Towards Novel Biomimetic Building Materials: Evaluating Aboriginal and Western Scientific Knowledge of Spinifex Grasses

迈向新型仿生建筑材料：评估原住民和西方对三齿稃草的科学知识

• 批准号: DP0877161
• 负责人: Prof Paul Memmott
• 金额: $ 54.31万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0877161
• 关键词: Towards; Novel; Biomimetic; Building; Materials

The project contributes to an environmentally sustainable Australia by examining the potential value of a hitherto ignored natural resource and assessing its usage with sustainable harvesting. Aboriginal knowledge and Western science will be combined to identify potential technological applications for a widespread but uniquely Australian resource. The project promotes the well-being and health of Aboriginal people through seeking out a new economic enterprise for remote area groups. This project examines the material properties of spinifex, specifically for new building industry applications, both in its natural state and replicated as a synthesized biomimetic material.

该项目通过研究迄今为止被忽视的自然资源的潜在价值，并评估其使用与可持续收获，为澳大利亚的环境可持续发展做出贡献。土著知识和西方科学将结合起来，以确定广泛但独特的澳大利亚资源的潜在技术应用。该项目通过为偏远地区群体寻找新的经济企业，促进土著人民的福祉和健康。该项目研究了三齿刺的材料特性，特别是在新的建筑工业应用中，无论是在其自然状态下还是作为合成仿生材料复制。