Using symmetry for tensegrity form-finding

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 152, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Pandia Raj, R ^a   Guest, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Form finding; Group representation theory; Stress matrix; Symmetry adapted coordinate system; Tensegrity structures

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FORCE DENSITY METHODS; GROUP REPRESENTATION THEORY; STRESS MATRIX; SYMMETRY ADAPTED COORDINATE SYSTEMS; TENSION COEFFICIENT;

STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

EID: 33847020485     PISSN: 1028365X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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