In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics
Spiders are nature’s engineers that build lightweight and high-performance web architectures often several times their size and with very few supports; however, little is known about web mechanics and geometries throughout construction, especially for three-dimensional (3D) spider webs. In this work...
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| author | Su, Isabelle Narayanan, Neosha Logrono, Marcos A Guo, Kai Bisshop, Ally Mühlethaler, Roland Saraceno, Tomás Buehler, Markus J |
| author2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics |
| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics Su, Isabelle Narayanan, Neosha Logrono, Marcos A Guo, Kai Bisshop, Ally Mühlethaler, Roland Saraceno, Tomás Buehler, Markus J |
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| description | Spiders are nature’s engineers that build lightweight and high-performance web architectures often several times their size and with very few supports; however, little is known about web mechanics and geometries throughout construction, especially for three-dimensional (3D) spider webs. In this work, we investigate the structure and mechanics for a <jats:italic>Tidarren sisyphoides</jats:italic> spider web at varying stages of construction. This is accomplished by imaging, modeling, and simulations throughout the web-building process to capture changes in the natural web geometry and the mechanical properties. We show that the foundation of the web geometry, strength, and functionality is created during the first 2 d of construction, after which the spider reinforces the existing network with limited expansion of the structure within the frame. A better understanding of the biological and mechanical performance of the 3D spider web under construction could inspire sustainable robust and resilient fiber networks, complex materials, structures, scaffolding, and self-assembly strategies for hierarchical structures and inspire additive manufacturing methods such as 3D printing as well as inspire artistic and architectural and engineering applications. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1327292024-05-31T20:25:13Z In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics Su, Isabelle Narayanan, Neosha Logrono, Marcos A Guo, Kai Bisshop, Ally Mühlethaler, Roland Saraceno, Tomás Buehler, Markus J Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Spiders are nature’s engineers that build lightweight and high-performance web architectures often several times their size and with very few supports; however, little is known about web mechanics and geometries throughout construction, especially for three-dimensional (3D) spider webs. In this work, we investigate the structure and mechanics for a <jats:italic>Tidarren sisyphoides</jats:italic> spider web at varying stages of construction. This is accomplished by imaging, modeling, and simulations throughout the web-building process to capture changes in the natural web geometry and the mechanical properties. We show that the foundation of the web geometry, strength, and functionality is created during the first 2 d of construction, after which the spider reinforces the existing network with limited expansion of the structure within the frame. A better understanding of the biological and mechanical performance of the 3D spider web under construction could inspire sustainable robust and resilient fiber networks, complex materials, structures, scaffolding, and self-assembly strategies for hierarchical structures and inspire additive manufacturing methods such as 3D printing as well as inspire artistic and architectural and engineering applications. 2021-10-06T13:54:02Z 2021-10-06T13:54:02Z 2021-08-17 2021-10-05T15:34:56Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1091-6490 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132729 Isabelle Su, Neosha Narayanan, Marcos A. Logrono, Kai Guo, Ally Bisshop, Roland Mühlethaler, Tomás Saraceno, Markus J. Buehler, In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Aug 2021, 118 (33) e2101296118 en 10.1073/pnas.2101296118 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS |
| spellingShingle | Su, Isabelle Narayanan, Neosha Logrono, Marcos A Guo, Kai Bisshop, Ally Mühlethaler, Roland Saraceno, Tomás Buehler, Markus J In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title | In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title_full | In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title_fullStr | In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title_full_unstemmed | In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title_short | In situ three-dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| title_sort | in situ three dimensional spider web construction and mechanics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132729 |
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