Feasibility of Replication and Optimization of Nature's Design Shapes in Civil Engineering Structures to Enhance Performance and Efficiency: A review

Abstract

This paper intends to breach the gap between nature and engineering structures by providing a comprehensive literature review of replicating nature’s design in structural systems subject to lateral loading. This study explores how trees adapt to adverse environment by enhancing their physical and mechanical properties through the 79-86change of its physical shape or design. The transitional shape profile was introduced into some mechanical problems to improve its fatigue lifespan without superfluous material. Hence, this approach may be introduced in civil engineering structures to enhance structural performance and efficiency in terms of carrying lateral loads from wind or earthquake.