Researchers have developed a new building design inspired by lizards' ability to shed their tails to escape predators. This innovative approach involves engineering weaknesses into the structure, allowing it to jettison damaged parts to prevent catastrophic collapse. The method ensures that structural failure is localized to the damaged area, thereby controlling the propagation of failure and isolating parts of the building as they fail. The research, published in Nature, represents a significant advancement in construction techniques aimed at improving building resilience against disasters. The Nature Podcast also discusses this lizard-inspired design.
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Nature research paper: Arresting failure propagation in buildings through collapse isolation https://t.co/79sZuKRkEz
This week in Nature: Damage control - lizard-inspired design isolates faults to prevent total building collapse Browse the full issue: https://t.co/fESIGNPiwI https://t.co/Tp7xhRzJUT
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A design principle for buildings incorporates components that can control the propagation of failure by isolating parts of the structure as they fail https://t.co/qChpDO6p7g
Researchers devise a new #buildingDesign method that avoids catastrophic collapses @nature https://t.co/zGcKBP8RZG
A @Nature paper presents a system of construction that may prevent the collapse of an entire building by ensuring that structural failure is localized to the damaged area. The approach is inspired by lizards’ ability to shed their tail to escape predators. https://t.co/bqN7DRweOF https://t.co/QzuSq6a3hl
This lizard-inspired building can shed parts to escape catastrophe. Learn more: https://t.co/OnmytqKYpT @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/jJrkcxLaLy
By engineering weaknesses into a structure, researchers have designed a building that can better withstand catastrophic damage – by jettisoning the destroyed part of the building the way a lizard sheds its tail. https://t.co/haMPXpt1v2
The building designed to limit catastrophe https://t.co/8NfJbyc7p1