Design optimization and dynamic analysis of a tensegrity-based footbridge

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3650-3659

  Bel Hadj Ali, Nizar ^a   Rhode Barbarigos, Landolf ^a   Pascual Albi, Alberto A ^a   Smith, Ian F C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Dynamic behavior; Footbridge design; Genetic algorithm; Tensegrity structures

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED MEMBERS; COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; JOINTED CONNECTION; OPTIMIZATION SCHEME; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SELF-STRESSES; SPECIFIC DESIGN; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; TENSEGRITIES; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FOOTBRIDGES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BRIDGE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77957304578     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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