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020			_a9781903996379
082			_a745.016 _bMOT
100			_aMotro, Rene _923171
245			_aTensegrity _bstructural systems for the future
260			_aLondon _bKogan Page Science _c2003
300			_axvii,238p.
520			_aCONTENTS 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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