MER/BIO 245
Biomimetics
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Administration
Syllabus
Lab Report Writing Guidelines
Lab Report Examples
Rapoff AJ .
Design of a beam under three point
bending for maximum strength with minimum weight . MER 214
Strength of Materials Beam Design Competition Report, Union College,
Schenectady, New York, 2005.
Rapoff AJ, Hsiao A,
Bucinell RB, Genovese K, Tietz AM.
Preparation and rehydration effects on compressive properties of
Cornerstone ASR cervical spine allografts .
Proceedings of ASME
Summer Bioengineering Conference ,
Vail, CO, 22-26 June 2005.
Rapoff AJ, Johnson WM,
Venkataraman S.
Transverse plane shear test fixture for total knee systems .
Experimental Techniques 2003;27(3):37-39.
Rapoff AJ, Johnson WM,
Handel J, Woo R.
Interbody allograft in a skeletally immature spine model .
European Spine Journal 2003;12(3):307-313.
Course Outline,
Reading Material & Notes
Retrospective and
Prospective Examples of Biomimetics
Reading Material
Vogel S.
Copying, in retrospect .
In: Vogel S. Cats' paws and catapults. W. W. Norton, 1998:249-275.
Vogel S.
References .
In: Vogel S. Cats' paws and catapults. W. W. Norton, 1998:343-362.
Vogel S.
Copying,
present and prospective . In: Vogel S. Cats' paws and catapults.
W. W. Norton, 1998:276-288.
Select material
from Beer FP, Johnston ER Jr, DeWolf JT. Mechanics of materials. 4e.
McGraw Hill, 2006.
The story of
hook & loop . Velcro Industries B.V.
Budde R.
The story of Velcro .
Physics World 1995:22.
Velvet type fabric
and method of producing same . United States Patent 2,717,437.
Laboratory Exercises
Oak Tree & Eddystone
Lighthouse: look in here for
materials;
measure oak tree & lighthouse tapers; estimate gravitational & wind
drag (guest lecturer: Prof. Bruno) forces on oak tree &
lighthouse; estimate stresses in oak tree & lighthouse; compare
appropriate materials for oak tree & lighthouse
Burdock Burrs & Velcro :
look in here for materials.
Homework Assignments
Term Project Definition
and Selection
Reading Material
Laboratory Exercise
Insect Cuticle & Plate with
Reinforced Hole :
look in here for materials.
Homework Assignment
Natural Selection and
Biomimetics
Quiz
& Homework Solutions
Quiz & homework problem solutions are
in here .
Final Exam
Friday 16 November 8:30 -
10:30 am