On the singularities of a constrained (incompressible-like) tensegrity-cytoskeleton model under equitriaxial loading

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 759-767

  Pirentis, Athanassios P ^a   Lazopoulos, Konstantinos A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Constraints; Cytoskeleton; Singularity theory; Stability; Tensegrity

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC THREE; CONSTRAINTS; CRITICAL BEHAVIOUR; CRITICAL CONDITION; CUSP CATASTROPHE; CYTOSKELETONS; ELASTIC BAR; ELASTIC STRINGS; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; NON-CONSTRAINED; SINGULARITY THEORY; SYMMETRIC EQUILIBRIUM; TENSEGRITIES; TOTAL POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BARS (METAL); BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CONSTRAINT THEORY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 74049153395     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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