On nature's structures...
Density Gradients: Bone with exterior dense layer and architected interior (trabecullae).
Found on the garden, astonished by its beautiful multifunctionality. Structural integrity coupled with fluid transport.
Slender Structures: Libellule's wing. It has always amazed me how this thin truss-like structure is able to fly. I'm sure it follows a pattern determined by an aerodinamic condition. Millions of year of evolution dictates so.
Lattice Structures: Closer look on additively manufacture lattice structures. From left to right: Kelvin, Weaire-Phelan, Fluorite
Technology: Stereolitography Material: Elegoo White Resin Thickness: 0.2 mm Software: nTopology
Due to the small diameter of each strut, what initially would be a rigid material (photocurable resin) derives into a flexible structure.
On the left, figure obtained when tinkering with a shape optimization app (TopOptShape). On the right, a tree I saw on a morning jog. They may have nothing to do with each other. I'm not sure if there is any vertical loading that models the growth of the tree's branches. Perhaps is due to the vibrations induced by the wind or another (unknown by me) factor. Maybe is just random, but it was curious how it resembled the topologically optimized structure.
