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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Published inAdvances in Civil Engineering Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Sun, Yu-Yan, Wang, Zi-Guo, Yu, Zhi-Wu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2016
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Behavior
Building materials
Civil engineering
Composite materials
Concrete
Crack propagation
Design and construction
Properties
Protection and preservation
Shear strength
United States
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1687-8086
1687-8094
DOI:10.1155/2016/5840176