{"product_id":"mechanical-design-of-structural-materials-john-m-gosline-9780691176871","title":"Mechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMechanical Design of Structural Materials in Animals\u003c\/i\u003e explores the principles underlying how molecules interact to produce the functional attributes of biological materials: their strength and stiffness, ability to absorb and store energy, and ability to resist the fatigue that accrues through a lifetime of physical insults. These attributes play a central role in determining the size and shape of animals, the ways in which they can move, and how they interact with their environment. By showing how structural materials have been designed by evolution, John Gosline sheds important light on how animals work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGosline elucidates the pertinent theories for how molecules are arranged into macromolecular structures and how those structures are then built up into whole organisms. In particular, Gosline develops the theory of discontinuous, fiber-reinforced composites, which he employs in a grand synthesis to explain the properties of everything from the body wall of sea anemones to spiders' silks and insect cuticles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Although the theories are examined in depth, Gosline's elegant discussion makes them accessible to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the materials from which animals are constructed, \u003ci\u003e this book \u003c\/i\u003eanswers fundamental questions about mechanical properties in nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. Gosline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691176876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691176871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.20d","brand":"John M. Gosline","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46311020069119,"sku":"9780691176871","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc9af292-44f0-4b17-9fe6-db70f29ff51b.jpg?v=1730887878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mechanical-design-of-structural-materials-john-m-gosline-9780691176871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}