A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture
This paper discusses the latest progress in research on ant nests and explores innovative scientific concepts associated with underground ant nests from the perspective of bionics. The methods used by scholars to study the structure of ant nests and the interaction between the structure itself and t...
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| description | This paper discusses the latest progress in research on ant nests and explores innovative scientific concepts associated with underground ant nests from the perspective of bionics. The methods used by scholars to study the structure of ant nests and the interaction between the structure itself and the individual ants are investigated. The structural characteristics of the ant nest, its internal environment and ventilation characteristics are discussed in detail. In addition, this paper presents an innovative project in which the effect of underground ant nests on soil geotechnical properties and the effect of calcined ant nest soil powder, from the perspective of civil engineering, are addressed. Practical examples of the application of the structural and inter-relational aspects of subterranean ant nests in the field of architectural bionics are also provided, from the perspectives of construction, morphology, function and material. This review attempts to integrate civil engineering, architecture and biology, enlighten architects and biologists on converging their thinking, provide new ideas regarding underground ant colony nests, and provide references for long-term human habitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0dea7a499164f81bb4f8086ce6872922023-11-24T13:43:55ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-12-011212222510.3390/buildings12122225A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for ArchitectureGuanghong Yang0Wei Zhou1Wenjun Qu2Wu Yao3Peng Zhu4Jing Xu5School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UKKey Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of Structural Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of Structural Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaThis paper discusses the latest progress in research on ant nests and explores innovative scientific concepts associated with underground ant nests from the perspective of bionics. The methods used by scholars to study the structure of ant nests and the interaction between the structure itself and the individual ants are investigated. The structural characteristics of the ant nest, its internal environment and ventilation characteristics are discussed in detail. In addition, this paper presents an innovative project in which the effect of underground ant nests on soil geotechnical properties and the effect of calcined ant nest soil powder, from the perspective of civil engineering, are addressed. Practical examples of the application of the structural and inter-relational aspects of subterranean ant nests in the field of architectural bionics are also provided, from the perspectives of construction, morphology, function and material. This review attempts to integrate civil engineering, architecture and biology, enlighten architects and biologists on converging their thinking, provide new ideas regarding underground ant colony nests, and provide references for long-term human habitation.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/12/2225civil engineeringarchitecturebiologyunderground ant nestsstructureinteraction |
| spellingShingle | Guanghong Yang Wei Zhou Wenjun Qu Wu Yao Peng Zhu Jing Xu A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture Buildings civil engineering architecture biology underground ant nests structure interaction |
| title | A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture |
| title_full | A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture |
| title_short | A Review of Ant Nests and Their Implications for Architecture |
| title_sort | review of ant nests and their implications for architecture |
| topic | civil engineering architecture biology underground ant nests structure interaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/12/2225 |
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