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Helical Force Flow: A New Engineering Mechanics Model For Biological Materials, Jeffery S. Thomas
Helical Force Flow: A New Engineering Mechanics Model For Biological Materials, Jeffery S. Thomas
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"The author has long speculated that the prevalence of helical structures in botany and zoology hints to an optimized pathway for force and/or energy transfer. His goal has been to realize an alternative approach to the standard stress analysis used in engineering in order to more efficiently and accurately deal with biological materials. Improved tools for these natural materials should in turn aid the design and analysis of engineered materials. Following the role of a navigator in leaf C. Levesque's book "Breakthrough Creativity", the author typically searches for ideas in a variety of places, including physics, materials science, biomimetics, dimensional …