Static analysis of tensegrity structures

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-268

  Crane III, Carl D ^a   Duffy, Joseph ^a   Correa, Julio C ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUTS; TENSILE STRESS;

EXTERNAL LOADS; STATIC ANALYSIS; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18144386203     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1804194     Document Type: Article

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