All our actions claim now sustainable choices, and radical changes in mate- rials need to be made. In this perspective there is the awareness that nature can help to provide viable solutions. In particular, the choice of natural mate- rials for structures, perfectly optimized by the structural point of view, can be made. In this paper an experimental teaching experience regarding the structural behaviour of Arundo Donax reed, made in a Structural course of Design of the Industrial Product of the University of Bologna, is reported. Arundo Donax has been firstly characterized from the mechanical point of view and then used in a structural challenge focusing on the best use of a given quanti- ty of reed for a “bridge type structure” with fixed span and width. The main goals of the course were, on one hand (with mechanical characterization of Arundo), to give students sensitiveness on strength and stiffness of the material, on the other (with the structural challenge) were to make the student think about the combination of material properties and shape of constructions to reach the best structural performances.

Arising Student Consciousness Regarding Structural Properties of Natural Materials with a Structural Challenge Employing Arundo Donax

L. Molari
2019

Abstract

All our actions claim now sustainable choices, and radical changes in mate- rials need to be made. In this perspective there is the awareness that nature can help to provide viable solutions. In particular, the choice of natural mate- rials for structures, perfectly optimized by the structural point of view, can be made. In this paper an experimental teaching experience regarding the structural behaviour of Arundo Donax reed, made in a Structural course of Design of the Industrial Product of the University of Bologna, is reported. Arundo Donax has been firstly characterized from the mechanical point of view and then used in a structural challenge focusing on the best use of a given quanti- ty of reed for a “bridge type structure” with fixed span and width. The main goals of the course were, on one hand (with mechanical characterization of Arundo), to give students sensitiveness on strength and stiffness of the material, on the other (with the structural challenge) were to make the student think about the combination of material properties and shape of constructions to reach the best structural performances.
2019
L. Molari
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