Research Article
Nature Inspired Design in Fiber Orientation Trends for Reinforcement of Composites
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_26, author={Yohannes Regassa and Hirpa G. Lemu and Belete Sirabizuh}, title={Nature Inspired Design in Fiber Orientation Trends for Reinforcement of Composites}, proceedings={Advances of Science and Technology. 8th EAI International Conference, ICAST 2020, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 2-4, 2020, Proceedings, Part II}, proceedings_a={ICAST PART 2}, year={2021}, month={7}, keywords={Fiber orientation Nature-inspired design Polymer composite Spider-web Biomechanics}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_26} }- Yohannes Regassa
Hirpa G. Lemu
Belete Sirabizuh
Year: 2021
Nature Inspired Design in Fiber Orientation Trends for Reinforcement of Composites
ICAST PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_26
Abstract
In this paper, review of the literature in the practice and method of nature-inspired design has been reported. Engineering design enhancement that has been achieved by natural phenomena mimicking and adapting it to develop new products is the designers’ initiative as cost-effective design methods. The use of spider web geometry practice and trends as a technique for orienting fiber to reinforce composite has been reviewed rigorously and reported in this paper. An Orb web possesses many unique features to be mimicked for engineering structures. Spider web develops a self-stressing nature, which offers its excellent inelasticity and provides webs a mechanism for competent and economical means for harmonizing the local and global induced stresses in the structure. These make a spider web a model of engineering material with exceptional properties of combining a unique strength and toughness, because the mechanical properties of the fiber-reinforced composites are intensely swayed by the fiber orientation. Spider web-oriented types of fiber orientation are not yet widely used for the engineered composite product except for some cable-stayed bridges load suspensions. Lastly, a significant research gap between engineering design cognition and natural phenomena are identified for forthcoming researchers and concluding remark on natural emulating design practice has been lightened.
