Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection
Nacre in abalone shell exhibits high toughness despite the brittle nature of its major constituent (i.e., aragonite). Its specific structure is a major contributor to the energy absorption capacity of nacre. This paper reviews the mechanisms behind the performance of nacre under shear, uniaxial tens...
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| description | Nacre in abalone shell exhibits high toughness despite the brittle nature of its major constituent (i.e., aragonite). Its specific structure is a major contributor to the energy absorption capacity of nacre. This paper reviews the mechanisms behind the performance of nacre under shear, uniaxial tension, compression, and bending conditions. The remarkable combination of stiffness and toughness on nacre can motivate the development of bioinspired building materials for impact resistance applications, and the possible toughness designs of cement-based and clay-based composite materials with a layered and staggered structure were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48f56f7c04434496aad67e38113a43cf2025-02-03T01:22:23ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942016-01-01201610.1155/2016/58401765840176Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic ProtectionYu-Yan Sun0Zhi-Wu Yu1Zi-Guo Wang2School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410004, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410004, ChinaCollege of Resources and Planning Sciences, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie 427000, ChinaNacre in abalone shell exhibits high toughness despite the brittle nature of its major constituent (i.e., aragonite). Its specific structure is a major contributor to the energy absorption capacity of nacre. This paper reviews the mechanisms behind the performance of nacre under shear, uniaxial tension, compression, and bending conditions. The remarkable combination of stiffness and toughness on nacre can motivate the development of bioinspired building materials for impact resistance applications, and the possible toughness designs of cement-based and clay-based composite materials with a layered and staggered structure were discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5840176 |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Yan Sun Zhi-Wu Yu Zi-Guo Wang Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection Advances in Civil Engineering |
| title | Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection |
| title_full | Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection |
| title_fullStr | Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection |
| title_short | Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection |
| title_sort | bioinspired design of building materials for blast and ballistic protection |
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