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  • Master Thesis
    A Model To Interpret Bio-Inspired Design and Its Impact on Design Curricula
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Günaydın, Cansu; Doğan, Fehmi; Kasalı, Altuğ
    Inspirations from nature is widely used in the field of design. Rising concerns about the irreversible and hazardous effects of humankind, direct the developments in the field of design and technology once again to nature. Biomimicry is a term that connotes the life and imitation of nature and this imitation can be applied also in the context of design as in many areas of life. Nowadays, design has started to use not only the simulation of the shapes of nature but also the structural and systemic features of the nature. In the field of architecture, there is a rising interest towards buildings designed by bio-inspired processes together with the seek for sustainable solutions. Architecture schools which are following the advancements in contemporary built environment and building technologies started to include bio-inspired design courses into their curriculums. Within the scope of this thesis the prominent bio-inspired architectural products are examined in order to; (1) a categorization proposal is developed to read bioinspired design approaches, (2) the impact and the place of bio-inspired design approaches in leading architectural school’s curriculum.
  • Master Thesis
    Use of Biomimicry in Industrial Design Education in Turkey: the Case of Izmir Universities
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Avcı, Gamze; Tunç Fox, Ayça
    From the viewpoint of industrial design, industrial design education and practice, and designer's responsibility, sustainable design has gained great importance to solve the crisis of sustainability the world has faced today. Besides sustainability, innovation is an important element or task in today’s fast-changing economy. Thinking up new and fresh ideas to develop new products and services is a vital component for companies to stay competitive, provide financial benefits and to remain a successful business. At this point, the concept of biomimicry offers industrial designers a great potential in solving complex human problems by providing sustainable innovation in both their education and professional life. Biomimicry, defined in many different ways, can be considered as a discipline, an approach, a strategy, a method, or a tool. More importantly, biomimicry is applicable. This thesis aims to explore the state of biomimicry in Turkey and the world and to examine the awareness of students and academicians in industrial design education in Turkey. In this context, it first explains how the concept of biomimicry emerged, how it developed, its origins, its methodology, what it means and its relationships with sustainability and innovation. In addition, various examples and studies in the field of education and business regarding biomimicry as a discipline and as a practice have been given. Besides literature review, two surveys have been conducted with 10 industrial design instructors and 50 industrial design students to measure their awareness and to explain specifically how the concept of biomimicry has been conceived and applied in Turkey.
  • Master Thesis
    The Investigation of Blast Response of Sandwich Panels With Bio-Inspired Cores
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2017) Tüzgel, Fırat; Taşdemirci, Alper; Güden, Mustafa
    In this thesis, blast response of sandwich structures with bio-inspired cores having applicable potential for protection against blast loading, balanus, were investigated in detail. The proposed geometry consists of outer shell and inner core which separately manufactured using deep-drawing method. Commonly used blast simulation methods which are pure Lagrangian, Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE), and hybrid (coupled other two approaches) approaches were comparatively investigated as finding their main outstanding features and drawbacks after investigation of blast phenomenon. Calibration study with facesheet of sandwich structure was conducted to demonstrate practically performance of blast simulation methods and tune essential parameters. Well proximity between results was obtained in calibration study. Converge analysis which is especially mandatory in ALE approach was also implemented employing Grid Converge Index (GCI) for selection of mesh density of air and plate in calibration study. Pure Lagrangian approach is conservative approach among the studied blast simulation methods was shown. Direct Pressure Pulse (DPP) experiments were separately conducted for facesheets of sandwich and complete sandwich structures to reveal dynamic performance of them. Equivalent blast loading conditions corresponding to each DPP experiment were found as considering deformation levels of the structures. Therefore, DPP experiment as lab-scale experiment effectively mimicked blast-type loading was revealed. Effect of heat treatment and placement of proposed geometries subjected to blast loading were also examined creating large scaled sandwich structures. Finally, it was demonstrated sandwich structure with balanus cores revealed good blast mitigation performance even at low-scaled distance and would be able to satisfied requirement of defence industry.