| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 156 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Design -- ch. 3. Structrue and materials in engineering -- ch. 4. Structures and materials in nature -- ch. 5. Compliant structures -- ch. 6. Smart structures -- ch. 7. Bio-inspired engineering process -- appendix 1. Biological classification -- appendix 2. A simple inverse mechanics problem -- appendix 3. Reverse engineering workshetts -- appendix 4. Tip angle [theta] [subscript-0] and the elliptic integral of the first kind K([xi]) -- appendix 5. Comparative properties of natural materials. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biomimicry.
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Biomimicry. |
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Engineering design.
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Engineering design. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jenkins, C.H. Bio-inspired engineering. New York : Momentum Press, ©2012 9781606502235 (OCoLC)728580790 |
| ISBN |
9781606502259 (electronic book) |
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1606502255 (electronic book) |
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9781606502235 (hardback) |
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1606502239 (hardback) |
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