Masters MSc Thesis public presentation and defense: Bird bones to honeycombs
Channel: Derron van Helvoort
Date: 2019-01-12

Summary:
- Nodal points in cellular solids are under-studied
- Multi-scaled experiments shone light on how nodes strain under load
- Hexagonal honeycombs changed in their stiffness (overall deflection rigidity) in response to nodal filleting
- Not only can stiffness be increased, but strategically tuned for specific structural response

My public presentation and defense of my Master of Science ( MSc ) Thesis project at the Aerospace Engineering Faculty of the Delft University of Technology ( TU Delft ), the Netherlands. Master's track: Aerospace Structures and Materials ( ASM ).

The effect of nodal topology on cellular solid mechanics: A preliminary diagnostic experimental investigation.

I hoped to communicate my bio-inspired research to a broader (public) audience. I did this by examining interesting patterns in natural structures & materials, performing real experiments on 3D printed specimens, and reflecting on how the results. I hope to shed some light on how this knowledge could be embodied into new, better structures with the help of new manufacturing processes like additive layer manufacturing ( ALM ), or as you might know it, 3-D printing.

Thank you to all those who showed up and gave their time and interest!

You can find my actual thesis in the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) education repository, and much of the data on the Open Science Foundation (OSF).

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Repository:
https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid%3Aa659e44d-44b0-4871-8f24-2a4f64cf322e?collection=education
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Open science foundation:
https://osf.io/j9zra/