The following are examples of student projects for the class.
Image Study of the Failure Mechanisms in Dry Trabecular Whale Bone During Fracture Toughness Tests (PDF) (Courtesy of Bruno Gonçalves da Silva)
Mimicking Hardwoods Using Honeycombs Manufactured from Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS): A Comparison of Mechanical Properties (PDF - 1.1MB) (Courtesy of Keri Mroszczyk and Patrick Dixon)
Variation in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Tre Gai Bamboo (Bambusa stenostachya) with Position in the Culm (PDF) (Courtesy of MIT Students)
The "Wild" World of Honeycombs: A Comparative Analysis of Mammalian Hearing and Cranial Bone Structure (PDF) (Courtesy of Deeni Fatiha and Nina Sinatra)