Applications and Engineering Analysis of Lotus Roots under External Water Pressure

Engineers can learn from nature for inspirations to create new designs. The internal structure of lotus roots with several oval holes was studied in this paper for engineering inspirations. The structural performance of lotus roots under outside water pressure was simulated and compared with various...

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Main Authors: Yiyun Zhu, Chang Jiang Wang, Diane Mynors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2386982