SKO (soft kill option): the biological way to find an optimum structure topology

A new method of structural shape optimization based on biological growth

C. Mattheck, S. Burkhardt · International Journal of Fatigue · 1990 · 243 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering +14

Engineering Components grow like trees

C. Mattheck · Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik · 1990 · 103 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biological Engineering, Computational Engineering +17

Trees—the Mechanical Design

H. Kübler · Forest Science · 1992 · 83 citations

Natural Resources, Forestry, Forest Ecology +8

DESIGN AND GROWTH RULES FOR BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ENGINEERING

C. Mattheck · Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures · 1990 · 65 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering +17

The claw of the tiger: An assessment of its mechanical shape optimization

C. Mattheck, Sarah M. Reuss · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1991 · 25 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics +10