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Design of adaptive structures through energy minimization: extension to tensegrity
This paper gives a new formulation to design adaptive structures through total energy optimization (TEO). This methodology enables the design of...
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Critical Issues in Designing Controllable Deployable Tensegrity Structures
The present paper discusses most critical issues that engineers encounter while designing deployable tensegrity structures for real applications. A...
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Damage-Endurance-Based Seismic Performance Assessment for Long-Span Lattice Shells with Prestressed Elements
To ensure post-earthquake safety and improve the earthquake resistance reserve of the rigid shells, this paper addresses the issues with respect to...
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Considerations on Tensegrity Shell-Like Structures Based on 4-strut Simplex Module
The analysis and evaluation of possible application of 4-strut Simplex tensegrity module for creation of shell-like lattice structures is presented...
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Research on Initial Force Determination and Mechanical Behaviors of Crossed Spoke Cable-Truss Structure
As the lateral stiffness of ordinary spoke cable-truss structures is weak, a novel crossed spoke cable-truss structure (CSCTS) is proposed based on...
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Spatial Plates Structures Behavior: The Case Study of the Control Tower of Swiss Railways in Pollegio – CH
The proposed case study is the control tower of Swiss Railways in Pollegio - the railway sector with the 50 km long Gotthardtunnel through the Alps....
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Updated weight method: an optimisation-based form-finding method of tensile membrane structures
Tensile membrane structures (TMS) are gaining wide acceptance in spanning large open areas and are popular for their unique aesthetics. For a given...
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Overview of Enabling Works for Waterfront Structures—Design and Construction
Major bridges crossing mighty rivers must be constructed in flowing water. Constructing the sub-structure in water has been a challenging job for the...
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Dynamic Characterization and Assembly Methods of Full-Scale Aluminum Plate-Based Tensegrity Structure
Tensegrity structures are a type of bar and cable structure that have a high strength-to-weight ratio and can easily be built into modular and...
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Stiffness degradation of prestressed cable-strut structures observed from variations of lower frequencies
A great attraction of prestressed cable-strut structures is that the initial prestresses can guarantee the structural stability. However, increasing...
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Survey on Equivalent Continuum Modeling for Truss Structures and Their Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibration Control
PurposeWith the development of engineering structures towards the direction of large-scale, light-weight and multi-function, truss structures are...
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A Review: Structural Shape and Stress Control Techniques and their Applications
This review article presents prior studies on controlling shape and stress in flexible structures. The study offers a comprehensive survey of...
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The Bridge Design of Tensegrity Structures Using Parametric Analysis
The paper considers the features of using tensegrity (self-stressed) structures in the design of the bridge structure span. Since tensegrity...
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Biomimetic Form-Finding Study of Bone Needle Microstructure Based on Sponge Regeneration Behavior
The concept of “nature-algorithm-structure” refers to a digital design method in architecture that draws inspiration from nature, extracting its...
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Complex and Lightweight Tensegrity Structure Under Dynamic and Impact Loads; State of the Art
Most of the structures we build nowadays are of RCC, pre-stress, steel, or composite materials. To rest these structures on soil with low bearing...
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Tensegrity Approaches for Flexible Robots: A Review
Tensegrity robots are an emerging class of systems that use tensegrity principles to achieve a unique combination of flexibility and strength....
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Control of vibrations using a modified LQG method in tensegrity footbridges under seismic and harmonic loads with uncertainties
Tensegrity systems have been among the most innovative structural systems in recent decades. They are self-equilibrium structures and their elements...
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Analysis of Full-Scale Plate-Based Tensegrity Structure Using Dynamic Relaxation
Most current civil structures are designed for a fixed configuration and use materials such as steel and concrete that have high environmental...
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In Situ Reconfiguration of Assembling Pattern for Modular Continuum Robots
Modular continuum robots possess significant versatility across various scenarios; however, conventional assembling methods typically rely on linear...
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An efficient self-stress design of tensegrity shell structures
Distribution and level of self-stress has a profound impact on the structural behavior of tensegrity systems. The problems associated with...
