The Gift from Nature： Bio-Inspired Strategy for Developing Innovative Bridges  

作　　者：Nan Hu Peng Feng Gonglian Dai 

机构地区：[1]Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA [2]Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China [3]Department of Bridge Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, P. R. China

出　　处：《Journal of Bionic Engineering》2013年第4期405-414,共10页仿生工程学报（英文版）

摘　　要：Biology has been a brilliant teacher and a precious textbook to man-made construction for thousands of years, because it allows one to learn and be inspired by nature＇s remarkable and efficient structural systems. However, the emerging biomimetic studies have been of increasing interest for civil engineering design only in the past two decades. Bridge design is one of aspects on structural engineering of biomimeties that offers an enormous potential for inspiration in various aspects, such as the ge- ometry, structure, mechanism, energy use and the intelligence. Recently built bridges and design proposals in which biological systems have produced a range of inspiration are reviewed in this paper. Multidisciplinary cooperation is discussed for the implementation of bio-inspired methods in future design. A case study about using bio-inspired strategy is trying to present a problem-solving approach, yet further cooperation is still needed to utilize biomimetie studies for design inspiration. This paper aims to call a close multidisciplinary collaboration that promotes engineers to build more sustainable and smart structural systems for bridges in the 21 st century.Biology has been a brilliant teacher and a precious textbook to man-made construction for thousands of years, because it allows one to learn and be inspired by nature＇s remarkable and efficient structural systems. However, the emerging biomimetic studies have been of increasing interest for civil engineering design only in the past two decades. Bridge design is one of aspects on structural engineering of biomimeties that offers an enormous potential for inspiration in various aspects, such as the ge- ometry, structure, mechanism, energy use and the intelligence. Recently built bridges and design proposals in which biological systems have produced a range of inspiration are reviewed in this paper. Multidisciplinary cooperation is discussed for the implementation of bio-inspired methods in future design. A case study about using bio-inspired strategy is trying to present a problem-solving approach, yet further cooperation is still needed to utilize biomimetie studies for design inspiration. This paper aims to call a close multidisciplinary collaboration that promotes engineers to build more sustainable and smart structural systems for bridges in the 21 st century.

关 键 词：BIONICS BRIDGES bio-inspired method conceptual design FORM-FINDING SUSTAINABILITY 

分 类 号：TU201.4[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论] U442.5[建筑科学—桥梁与隧道工程]