Inspired by nature, active materials are used to developed complex 3D configurations
considering their specific characteristics. One of the shape-shifting methods in smart …

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Functional requirements of buildings are multiple and sometimes contradictory and must be
addressed for increased sustainability. New technologies such as biomimetic adaptive …

The Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution promises the integration and synergy of
disciplines to arrive at meaningful and comprehensive solutions. As computation and …

Structures with deployable and compliant mechanisms are new to the domain of
underground geotechnical systems. An anchor with rotationally deploying compliant thin …

In the past three or four decades, scientists working in computer science, physics and
mathematics have had significant research studies on origami. Currently, most of the articles …

Deployable structures provide novel methods for resisting tensile forces for underground
geosystems. A rotationally deploying geosystem has been developed and can be improved …

Buckling is usually observed in structural engineering as a failure of the structure. However,
using snap-through buckling, a multi-stability can be achieved in animated structures. While …

This project explores the kinetic capacity of a tessellated origami surface by incorporating
pneumatic muscles into its structure. Folding surfaces such as origami are intrinsically …

Numerous folding patterns, structures, and behaviors exist in nature that may provide design
solutions to engineering problems. While applying biological solutions to engineering …