2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Bio-inspired design of flexible and high-stiffness smart composites
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25390147
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Computational science
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| Research Institution | University of Yamanashi |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物模倣科学 / 生物規範工学 / 傾斜機能材料 / 形状物性相関 / 構造力学 / 竹の科学 / ナノ炭素材料 / ナノ構造物性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this project, I have conducted the optimal design of novel composite materials endowed with mechanical flexibility and high-stiffness, from both viewpoints of plant-mimetic science and nano-structure physics. The composite material was assumed to be composed of a flexible host medium and reinforcing fibers embedded in the medium, being typified by "bamboo", a fascinating tropical plant native to East and Southeast Asia. The results shed light on novel plant-mimetic design of structurally optimized composite with high-strength and lightweight properties. I also have considered the geometry-properties relations in sp2-based nanocarbons (carbon nanocoils, carbon nanotubes, etc), which is possibly caused by the combination of soft intermolecular bonds and strong covalent bonds in constitute carbon atoms. I found that a unique elasto-plastic deformation mode leads to quantum mechanical responses and thus holds promise for developing bio-inspired quantum devices based on sp2 nanocarbons.
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| Free Research Field |
ナノ構造物性、数理科学、計算科学
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