Stability of an elastic cytoskeletal tensegrity model

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 3459-3469

  Lazopoulos, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BUCKLING; ELASTICITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUTS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ELASTIC CYTOSKELETAL TENSEGRITY MODEL; ELASTIC STRUTS; EULER BUCKLING; STRESS-STRAIN LAWS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 13444252757     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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