Solitary waves on tensegrity lattices

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1137-1144

  Fraternali, F ^a   Senatore, L ^a   Daraio, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic scale localization; Solitary waves; Supersonic regime; Tensegrity structures; Wave profile

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SCALE; DYNAMIC REGIMES; ENERGY LOCALIZATION; HIGH ENERGY; IMPACT ABSORPTION; LOW ENERGIES; PERIODIC ARRAYS; SUPERSONIC REGIME; SYSTEM SUPPORTS; TENSEGRITIES; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE; WAVE PROFILE;

PRISMS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 84859526745     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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