Hierarchical structure enhances and tunes the damping behavior of load-bearing biological materials

• Main Authors: Qwamizadeh, Mahan, Liu, Pan, Zhang, Zuoqi, Zhou, Kun, Zhang, Yong Wei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Dynamic Modulus; Dynamic Loading
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87783; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46810
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One of the most crucial functionalities of load-bearing biological materials such as shell and bone is to protect their interior organs from damage and fracture arising from external dynamic impacts. However, how this class of materials effectively damp stress waves traveling through their structure...