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Mechanical design of structural materials in animals /
"Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals explores the principles underlying how molecules interact to produce the functional attributes of biological materials: their strength and stiffness, ability to absorb and store energy, and ability to resist the fatigue that accrues through...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; SECTION I: BACKGROUND; Chapter 1 Introduction to Materials Engineering; 1. Nature Builds with Polymers; 2. The Vast Majority of Natural Materials Are Fiber-Reinforced Composites; 3. Biomaterials Exhibit Hierarchical Complexity of Structure; 4. Biomaterials Are Remarkably Diverse; 5. The Quality of Mechanical Design in Animals; Chapter 2 Principles of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Testing; 1. Solids-Reversible Deformation and Ideal Elasticity; 2. Stress-Strain Curves; 3. Ultimate Properties 4. Poisson's Ratio and the Relationship between Elastic Moduli5. Fluids, Flow, and Viscosity; Chapter 3 Viscoelasticity; 1. Hysteresis and Resilience; 2. Creep and Stress Relaxation; 3. Viscoelastic Models; 4. Time-Temperature Superposition; 5. Dynamic Mechanical Testing; SECTION II: THE STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR MATERIAL PROPERTIES; Chapter 4 The Structural Origin of Elasticity and Strength; 1. Bond Energy Elasticity; 2. The Theoretical Strength of Materials; Chapter 5 Fracture Mechanics; 1. Stress Concentrations; 2. The Work of Fracture; 3. The Realized Strength of Materials 4. Fracture ToughnessChapter 6 The Molecular Origins of Soft Elasticity; 1. Flexible Linear Polymers; 2. The Thermodynamics of Random-Coiled Molecules; 3. Entropy Elasticity; 4. The Effects of Cross-Links; 5. Experimental Measurements; Chapter 7 The Molecular Origins of Viscoelasticity; 1. Diffusion and Entanglement; 2. Viscosity and Chain Length; 3. The Glass Transition; 4. An Example: Elastin; Chapter 8 The Design of Composite Materials; 1. Fiber and Matrix; 2. The Effects of Fiber Angle; 3. Reinforcement Efficiency; 4. The Strength of Composite Materials SECTION III: THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF TENSILE MATERIALSChapter 9 The Structural Design of Collagen: Tendons and Ligaments; 1. Crystalline Polymers and Tensile Fibers; 2. The Evolution of Collagen; 3. Tropocollagen, the Collagen Molecule; 4. The Assembly of Collagen Fibrils; 5. The Structural Organization of Collagen Fibers in Tendons and Ligaments; 6. Mechanical Properties: Stiffness, Strength, Resilience, and Toughness; 7. The Structural Design of Tendons and Their Fatigue Lifetime; 8. The Nanomechanics of Tendons and Ligaments; 9. Echinoderm Ligaments and Mutable Connective Tissues Chapter 10 The Structural Design of Spider Silks1. The Functional Diversity of Spider Silks; 2. The Mechanical Properties of Spider Silks; 3. The Network Structure of Major Ampullate Silks; 4. Silk Formation in the Gland/Spinneret Complex; 5. The Functional Design of Spider Draglines; SECTION IV: THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF RIGID MATERIALS; Chapter 11 The Structural Design of Bone; 1. The Structural Hierarchy of Bone; 2. Bone Cells; 3. The Composite Structure of Bone Material; 4. Nanoscale Composite Models for Bone; 5. The Mechanical Properties of Bone; 6. The Adaptations of Bone.