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| Publication year |
1992 |
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| Title |
A STUDY ON STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS Of TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES -OH TOWER AND ARCH - |
| Author |
Ryo MURANAKA,Yoshihiko HINO
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| Summary |
A tensegrity system consists of tensile stressed elements which form a continuous sub-system. And compressive stressed elements forming a discontinuous sub-system. This system is realized by replacement tension members of truss structures with cable members. and stabilized by cable tension. Reducing the number of compression members. tensegrity structures can be composed of light weight members. and apply lo the large-span structures effectively.
In this paper. we designed tensegrity units composed of three compression members and nine tension members connected by six pin-points. and searched suitable form for real structures. tower and arch. Then we designed Tensegrity Tower and Tensegrity Arch composed some units which are selected as better forms. and studied an structural characteristics of these structures by non-linear analysis and modal analysis.
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