BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES IN THE DEEP OCEAN, A LITERATURE STUDY.
Abstract
A study, limited to literature surveys, was made to determine if natural structural arrangements in deep sea life are appropriate for adaptation to artificial structures in similar environments. Few references concerned with the structural aspects of sea life were located. From the standpoint of structural considerations, the literature research has produced configurations that are novel, but which would offer great challenges to design and fabrication if followed in artificial form. There also seems to be considerable promise in studying deep sea animals since, in addition to structural uniqueness, many of these creatures have unique means for anchoring to the bottom, mobility by buoyancy and by leg mechanisms, propulsion methods involving fin and tail movements as well as water jet systems, and nature has provided certain ocean animal species with highly developed neuro-systems capable of extremely fast reactions and with clever systems of camouflage. The sensing apparatus of various sea animals includes highly developed optical, acoustical and tactile systems as well as an apparent sixth sense which appears to have echo-ranging capacities based on minute changes in water pressure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0812071
Entities
People
- Paul J. Rush
- Thomas B. O'neill
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center