Spider web design

“Research and development on the application of spider silk and web typology in the building industry”

Master thesis (2014)

Authors

Contributors

R. Nijsse (mentor)
F.A. Veer (mentor)
T. Klein (mentor)
P. Eigenraam (mentor)
Programme
Structural and Building Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2014 Karapanou, A.
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Published Date

29-08-2014

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Programme

Structural and Building Engineering

Abstract

In today’s world, terrorism is an unfortunate reality. Since 9-11, blast design has become a well-sought after design not only for federal and military buildings but also for other high risk buildings being a life safety issue. Facades are the barriers between the blast and the structure. De¬signing a façade for the safety of the occupants has become now more important. As nature has its own optimizing laws, evolving a set of strategies that have sustained over 3.8 billion years, Biomimicry can be used as a design strategy for com¬plex human problems. This thesis explores the options of applying the biomimetic principles of spider webs on the design of a façade exposed to blast loads.