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Nanoindentation Properties and Finite Element Analysis of the Rostrum of Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2019

Longhai Li ,
Ce Guo ,
Shun Xu ,
Yaopeng Ma  and
Zhiwei Yu
Longhai Li
Affiliation:
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing, 210016, People's Republic of China Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing, 210016, People's Republic of China
Ce Guo*
Affiliation:
Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing, 210016, People's Republic of China
Shun Xu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), The College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University at Nanling Campus, 5988 Renmin Street, Changchun 130025, People's Republic of China
Yaopeng Ma
Affiliation:
Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing, 210016, People's Republic of China
Zhiwei Yu
Affiliation:
Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing, 210016, People's Republic of China
*
*Author for correspondence: Ce Guo, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This work focuses on the application of nanoindentation measurements and the finite element method for analyzing the mechanical properties of the rostrum of the outstanding driller Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guer. Nanoindentation tests were carried out to measure the Young's modulus and hardness of the rostrum, with the results for the “dry” samples being 13.886 ± 0.75 and 0.368 ± 0.0445 GPa, respectively. The values for the “fresh” samples showed no clear difference from those of the “dry” ones. Moreover, field observation was conducted to determine the motion behaviors of the rostrum on the weevil. Micro-computed tomography technology was employed to obtain structural information about the rostrum, using 9 µm slices. A real three-dimensional model of the rostrum was created using the MIMICS application. Finally, the mechanical properties of the rostrum were determined by finite element analysis. It was concluded that the rostrum provides an ideal biological template for the design of biocomposite materials and lightweight tube-shaped structures. The properties determined in this study can potentially be applied in different fields, such as in the design of automotive hybrid transmission shafts, helicopter tail drive shafts, robotic arms, and other sandwich structures in aerospace engineering.

Keywords

rostrumweevilnanoindentation propertiesmicro-CTthree-dimensional reconstruction
Type
Biological Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2019 , pp. 786 - 797
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2019 

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