TY  - GEN
AU  - Motro, Rene
TI  - Tensegrity: structural systems for the future
SN  - 9781903996379
U1  - 745.016 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - Kogan Page Science
N2  - CONTENTS
Notations vii
Preface I xi
Preface II xiii
Acknowledgements  xv
1. Introduction	1
2. History and Definitions	7
2-1. History	7
2-2. Definitions	17
2-3. Conclusion	31
3. Fundamental Concepts	33
3-1. Introduction	33
3-2. Relational structure	33
3-3. Geometry and stability	36
3-4. Self-stress states and mechanisms 43
3-5. Conclusion	49
4. Typologies	51
4-1. Introduction	51
4-2. Typology criteria and codification 52
4-3. Elementary or "spherical" cells 55
4-4. Assemblies of cells	70
4-5. Conclusion	86
5. Models	89
5-1. Introduction	89
5-2. Problems to solve	89
5-3. Form-finding	90
5-4. Self-stress and mechanisms	112
5-5. Self-stress qualification	122
5-6. Designing tensegrity systems	127
5-7. Active control	139
5-8. Conclusion	143
6. Foldable Tensegrities	147
6-1. Introduction	147
6-2. Folding principle	147
6-3. Foldable modules	15 5
6-4. Foldable assemblies	162
6-5. Folding design	166
6-6. Simulation of the folding process	174
6-7. Modelling the contact of two struts	180
6-8. Conclusion	187
7. Tensegrity: Latest and Future Developments	189
7-1. Introduction	189
7-2. New tensegrity grids	189
7-3. Other projects	205
7-4. Tensegrity as a structural principle	213
7-5. Conclusion	217
Appendices	219
Bibliography	229
Index	237


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