Dade-Robertson, M., Corral, J., Mitrani, H. et al. (4 more authors) (2016) Thinking soils: a synthetic biology approach to material-based design computation. In: Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA). ACADIA // 2016: Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, 27-29 Oct 2016, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. ACADIA , pp. 460-469. ISBN 978-0-692-77095-5
Abstract
The paper details the computational modelling work to define a new type of responsive material system based on genetically engineered bacteria cells. We introduce the discipline of synthetic biology and show how it may be possible to program a cell to respond genetically to inputs from its environment. We propose a system of synthetic biocementing, where engineered cells, living within a soil matrix, respond to pore pressure changes in their environment when the soil is loaded by synthesising new material and strengthening the soil. We develop a prototype CAD system which maps genetic responses of individual bacteria cells to geotechnical models of stress and pore pressure. We show different gene promoter sensitivities may make substantial changes to patterns of consolidation. We conclude by indicating future research in this area which combines both in vivo and in silico work.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 ACADIA. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2019 15:44 |
Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2019 15:44 |
Published Version: | http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/aca... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ACADIA |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142703 |