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