Chapter 2 Tensegrity: 60 Years of Art, Science, and Engineering

Advances in Applied Mechanics

Volumn 43, Issue C, 2009, Pages 69-145

  Sultan, C ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Cytoskeleton; Deployment; Frameworks; Prestressability; Sculptures; Tensegrity; Vibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023035454     PISSN: 00652156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2156(09)43002-3     Document Type: Review

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