Tensegrity Structures Design Methods

Oren Vilnay, Leon Chernin, Margi Vilnay

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Abstract

Tensegrity structures are pre-stressed systems of cables and bars in which no bar is connected to the other and the structure has no continuous rigid skeleton. This general introduction presents an original general method for the design of tensegrity structures, the first configurations of which were found by trial and error. The book begins with two-dimensional tensegrity structures, particularly tensegrity nets, tensegrity chains, tensegrity rings and tensegrity arches. These are then developed to original configurations of spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity slabs, primitive spatial tensegrity arches, and primitive tensegrity domes, as well as more elaborate spatial tensegrity structures such as tensegrity cylindrical shells, slim tensegrity domes, tensegrity vaults, and tensegrity caps. • Presents a robust new approach to the design of tensegrity structures • Extends tensegrity structures to new three-dimensional configurations Tensegrity Structures Design Methods suits structural, civil, and mechanical engineers and architects, as well as graduate students. Oren Vilnay is Professor Emeritus and was founder and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Ben Gurion University Israel. He is also former head of the Structural Engineering Section at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Leon Chernin is Lecturer at the University of Dundee. He was granted a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. His research activities encompass both physical testing and numerical modelling.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherCRC Press
Number of pages199
ISBN (Electronic)9781000956290
ISBN (Print)9781032440354
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Arts and Humanities

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