On the elastica solution of a tensegrity structure: Application to cell mechanics

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 182, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 253-263

  Lazopoulos, K A ^a,b   Lazopoulou, N K ^a  

^a Zografou Campus ^*  (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FORMABILITY; STABILITY; STRUTS;

CELL DEFORMABILITY; CELL MECHANICS; LINEAR CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE;

TENDONS;

EID: 33646420112     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-005-0288-1     Document Type: Article

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