Geometrical non-linear analysis of tensegrity systems

Engineering Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 864-876

  Kebiche, K ^a   Kazi Aoual, M N ^a   Motro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Large displacements; Non linear behaviour; Self stress; Tensegrity systems

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS ANALYSIS;

INTERNAL STRESS VECTORS; TENSEGRITY SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032624389     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(98)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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