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Abstract
The genome inside the eukaryotic cells is guarded by a unique shell structure, called the nuclear envelope (NE), made of lipid membranes. This structure has an ultra torus topology with thousands of torus-shaped holes that imparts the structure a high flexural stiffness. Inspired from this biological design, here we present a novel ‘‘torene’’ architecture to design lightweight shell structures with ultra-stiffness for engineering applications. We perform finite element analyses on classic benchmark problems to investigate the mechanics of torene shells. This study reveals that the torene shells can achieve one order of magnitude or higher flexural stiffness than traditional shells with the same amount of material. This novel geometric strategy opens new avenues to exploit additive manufacturing to design lightweight shell structures for extreme mechanical environments.
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Maziyar Bazmara
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Ashutosh Agrawal
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- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1177/10812865221146743
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
no. 28,
pages 1926 - 1935,
ISSN: 1081-2865 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Bazmara M., Sauer R., Agrawal A.: Biomimetic torene shells// MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS -Vol. 28,iss. 8 (2023), s.1926-1935
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1177/10812865221146743
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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