R&G Technicians Blog
Here we present topics and considerations from the day-to-day work of our technicians in loose order.
"Die Körpersprache der Bauteile" (in german only)—A New Morphology of Nature for Technology. By Prof. Dr. Claus Mattheck
The community of forms of the living and the dead. Nature’s constructions have matured through relentless selection. Whoever learns from them learns from the best!
Their shape follows the axiom of constant stress, the rule of uniform load distribution without locally high stress peaks and without idle corners that carry no load.
A recurring form in solids and fluids alike is the contour of tension triangles. It is the contour of trees, bones, mountains, erosion, and flow... Three conceptual tools help us understand the mechanics of living and non-living things...
Interested in more? "Die Körpersprache der Bauteile" (in german only)
by PROF. DR. CLAUS MATTHECK
KIT Distinguished Senior Fellow
Publicly appointed and sworn expert by the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce for fatigue fractures of mechanical components.
Publicly appointed and sworn expert by the Karlsruhe Regional Council for mechanics and fracture behavior of trees as well as for the phenomenology of wood decay caused by fungi.
Book recommendation: The face of failure (C. Mattheck)
The book
- introduces the mechanics of failure
- explains the struggle between load, material, and shape
- aims to sharpen your eye for weak points in constructions
- shows how damage can be avoided through intelligent design
- is the result of many years of research at the Karlsruhe Research Center GmbH
Available here!
