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080111

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Modelling The Micro- And Macro-structure Efficiencies Of A Compliant Petiole Beam

Author(s): D. Pasini

Pages: 11 Page Range: 107 - 117 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080121

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Encounters With The Golden Ratio In Fluid Dynamics

Author(s): M. Mokry

Pages: 10 Page Range: 119 - 128 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080131

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The Dynamical View Of Natural Form

Author(s): T. Irwin & S. Baxter

Pages: 10 Page Range: 129 - 138 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080141

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Meaning Of The 45°-angle In Mechanical Design According To Nature

Author(s): C. Mattheck, R. Kappel & O. Kraft

Pages: 8 Page Range: 139 - 146 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080151

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Application Of \“abstract Formal Patterns” For Translating Natural Principles Into The Design Of New Deployable Structures In Architecture

Author(s): M. R. Matini & J. Knippers

Pages: 10 Page Range: 147 - 156 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080161

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Morphing Modes Of Mobility In Natural And Engineered Systems

Author(s): R. J. Lock, R. Vaidyanathan & S. Burgess

Pages: 11 Page Range: 157 - 167 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080171

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Numerical Study Of Blood Fluid Rheology In The Abdominal Aorta

Author(s): F. Carneiro, V. Gama Ribeiro, J. C. F. Teixeira & S. F. C. F. Teixeira

Pages: 10 Page Range: 169 - 178 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080181

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Axial Variation Of Droplet Distribution In A Venturi Scrubber

Author(s): Â. M. Silva, C. P. Leão, S. F. C. F. Teixeira & J. C. F. Teixeira

Pages: 9 Page Range: 179 - 187 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080191

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On Nature, Culture And Sustainable Design

Author(s): A. Yates

Pages: 10 Page Range: 191 - 200 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080201

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Eco-systematic Restoration: A Model Community At Salton Sea

Author(s): I. Mazzoleni & Team (P. Ra, A. Barthakur, S. Price, V. Zajfen, S. Varma, B. Mehlomakulu, H. Portillo, S. Milner & S. Proudian)

Pages: 11 Page Range: 201 - 211 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080211

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Designing With Nature In Landscape Architecture

Author(s): D. Dagenais

Pages: 10 Page Range: 213 - 222 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080221

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An Evaluation Of The Design Of Room Characteristics Of A Sample Of Healing Gardens

Author(s): K. Maikov, S. Bell & K. Sepp

Pages: 10 Page Range: 223 - 232 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080231

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Sensitivity To Site And The Nature Of Materials – Southern African Architectural Design

Author(s): B. P. Jekot

Pages: 10 Page Range: 233 - 242 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080241

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High Performance Masonry Wall Systems: Principles Derived From Natural Analogues

Author(s): J. Laver, D. Clifford & J. Vollen

Pages: 10 Page Range: 243 - 252 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080251

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Dynamics And Evolution Of Urban Patterns: The Evidence Of The Mobile Landscape Project

Author(s): S. Bastianoni, R. M. Pulselli, P. Romano & F. M. Pulselli

Pages: 8 Page Range: 253 - 260 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080261

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Friction In Nature

Author(s): T. Liskiewicz, A. Morina & A. Neville

Pages: 10 Page Range: 263 - 272 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080271

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Investigation Of Adhesion Forces At The Peritoneal Surface

Author(s): G. W. Taylor, T. W. Liskiewicz, A. Morina, A. Neville, P. Gaskell & D. Jayne

Pages: 8 Page Range: 273 - 280 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080281

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From Geotechnical And Hydraulic Researches To Use Of Natural Materials In Mitigation Works For River Embankments: A Case Study

Author(s): S. Amoroso, M. Leopardi & G. Totani

Pages: 10 Page Range: 281 - 290 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080291

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Dissipative Structures In Nature And Human Systems

Author(s): E. B. P. Tiezzi, R. M. Pulselli, N. Marchettini & E. Tiezzi

Pages: 7 Page Range: 293 - 299 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080301

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Natural Evolution, Human Creativity And Engineering Design In The Context Of Paradigms Of Modern Physics

Author(s): A. A. Berezin

Pages: 10 Page Range: 301 - 310 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080311

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The Coherence Of An Engineered World

Author(s): D. Halsmer, J. Asper, N. Roman & T. Todd

Pages: 15 Page Range: 311 - 325 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080321

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Design Education Oriented To Nature

Author(s): B. Colombo, F. Rosa, E. Rovida & R. Viganò

Pages: 10 Page Range: 329 - 338 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080331

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Human Buildings + Education

Author(s): Y. Lopez-Wilson

Pages: 10 Page Range: 339 - 348 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DN080341

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Design and Nature IV


Transaction

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volume

114

Print ISBN

978-1-84564-120-7

Edited By

C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Electronic ISSN

1743-3541

Published

2008

Pages

368