Evaluation of membrane structure designs using boundary web cables for uniform tensioning

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 60, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 846-857

  Sakamoto, Hiraku ^a   Park, K C ^a   Miyazaki, Yasuyuki ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catenary cable; Finite element method; Large space structure; Mass reduction; Tension field theory; Wrinkle

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

CATENARY CABLES; LARGE SPACE STRUCTURES; MASS REDUCTION; TENSION FIELD THEORY;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847156297     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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