Static and dynamic characterization of regular truncated icosahedral and dodecahedral tensegrity modules

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 50-51, 2001, Pages 9359-9381

  Murakami, Hidenori ^a   Nishimura, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dodecahedral tensegrity; Icosahedral tensegrity; Initial shape finding; Modal analysis

Indexed keywords

MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS;

MAXWELL NUMBER; TENSEGRITY MODULES;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

TENSILE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035976667     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(01)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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