Foldable bar structures

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1825-1847

  You, Z ^a   Pellegrino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FOLDABLE BAR STRUCTURES; MULTI-ANGULATED RODS; TESSELLATION;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031146808     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00125-4     Document Type: Article

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