Trabecular topology : computational structural design inspired by bone remodeling

• Main Author: Wang, Jingwen, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Other Authors: Caitlin T. Mueller.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2017
• Subjects: Civil and Environmental Engineering.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111530

Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60). === Bone remodeling is the process by which the internal morphology of bones in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed. This process makes bone stronger and performs better under daily loadings. It also gives a special topology to the trabecular bone. This thesis proposes a new computational structural design approach inspired by the trabecular bone topology and remodeling process and it can be applied to the 2D, 3D and building-scale structures. It reveals the importance of the connectivity in the structures and provides a innovative bio-inspired method for the future structural topology design. === by Jingwen Wang. === M. Eng.