Panama coconut palm bio-inspired design for energy absorption structures

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Nacarí Marín
Estephany Reyes
Kui Wang
Noé Serrano
Sent: Feb 28, 2021
Published: Mar 28, 2022

Abstract

Bio-inspired design is consciously developed through research, study and analysis of how living organisms have developed solutions to overcome the challenges of the natural world. In this way, the field of bio-inspired materials contributes to the design of structures and the manufacture of materials, with the aim of combining known natural structures with a specific material. The main objective of this research is to be inspired by the vegetation of Panama and America, to identify, interpret, extract, design, verify and optimize a structure for energy absorption applications. This paper summarizes concepts about bioinspiration, common characteristics in biological materials according to several authors in conjunction with designs of thin-walled structures. The structures, properties and anatomy of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) are studied as part of the inspiration, being these plants part of the vegetation of Panama. The bioinspiration method and the technical route are also presented, which correspond to the search for biological strategies in plants to manage structural forces, analysis of mechanical properties and structural characteristics of the palm. In this way, designs tending to the optimization of structural elements, such as the case of cylindrical tubes, emerge through experimental and numerical analysis methods, which can be carried out to know the advantages, disadvantages and efficiency of new designs.

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Energy absorption, bioinspired design, coconut palm structure, vascular bundles, structural optimization.

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Marín, N., Reyes, E., Wang, K., & Serrano, N. (2022). Panama coconut palm bio-inspired design for energy absorption structures. I+D Tecnológico, 18(1), 37-49. https://doi.org/10.33412/idt.v18.1.3500

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