Biomimética no semiárido: análise dos princípios funcionais das plantas xerófilas para aplicação conceitual no design de sistema de armazenamento de água.

Abstract

This present dissertation show a biomimetic investigation of the natural systems of xerophilous plants (Mandacaru, Palma forrageira and Coroa de frade), from northeastern semi-arid region, aiming to understand the evolutionary strategies that allowed the survival of the species to long periods of drought, which commonly occur in the region. Making it possible, by analogy, to apply the adaptive principle in a water storage system. The methodology used was divided into three phases: the first one, composed by a bibliographical survey on the physiological characteristics of the plants in relation to their hydration and dehydration, and the visit to the INSA cactario for the classification, selection and collection of the species; The second one consisted of the samples preparation in the Center of Biological Sciences and Health - CCBS - UEPB and sent to UNICAMP-SP to obtain expanded images of the visual patterns of the plants cells, and finally, by analogy, the use of these patterns to the conceptual presentation of a water storage system. As result, the semi-arid xerophilic plants have functional characteristics that can serve as references for use in water reserve system.